Editing Fuel (band) (section)

===''Sunburn'' and ''Something like Human'' (1998–2001)===
Upon signing to Epic, the band entered Longview Farm recording studios in Massachusetts, along with producer Steven Haigler and session drummer [[Jonathan Mover]]; Abbott had been ousted from the band prior to recording. The band's full-length debut, ''[[Sunburn (Fuel album)|Sunburn]]'', came out in 1998. A re-recorded version of "Shimmer" was again included and peaked at No. 2 on the ''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks charts, No. 11 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, No. 37 on the Adult Top 40 chart and at No. 42 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, while the other singles ("[[Bittersweet (Fuel song)|Bittersweet]]", "[[Jesus or a Gun]]" and "Sunburn") received some airplay. Guitarist and songwriter Carl Bell said in a 2018 interview that the record company wanted to push "Shimmer" to [[top 40 radio]] but the band fought them on this, mentioning that at the time, rock bands were worried about protecting their image.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ortega |first1=Mark |title=20 Years On: Why Fuel "Shimmer" is one of the best modern pop songs ever |url=https://www.passtheaux.co/20-years-on-fuel-shimmer/ |website=Pass The Aux |date=August 25, 2018 |access-date=25 August 2018}}</ref> The songs "Shimmer" and "Sunburn" are also featured on the charitable album ''[[Live in the X Lounge]]''. "Sunburn" was also featured in the movie ''[[Scream 3]]'', and the band contributed the non-LP track "Walk the Sky" to the 1998 American ''[[Godzilla (1998 film)|Godzilla]]'' film. The band then toured in support of the release with new drummer Kevin Miller, who had joined the band from the Lehigh Valley-based bar band The Armadillos. ''Sunburn'' was later certified Gold and then Platinum by the RIAA.

[[File:Hammerstein-20ballroom-20december-202001-6.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Fuel performing in 2001]]

In 2000, Fuel returned with their second album, ''[[Something Like Human]]'', featuring the single "[[Hemorrhage (In My Hands)]]" which was No. 1 for 12 weeks on the U.S. Modern Rock Tracks chart. The single was also named ''Billboard''{{'}}s No. 5 Rock Song of the Decade according to their Best of the 2000s Rock Songs chart. In 2013 "Hemorrhage (In My Hands)" became the No. 6 Alternative Rock song of the past 25 years according to ''Billboard''{{'}}s Alternative Chart 25th Anniversary: Top 100 Songs. ''Something Like Human'' peaked at No.&nbsp;17 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]<ref name="albumchart">{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=fuel|chart=Billboard 200}}|title=Billboard Album Chart History|website=Billboard.com|access-date=June 28, 2010}}</ref> and was certified Double Platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]] on September 25, 2001.<ref name="RIAA">{{cite web
| url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=fuel&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2007&sort=Artist&perPage=25
| title=Gold and Platinum Database Search|website=Riaa.com| access-date=January 1, 2008}}</ref>