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===Moderate success with ''And You Think You Know What Life's About'' and label shifts (1998β2000)=== Dishwalla released their second album in 1998, ''[[And You Think You Know What Life's About]]''. Its lead single, "Once in a While", managed to appear on both the Modern Rock Tracks and [[Mainstream Rock (chart)|Mainstream Rock Tracks]] charts. Both "Once in a While" and "Stay Awake" also respectively peaked at No. 38 and No. 80 on Canada's [[RPM 100]] chart.<ref name="cancharts">{{cite web |url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/list.aspx?OCRText=dishwalla& |title=Canada Charts - Dishwalla |website=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]] |access-date=January 25, 2025}}</ref> Dishwalla toured with [[Sheryl Crow]] in promotion of the album, but Pendergast sustained an injury. Initially, Pete Maloney was brought on as a temporary drummer, but Maloney ended up joining the band on a full-time basis.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.communitynews.org/towns/lawrence-gazette/ex-drummer-and-lawrence-native-pete-maloney-settles-into-art-career/article_59a13008-7ddb-5e3a-9a0a-b89339f8869d.html |title=Ex-drummer and Lawrence native Pete Maloney settles into art career |last=Morgan |first=Scott |website=Community News |date=July 28, 2017 |access-date=December 21, 2024}}</ref> Despite some moderate success with ''And You Think You Know What Life's About'', the album's singles did not match the popularity of "Counting Blue Cars"; thus, it led to the band being classified as a [[one-hit wonder]] of the 1990s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://americansongwriter.com/4-of-the-best-rock-one-hit-wonders-from-the-1990s/|title=4 of the Best Rock One-Hit Wonders From the 1990s|website=americansongwriter.com|last=Casalena|first=Em|date=June 4, 2024|accessdate=July 2, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://uproxx.com/music/1990s-one-hit-wonders-grunge-alternative-rock/|title=Here Are The Top 20 One-Hit Wonders of '90s Alternative Rock|website=[[uproxx.com]]|last=Morgan|first=Chris|date=May 27, 2015|accessdate=July 2, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://espn960sports.com/life/25-one-hit-wonders-from-the-90s-that-will-give-you-serious-flashbacks/|title=25 One-Hit Wonders From The 90s That Will Give You Serious Flashbacks|website=espn960sports.com|date=May 12, 2016|accessdate=July 2, 2024}}</ref> In 1999, the band appeared in a ''[[Charmed]]'' episode (season 2, episode 4). They performed a concert as themselves at "P3", a fictional night-club, during the episode. That same year, the band's song "Find Your Way Back Home" was featured on the soundtrack for the film ''[[American Pie (film)#Soundtrack|American Pie]]''. Ultimately, the band departed from A&M Records after their touring commitments were finished.
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