Editing Vertical Horizon (section)

===''Everything You Want'' (1999–2000)===
The band's first album with a major label was 1999's ''[[Everything You Want (Vertical Horizon album)|Everything You Want]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2001-04-27-0104270405-story.html|title=Vertical Horizon is enjoying their hard-won success|first=Allison |last=Stewart |website=chicagotribune.com|date=April 27, 2001 }}</ref> It was a breakthrough album for the band.<ref name = "DesMoines">{{cite news|url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/entertainment/dining/2019/08/13/vertical-horizon-star-15th-annual-world-food-music-festival-des-moines-western-gateway-sept-20-21-22/1998773001/ | title=Vertical Horizon to headline World Food & Music Festival in Des Moines|work=Des Moines Register|date=August 13, 2019|access-date=August 20, 2019}}</ref> Four singles were released from the album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mcall.com/entertainment/lehigh-valley-music/mc-ent-vertical-horizon-tonic-review-musikfest-cafe-20180727-story.html|title=REVIEW: Vertical Horizon at Musikfest Cafe strong, but not everything you want; Tonic still has kick|first=John J.|last=Moser|website=mcall.com|date=July 27, 2018 }}</ref> The album's first single was "[[We Are (Vertical Horizon song)|We Are]]",<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/1435126/vertical-horizon-reveals-communication-breakdown-behind-we-are/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210916195356/https://www.mtv.com/news/1435126/vertical-horizon-reveals-communication-breakdown-behind-we-are/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 16, 2021|title=Vertical Horizon Reveals Communication Breakdown Behind "We Are"|website=MTV News}}</ref> which reached the [[Modern Rock Tracks]] chart and peaked at no. 21.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4Q0EAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22vertical+horizon%22+%22we+are%22+%22modern+rock%22+21&pg=PA71|title=Billboard|date=February 12, 2000|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|via=Google Books}}</ref> The album's second single was "[[Everything You Want (Vertical Horizon song)|Everything You Want]]". The song became a massive hit, reaching number one at the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart and the [[Adult Top 40]] chart and becoming Billboard's Most Played Single of 2000.<ref name = "DesMoines" /> As of 2022, "Everything You Want" is Vertical Horizon's most successful single.<ref name="Chart">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/vertical-horizon|title=Vertical Horizon|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 27, 2022}}</ref> 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|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart.<ref name="Chart" />

The ''Everything You Want'' album was certified [[Music recording sales certification|double platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/vertical-horizon-gets-ready-to-go-75223/|title=Vertical Horizon Gets Ready To 'Go'|website=Billboard.com|date=July 2, 2022}}</ref>