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===Major label signing and mainstream success with ''Pet Your Friends'' (1994–1997)===
In 1994, the band recorded "It's Going to Take Some Time" on the tribute album ''[[If I Were a Carpenter (tribute album)|If I Were a Carpenter]]'', which featured cover versions of songs by [[The Carpenters]]. The band made their televised debut, performing the songs "It's Going to Take Some Time" and "Moisture", on ''[[The Jon Stewart Show]]'' shortly after. Kolanek departed from the band around the same time, although the reasoning was not explained (he was given songwriting credits on the band's subsequent release however).<ref>{{cite AV media notes |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/18067669-Dishwalla-Pet-Your-Friends/images |title=Pet Your Friends Credits |type=liner notes |publisher=[[A&M Records]] |id=CD500319 |access-date=December 21, 2024}}</ref> The band continued as a quartet, and they signed a contract with the label [[A&M Records]]. Their album ''[[Pet Your Friends]]'' featured producer [[Phil Nicolo]] (known as one half of The Butcher Bros.), and it was released in August 1995. Jim Wood was then brought in as the band's keyboardist. In 1996, the single "[[Counting Blue Cars]]" from ''Pet Your Friends'' climbed to No. 15 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]] chart and topped the [[Alternative Airplay|Modern Rock Tracks]] chart, bringing the band mainstream success. Other singles off the album, such as "Give" and "Charlie Brown's Parents", appeared on various charts in both the US and Canada as well.

Initially in 1996, Dishwalla and [[The Refreshments (American band)|The Refreshments]] opened for [[Goo Goo Dolls]] on a national tour. Dishwalla and The Refreshments then co-headlined their own tour later in the year.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1996/vp961107/11070034.htm |title=Dishwalla, Refreshments Please Crowd |website=The Virginian-Pilot Archive |date=November 7, 1996 |last=Maisey |first=Jeff |access-date=January 25, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.jaehakim.com/1996/07/goo-goo-dolls-give-taste-a-big-finish/ |title=Goo Goo Dolls Give Taste a Big Finish |newspaper=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |last=Kim |first=Jae-Ha |date=July 8, 1996 |access-date=January 25, 2025}}</ref> Overall, "Counting Blue Cars" earned the band a [[Billboard Music Awards|Billboard Award]] for "Best Rock Song" in 1996 as well as two [[ASCAP|ASCAP Awards]] for "Rock Track of the Year" in both 1996 and 1997. ''Pet Your Friends'' was eventually certified gold by the [[RIAA]].