fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðɛɹ fˈɜːst fˈʊllˈɛŋθ, sˈoʊlz fɔːɹ sˈeɪl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən, pɹədˈuːst baɪ dˈeɪv fɹˈɪdmən ænd ɹᵻlˈiːst ˌɔn sɛtˈæntɚ ɹˈɛkɚdz ɪnðə jˌuːkˈeɪ ænd mˈɜːdʒ ɹˈɛkɚdz ɪnðə jˌuːˈɛs, ðə bˈænd ɐtɹˈæktᵻd ɐtˈɛnʃən fɹʌm dˈeɪv ɡɹˈoʊl, hˌuː ɐɡɹˈiːd tə pɹədˈuːs ɪts mˈeɪdʒɚlˈeɪbəl deɪbjˈuː, ˌɪntʊ ðə pˈɪŋk nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn, fɔːɹ kˈæpɪɾəl ɹˈɛkɚdz.
Following their first full-length, Souls For Sale (1997), produced by Dave Fridmann and released on Setanta Records in the UK and Merge Records in the US, the band attracted attention from Dave Grohl, who agreed to produce its major-label debut, Into The Pink (1999), for Capitol Records.