ðeɪ ðˈɛn ɹᵻlˈiːst ðɛɹ deɪbjˈuː ˈælbəm, pˈɑːpstɑːɹz, wˌɪtʃ spˈɔːnd ðə fˈɑːloʊˌʌp sˈɪŋɡəl "dˈoʊnt lˈiːv mˌiː nˈaʊ" nˈʌmbɚ nˈaɪn ɔnðə sˈɪŋɡəl tʃˈɑːɹt ænd ðɛɹ θˈɜːd sˈɪŋɡəl "wˌɛn ðə ɹˈeɪn",ɐ bˈæləd kənsˈiːvd fɚðə kɹˈɪsməs mˈɑːɹkɪt hˌuːz vˈɪdɪoʊ wʌz ðɛɹ fˈɜːst təbi bɹˈɔːdkæst ˌɔn ˌɛmtˌiːvˈiː ænd ɹˈiːtʃt nˈoʊ. fˈaɪv ˌɔn tˌiːˌɑːɹɹˈɛl.
They then released their debut album, Popstars, which spawned the follow-up single "Don't Leave Me Now" (number 9 on the single chart) and their third single "When The Rain",a ballad conceived for the Christmas market whose video was their first to be broadcast on MTV and reached No. 5 on TRL.