Drops of Jupiter: A Quick Spark's Lasting Impact

0:00It's March 28th. You're listening to Entertainment and Celebrity News today, AI-powered entertainment coverage. Train Frontman Pat Monahan recently looked back on the band's second album, Drops of Jupiter, which he didn't think had a real hit at the time. After their debut success with Meep Virginia in February 1998, the group was pumped for the follow-up, but hit a snag when they're label. Said there was no clear, lead, single. The album sessions were tough, especially since Monahan's mother passed away from lung cancer in December 1998 while they were. Touring. Just three months after wrapping the record, he woke from a nap and wrote the title track, Drops of Jupiter Tell Me in 15 minutes, then demoed. It. Right away, he took it to New York and the label president immediately called it Song of the Year. At least as a lead single on January 29th, 2001, it climbed to number five on the Billboard Hot 100, a snag two, Grammy Awards. Monahan still downplays the song, saying he approached it humbly and wishes they kept

1:03writing more like it to strengthen the whole album. The second single, something more, faced its own setback when a planned $400,000 video got canceled after the September 11th. Attacks. Pretty much killing his rollout. Drops of Jupiter proves it's staying power, reminding us how one quick spark can define a band's legacy.