▁Michael ▁Sh awn ▁W anya ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁Mot own ' s ▁parent ▁company , ▁Poly G ram , ▁was ▁bought ▁by ▁Universal ▁Music ▁Group . ▁Am id st ▁the ▁major ▁corpor ate ▁rest ruct ure , ▁Mot own ▁was ▁merged ▁with ▁U M G ' s ▁Universal ▁Records , ▁where ▁Bo yz ▁II ▁Men ▁found ▁themselves ▁re ass igned . ▁ ▁Their ▁only ▁studio ▁LP ▁album ▁for ▁Universal , ▁ 2 0 0 0 ' s ▁Nathan ▁Michael ▁Sh awn ▁W anya , ▁was ▁chief ly ▁written ▁and ▁produced ▁by ▁the ▁group ▁itself , ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁update ▁their ▁sound ▁and ▁w ard ▁off ▁critics ▁who ▁question ed ▁the ▁group ' s ▁reli ance ▁on ▁Baby face ' s ▁hit - making ▁song craft . ▁While ▁the ▁critics ▁were ▁more ▁re cept ive ▁to ▁Nathan ▁Michael ▁Sh awn ▁W anya ▁than ▁they ▁had ▁been ▁to ▁its ▁prede cess or , ▁the ▁LP ▁sold ▁only ▁ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁copies ▁in ▁the ▁US , ▁ ▁copies ▁world wide , ▁and ▁although ▁its ▁two ▁singles , ▁" Pass ▁You ▁By " ▁and ▁" Thank ▁You ▁in ▁Adv ance " ▁received ▁media ▁attention , ▁neither ▁became ▁hits . ▁ ▁Bo yz ▁II ▁Men ▁depart ed ▁from ▁Universal ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁ending ▁their ▁relationship ▁with ▁the ▁company ▁that ▁brought ▁them ▁to ▁international ▁st ard om ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁The ▁label ▁released ▁a ▁very ▁successful ▁greatest ▁hits ▁compilation ,