▁of ▁B ever ly ▁Hills , ▁ 9 0 2 1 0 ▁called ▁" Turn ▁Back ▁the ▁C lock ". ▁The ▁band ▁performed ▁the ▁song ▁at ▁a ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁E ve ▁party ▁at ▁the ▁Pe ach ▁Pit ▁After ▁Dark . ▁The ▁album ▁spawn ed ▁five ▁official ▁single ▁releases . ▁ ▁Background ▁Before ▁signing ▁to ▁Atlantic ▁Records ▁the ▁band ▁began ▁recording ▁in ▁a ▁makes h ift - home - studio ▁Jim ▁r ented ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁h omet own ▁of ▁D und alk . ▁The ▁band ▁recorded ▁on ▁an ▁eight - track ▁and ▁began ▁making ▁demo ▁t apes , ▁" I ▁remember ▁it ▁being ▁very ▁cold ... ▁We ▁had ▁fruit ▁boxes ▁on ▁the ▁wall ▁for ▁sound proof ing " ▁Caroline ▁remembered . ▁After ▁performing ▁in ▁Wh el an ' s ▁bar ▁in ▁Dublin , ▁the ▁band ▁caught ▁the ▁eye ▁of ▁Jean ▁Kennedy ▁Smith ▁who ▁invited ▁the ▁band ▁to ▁perform ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Cup ▁in ▁Boston . ▁ ▁Once ▁in ▁America ▁they ▁met ▁Jason ▁Fl om , ▁Atlantic ▁Records ' s ▁head ▁of ▁A & R ▁" When ▁they ▁walked ▁into ▁my ▁New ▁York ▁office , ▁I ▁was ▁immediately ▁taken ▁by ▁their ▁beauty , ▁their ▁obvious ▁grace ▁and ▁style . ▁They ▁played ▁me ▁a ▁c ass ette ▁with ▁" L ove ▁to ▁Love ▁You " ▁and ▁" C los er " ▁on ▁it , ▁then ▁they ▁told ▁me ▁they ▁played ▁all ▁the ▁instruments ▁themselves ▁and ▁wrote ▁the ▁songs . ▁Man , ▁I ▁thought ▁I ' d ▁died