Editing Matthew Good (section)

===''Underdogs'' (1997–1999)===
In mid-January 1997, on the first day of pre-production for their next album, the group was notified that BMG Entertainment North America was merging Private Music into [[Windham Hill Records|Windham Hill]]/[[High Street Records]], putting a halt to the production of the album. In mid-March, after negotiations, Windham Hill/High Street released the group from its contract.<ref>{{cite magazine|url={{GBurl|id=6wkEAAAAMBAJ|q=matthew+good+band+underdogs|pg=PT63}} |title=A&M Banks On Good's 'Underdogs' |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=1997-10-11 |access-date=2018-09-03}}</ref> Good was paid what he was owed for the two albums, and the group then decided to record the new album regardless of label support, using the money received from the divorce of their contract with Windham Hill/High Street to fund it. The group then agreed to release the upcoming album under a distribution agreement with [[PolyGram Group Canada]]. After releasing the EP ''[[Raygun (album)|Raygun]]'' in May 1997, the band released their second full-length album, ''[[Underdogs (album)|Underdogs]]'', later that year. The album was produced by [[Warne Livesey]], who would go on to produce every full-length MGB album and most of Good's subsequent solo albums. The album spawned the singles "[[Everything Is Automatic]]", "[[Indestructible (Matthew Good Band song)|Indestructible]]", "[[Apparitions (song)|Apparitions]]" and "[[Rico (song)|Rico]]", all which were hits in Canada. In November 1998, Geoff Lloyd left the band<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chartattack.com/damn/111398.html |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080512021029/http://www.chartattack.com/damn/111398.html |archive-date=2008-05-12 |title=GEOFF LLOYD LEAVES MATTHEW GOOD BAND |publisher=[[Chart Attack]] |access-date=2019-03-05}}</ref> and was shortly thereafter replaced by [[Rich Priske]]. On January 21, 1999, ''Underdogs'' was certified Platinum in Canada.