Editing B*Witched (section)

=== 1999–2002: ''Awake and Breathe'', O'Carroll's departure and break up  ===
In 1999, B*Witched appeared on the [[ABBA]] tribute single "[[Thank ABBA for the Music]]", which reached number four in the UK, and recorded a cover of "[[Does Your Mother Know]]" for the subsequent ''[[ABBAmania]]'' album and TV special. Singing [[celebrity doll|dolls]] of the group were made by Yaboom Toys in 1999.<ref name="Yaboom">{{cite web|url=http://www.allbusiness.com/company-activities-management/product-management/6713471-1.html|title=Yaboom Launches New Line of Entertainment Products with MCD Technology|work=BusinessWire via AllBusiness.com|access-date=26 April 2008}}</ref> Along with [[Britney Spears]], they performed the opening act for [[NSYNC]]'s world tour [[NSYNC in Concert]]. B*Witched's second album, ''[[Awake and Breathe]]'', released a year after their debut, peaked at number 5 on the charts and was certified Platinum. Singles from the album were less successful than earlier releases ("[[Jesse Hold On]]" reached number 4, "[[I Shall Be There]]" number 13 and "[[Jump Down]]" number 16 in the UK).  After touring Europe and America, where they co-headlined the ''[[All That]]'' Music and More Festival with [[LFO (group)|LFO]] and [[Blaque]], the band began work on a third album. Three new songs were recorded: "Hold On" (featured in ''[[The Princess Diaries (film)|The Princess Diaries]]''); a cover of [[Toni Basil]]'s [[Mickey (Toni Basil song)|"Mickey"]] (featured in ''[[Bring It On (film)|Bring It On]]''); and a cover of [[Wild Cherry (band)|Wild Cherry]]'s "[[Play That Funky Music]]". The latter two appeared on their new American EP, ''[[Across America 2000]]'', along with live tracks and the earlier cover of "Does Your Mother Know".<ref name="AA2000">{{cite web|url=http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=176317 |title=B*Witched Across America 2000 USA 5" CD SINGLE (176317) |access-date=2008-04-26 |work=eil.com |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107092921/http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=176317 |archive-date=7 January 2009 }}</ref>

In 2001, the group had chosen "Where Will You Go?" as the lead single from their third studio album. On 4 July 2001, B*Witched made a guest appearance on the United States daytime television medical drama, ''[[General Hospital]]''.{{cn|date=September 2024}} In October, before the group could film a music video for "Where Will You Go?”,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bond|first=Nick|date=13 October 2018|title=B*witched star Edele Lynch on group's rapid rise, fall and reunion|url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/tours/bwitched-star-edele-lynch-on-groups-rapid-rise-fall-and-reunion/news-story/08576ba9a0813adcfbcc88da0281793e|url-status=live|website=news.com.au|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181013095244/https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/tours/bwitched-star-edele-lynch-on-groups-rapid-rise-fall-and-reunion/news-story/08576ba9a0813adcfbcc88da0281793e |archive-date=13 October 2018 }}</ref> the girls received a phone call from their manager telling them their record label [[Sony Music Entertainment|Sony]] had dropped them.<ref name="TBR ep3">Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/nKrp9o5DVGM Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20130413014158/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKrp9o5DVGM&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite episode|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKrp9o5DVGM|title=B*Witched & Honeyz|access-date=25 April 2013|series=The Big Reunion|series-link=The Big Reunion|network=[[ITV2]]|date=14 February 2013|series-no=1|number=3}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In June 2002, after one year without signing a new record deal, O'Carroll left the band, unhappy with the forced hiatus.<ref name="TBR ep3"/> In September 2002 the group split.<ref name="TBR ep3"/>