After the breakup of Trip Shakespeare, Dan Wilson and John Munson joined up with drummer Jacob Slichter to form Semisonic in 1995. An EP, Pleasure, was released that year and the studio full-length Great Divide in 1996 on MCA. Semisonic's breakthrough came two years later in 1998 when their sophomore effort, Feeling Strangely Fine, reached the Top 50 chart on the strength of the hit single "Closing Time" with Munson on piano and Slichter on strings.
In early 2001 the band released its third album, All About the Chemistry. The single "Chemistry" was a mainstay overseas, however the album didn't fare as well in the United States. Another song, "Over My Head", was used in the 2001 teen flick "Summer Catch", and Semisonic rode the wave of various tours in and around the U.K. In the fall of 2001, Semisonic contributed their cover of the Wings classic, "Jet", for the Paul McCartney Tribute CD, Listen To What The Man Said. Dan Wilson also took time out to do some solo projects and playing tour dates around the Midwest in December. Slichter's brother Matt joined up with Munson to form the side project, The Flops in 2001.
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