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===1998-1999: Breakthrough=== After building popularity with their appearance in the animated [[Disney]] movie ''[[Mulan (1998 film)|Mulan]]'', and singing "[[True to Your Heart]]", a duet with labelmate [[Stevie Wonder]], their album ''[[98 Degrees and Rising]]'' was released in October 1998 and became the group's breakthrough album, eventually going 4Γ [[RIAA certification|platinum]]. Production credits included Atlanta-based producer and [[Babyface (musician)|Babyface]] co-writing partner [[Daryl Simmons]], while musician credits featured Atlanta-based session musician and former [[Earth, Wind & Fire]] guitarist [[Dick Smith (musician)|Dick Smith]]. After the album's release, 98 Degrees left Motown for its parent company, [[Universal Records (defunct record label)|Universal Records]]. The band's first major hit "[[Because of You (98 Degrees song)|Because of You]]" reached number three on the U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]] and number five on the [[Canadian Singles Chart]], and also went platinum. "The Hardest Thing" followed the success by reaching No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified gold. In 1999, 98 Degrees released their Christmas album ''[[This Christmas (98 Degrees album)|This Christmas]]'', which spawned the Canadian top 40 single "[[This Gift (song)|This Gift]]". Within a month after its release the album was certified platinum. The group appeared as featured guests on [[Amy Grant]]'s 1999 CBS Christmas special, ''[[A Christmas to Remember (album)|A Christmas to Remember]]''. Nick Lachey was featured on singer [[Jessica Simpson]]'s debut album ''[[Sweet Kisses]]'' on the track "[[Where You Are (Jessica Simpson song)|Where You Are]]", which was released as a single and reached the top 40 in Canada but missed the top 40 in the US. The group appeared in the album called ''[[Jesus: Music From and Inspired by the Epic Mini Series|Jesus: The Epic Mini Series]]'' with their song "The Love That You've Been Looking For".
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