I always think of the live show first, where the song is gonna go in the show. That's why they aren't sad songs. When I play, I want to make people happy, not sad. It's such a pleasure for me to do what I do, and I want other people to feel some form of that pleasure, too.

The album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 and was a commercial success worldwide peaking in the top ten of many international charts. He released his debut album Waiting for My Rocket to Come which contained the hit single "The Remedy (I Won't Worry)" in 2002 but it was not until the release of his second album Mr. The song was on the Hot 100 for 76 weeks beating the previous record of 69 weeks held by LeAnn Rimes' "How Do I Live".