So Much for the Afterglow

So Much for the Afterglow is the third studio album by American alternative rock band Everclear, released on October 7, 1997, through Capital Records. It contained the singles "Everything to Everyone", "I Will Buy You a New Life", "Father of Mine", "So Much for the Afterglow", and "One Hit Wonder". "Everything to Everyone", "I Will Buy You A New Life", and "Father of Mine" received heavy rotation on MTV's Total Request Live and launched Everclear into mainstream popularity in the late-90s. So Much for the Afterglow provided Everclear with their only Grammy nomination to date, a Best Rock Instrumental nod in 1998 for "El Distorto de Melodica." The album is considered a departure from the band's earlier punk rock and grunge sound for a more pop-oriented sound.

So Much for the Afterglow debuted at number 33 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 34,000 in its first week of release. It stayed on the chart for 88 weeks, and was certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA in 1998. It remains Everclear's best selling album, having sold 2.2 million copies in the United States by July 2004.