Editing Republica (section)

===1998–2001: ''Speed Ballads'' and dissolution===
The band's second album, ''[[Speed Ballads]]'', was released in 1998 and reached No.&nbsp;37 in UK Albums Chart.<ref name=uk/> Its lead single, "From Rush Hour With Love", peaked at No.&nbsp;20 in UK Singles Chart.<ref name=uk/> The band suffered when their label, [[Deconstruction Records]], folded shortly after the release of ''Speed Ballads''. Deconstruction's back catalogue was swallowed up by [[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]] and ''Speed Ballads'' was never released in the United States. In 2001, Republica went on hiatus. On their official site it was posted the message "Republica are not recording at this time".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.republica.com/welcome.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011117192046/http://www.republica.com/welcome.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 November 2001|title=R E P U B L I C A|date=17 November 2001}}</ref>