' ▁contract ▁for ▁$ 3 5 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁moved ▁the ▁group ▁over ▁to ▁Z om ba ▁im print ▁J ive . ▁ ▁Cal der ▁immediately ▁sent ▁the ▁group ▁to ▁Sweden ▁and ▁matched ▁them ▁with ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁produ cers ▁recently ▁found ▁by ▁Z om ba ▁sc outs : ▁D ag ▁Vol le ▁and ▁Martin ▁Sand berg . ▁ ▁In ▁mid - 1 9 9 5 , ▁the ▁band ▁recorded ▁their ▁three ▁songs ▁including ▁their ▁first ▁single ▁at ▁Che ir on ▁Studios ▁in ▁Stockholm . ▁Next ▁Cal der ▁matched ▁them ▁with ▁an ▁old ▁friend , ▁Stuart ▁Watson , ▁who ▁ran ▁SW AT ▁Enter pr ises , ▁a ▁company ▁special izing ▁in ▁promotion ▁in ▁Asia . ▁ ▁The ▁group ▁went ▁to ▁Asia ▁began ▁tour ing ▁rel ent lessly ▁and ▁released ▁their ▁first ▁album ▁which ▁sold ▁one ▁million ▁copies ▁in ▁three ▁weeks . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁when ▁Cal der ▁thought ▁the ▁gr unge ▁phenomen on ▁had ▁sufficiently ▁passed , ▁he ▁took ▁the ▁group ▁back ▁over ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁where ▁their ▁North ▁American ▁debut ▁ended ▁up ▁s elling ▁up wards ▁of ▁ 1 4 ▁million ▁copies , ▁creating ▁the ▁first ▁in ▁a ▁run ▁of ▁many ▁hits ▁that ▁Z om ba ▁and ▁the ▁Back street ▁Boys ▁would ▁enjoy ▁together . ▁ ▁While ▁Pear l man ▁and ▁Watson ▁were ▁breaking ▁the ▁Back street ▁Boys ▁over se as , ▁J ive ▁A & R ▁man ▁Steve ▁L unt ▁was ▁busy ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁seeking ▁a ▁female ▁star , ▁and ▁was ▁gre