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The album had 5 singles: "Semi-Charmed Life", "Graduate", "How's It Going to Be", "Losing a Whole Year", and "Jumper". "Semi-Charmed Life" peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was number 1 on the Modern Rock Tracks for 8 weeks. The band also performed "How's It Going to Be" on Saturday Night Live. To date it has been the most successful Third Eye Blind CD, selling 6 million units worldwide. Smash Mouth drummer Michael Urbano played drums on 4 songs on the album. During this period they also opened a number of shows on U2's PopMart Tour.

Jenkins has stated that this album will be "more political" than previous Third Eye Blind works.

Ari Ingber, from band The Upwelling, co-wrote "Break Like a Fever" with Jenkins, a new track from Ursa Major . John Evans (Vanessa Carlton) and Juan Alderette (The Mars Volta) will reportedly take over bass duties for the recording of this next album, according to Tony Fredianelli. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Third-Eye-Blind/34254940936?ref=ts#/note.php?note_id=16749162001&ref=mf On June 5th 2009, Third Eye Blind released their first single off Ursa Major, "Don't Believe a Word", to radio.On June 8th, 2009 Stephan Jenkins announced to a overflow crowd at the Dallas Palladium that some of the night's songs were being recorded for possible use on future tracks on an upcoming album..On June 9th, 2009, Stephan Jenkins announced to a sell-out crowd at Houston's House of Blues that the "B-side" of Ursa Major would include several live tracks being recorded that night.

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