Editing MxPx (section)

=== A&M years (1997–2004) ===
{{See also|Slowly Going the Way of the Buffalo|The Ever Passing Moment|Before Everything & After}}
In 1997, MxPx signed a deal with [[A&M Records]]. This record deal saw the re-release of 1996's ''Life in General''. MxPx then released two more studio albums, the first, ''[[Slowly Going the Way of the Buffalo]]'' was released in 1998. The album peaked at No.&nbsp;99 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and was certified gold on January 27, 2000, by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]].<ref name="riaaa" /> The band first appeared on [[Kevin Lyman]]’s [[Warped Tour|Vans Warped Tour]] in 1997 alongside [[Blink-182]], [[Descendents|The Descendents]] and more, and went on the full tour in 1998 alongside [[Bad Religion]], [[Rancid (band)|Rancid]], [[NOFX]], and many others.

In 1999, they released ''[[At the Show]]'', their first [[live album]] recorded on August 24, 1998, at the 930 Club in Washington, DC and on August 25, 1998, at TLA in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At the time of the recording, the band was touring in support of ''Slowly Going the Way of the Buffalo'' as well as the [[B-sides]] collection ''[[Let It Happen (MxPx album)|Let it Happen]]'', also released in 1998.<ref name="HM_79" />

''[[The Ever Passing Moment]]'' was released in May 2000 via [[A&M Records]]. The band gained critical recognition for this album and landed a slot supporting [[the Offspring]] and [[Cypress Hill]] on the ''[[Conspiracy of One]]'' tour.<ref name="offspringtour" /> "[[Responsibility (song)|Responsibility]]" proved to be a radio hit, peaking at #24 on the Billboard Modern Rock chart. The video, directed by [[The Malloys]], features the band messing around and causing mayhem while caddying at a golf course, and also includes an appearance by ''[[Cheers]]'' star [[George Wendt]]. The song was featured in the [[Daria]] Television Movie ''[[Is It Fall Yet?]]''.

The band once again joined the cross-country Vans Warped Tour in 2002 alongside Bad Religion, NOFX, [[Reel Big Fish]], and more.

The band's version of the song "Scooby Doo, Where Are You?" is in the soundtrack of the 2002 movie ''[[Scooby-Doo (film)|Scooby-Doo]]''.<ref name="allmusicmain" /> MxPx toured alongside [[New Found Glory]] and [[Good Charlotte]] on the annual [[Honda Civic Tour]] in May and June 2003.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moss |first=Corey |title=New Found Glory, Good Charlotte To Roll Out On Civic Tour |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/1470140/new-found-glory-good-charlotte-to-roll-out-on-civic-tour/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215033751/http://www.mtv.com/news/1470140/new-found-glory-good-charlotte-to-roll-out-on-civic-tour/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 15, 2015 |access-date=February 21, 2022 |website=MTV News |language=en}}</ref> The group's studio album ''[[Before Everything & After]],'' was released by A&M in 2003.<ref name="allmusicmain" /> The album achieved the band's highest ever chart position on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], peaking at No. 51.<ref name="Charts" />

On August 20, 2004, MxPx joined [[My Chemical Romance]], [[Pennywise (band)|Pennywise]], and “many bands from previous tours” to perform at the Vans Warped Tour 10-year celebration show in Foxborough, Massachusetts at the [[Gillette Stadium]] near Boston.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 1, 2003 |title=Vans Warped Tour To Celebrate 10th Anniversary In 2004 |url=https://celebrityaccess.com/caarchive/vans-warped-tour-to-celebrate-10th-anniversary-in-2004/ |access-date=February 21, 2022 |website=CelebrityAccess |language=en-US}}</ref>

The group provided the song "The Empire" for ''[[The Passion of the Christ: Songs]]'', which won the [[Gospel Music Association]] [[36th GMA Dove Awards|2005 Dove Award]] for Special Event Album of the Year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Passion of the Christ: Original Songs Inspired by the Film - Various Artists - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic |website=[[AllMusic]]|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-passion-of-the-christ-original-songs-inspired-by-the-film-mw0000152655}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Past Winners - The 47th Annual GMA Dove Awards |url=http://www.doveawards.com/past-winners/ |access-date=July 1, 2014 |archive-date=July 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710053758/http://www.doveawards.com/past-winners/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>