RCA did little to promote the album causing Scannell to state "Without the label behind us, it just floundered and sort of withered on the vine, which is just a heartbreaker." Burning the Days (2006–2010) The album's first single, " I'm Still Here," peaked at number 17 on the Adult Top 40. Go was released while RCA was going through a major restructuring and as a result, the album received little support from the label. Vertical Horizon's next album, Go, was released in September 2003. The Everything You Want album was certified double platinum by the RIAA. Two other singles from the album, " You're a God" and " Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning)," were also hits they peaked at 23 and 58, respectively, at the Billboard Hot 100 chart. As of 2022, "Everything You Want" is Vertical Horizon's most successful single. The album's second single was " Everything You Want." The song became a massive hit, reaching number one at the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the Adult Top 40 chart and becoming Billboard's Most Played Single of 2000.
The album's first single was "We Are," which reached the Modern Rock Tracks chart and peaked at no. Four singles were released from the album. It was a breakthrough album for the band. The band's first album with a major label was 1999's Everything You Want.
Before the RCA re-release, the band's first three albums had sold 70,000 combined units. RCA re-released Vertical Horizon's independent albums, with new packaging and graphics. The band signed with RCA Records in 1998.
The band's indie albums began to attract record executives from several record labels during the late 1990s. In 1998, bassist Sean Hurley was invited to join Vertical Horizon. The band released a live album, Live Stages, in January 1997. Their next album was 1995's Running on Ice, produced by John Alagia (Dave Matthews Band, John Mayer), Doug Derryberry, and Scannell. Scannell and Kane toured as a duo for the next few years, mostly appearing with similar bands, such as Jackopierce. In 1992, after graduating from Georgetown, the duo relocated to Boston and self-released their debut album There and Back Again. Vertical Horizon was formed in 1991 by Georgetown University undergraduate students Matt Scannell and Keith Kane.
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