98 Degrees and Rising is the second album released by American boy band 98 Degrees. Released by Motown on October 20, 1998, it features the Billboard Hot 100 Top 5 singles "Because of You" (#3) and "The Hardest Thing" (#5),[2] cover versions of Mark Wills' "I Do (Cherish You)" and Michael Jackson's "She's Out of My Life",[3] the duet "True to Your Heart" with label mate Stevie Wonder, which was featured on the soundtrack of the 1998 Disney film Mulan, and the song "Fly with Me", which was featured on the soundtrack album for the 1999 film Pokémon: The First Movie (although it does not appear in the film itself).
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| Released | October 20, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1998 | |||
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| Label | Motown | |||
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| Singles from 98 Degrees and Rising | ||||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
The album has sold over four million copies in the United States alone, becoming the band's best-selling album. This was also the band's last album on Motown (not counting the Japanese release of This Christmas) before they left for Motown's parent company, Universal Records.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Vocals and Speaking Credits | Length |
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| 1. | "Intro" | 0:41 | ||
| 2. | "Heat It Up" | Jeff Timmons, Nick Lachey, Drew Lachey, Justin Jeffre, Samuel Barnes, Jean-Claude Olivier, Daniel Webster, Mark Adams, Mark Hicks, Raymond Turner, Starleana Young, Steve Arrington, Thomas Lockett | Lead Vocals: Nick Lachey Spoken By Justin Jeffre | 4:15 |
| 3. | "If She Only Knew" | Gordon Chambers, Chris Farren | Lead Vocals: Nick Lachey and Jeff Timmons | 4:27 |
| 4. | "I Do (Cherish You)" | Dan Hill, Keith Stegall | Lead Vocals: Nick Lachey | 3:45 |
| 5. | "Fly with Me" | Jeff Timmons, Nick Lachey, Drew Lachey, Justin Jeffre, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Jerry Duplessis, S.P. Michel, Stig Anderson | Lead Vocals: Nick Lachey and Jeff Timmons | 3:49 |
| 6. | "Still" | Jeff Timmons, Nick Lachey, Drew Lachey, Justin Jeffre, Dave Deviller, Sean Hosein | Lead Vocal: Nick Lachey, Jeff Timmons and Drew Lachey | 4:00 |
| 7. | "Because of You" | Anders Bagge, Arnthor Birgisson, Christian Karlsson, Patrick Tucker | Lead Vocal: Nick Lachey and Jeff Timmons | 4:57 |
| 8. | "Give It Up" (Interlude) | Jeff Timmons, Nick Lachey, Drew Lachey, Justin Jeffre | 1:31 | |
| 9. | "Do You Wanna Dance" | Jeff Timmons, Nick Lachey, Drew Lachey, Justin Jeffre, Samuel Barnes, Jean-Claude Olivier, Charles Smith, Eumir Deodato, George Brown, James Taylor, Robert Bell, Robert Mickens, Ronald Bell, Dennis Thomas, Richard Westfield, Otha Nash, Larry Gittens | Lead Vocals: Drew Lachey, Justin Jeffre and Nick Lachey Spoken by Justin Jeffre | 4:14 |
| 10. | "True to Your Heart" (featuring Stevie Wonder) | Matthew Wilder, David Zippel | Lead Vocals: Nick Lachey and Stevie Wonder Spoken by Justin Jeffre | 4:15 |
| 11. | "To Me You're Everything" | Anders Bagge, Eduardo Del-Barrio, Jocelyn Mathieux Guerdion, Laila Bagge, Maurice White, Verdine White | Lead Vocals: Nick Lachey | 4:09 |
| 12. | "The Hardest Thing" | David Frank, Steve Kipner | Lead Vocals: Nick Lachey and Jeff Timmons Spoken by Justin Jeffre | 4:34 |
| 13. | "She's Out of My Life" | Tom Bahler | Lead Vocals: Jeff Timmons and Nick Lachey | 3:07 |
| Total length: | 52:23 | |||
Asian and Dutch Edition
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Intro" | 0:42 |
| 2. | "Heat It Up" | 4:14 |
| 3. | "If She Only Knew" | 4:28 |
| 4. | "I Do (Cherish You)" | 3:46 |
| 5. | "Still" | 4:01 |
| 6. | "Because of You" | 4:57 |
| 7. | "Give It Up" (Interlude) | 1:31 |
| 8. | "Do You Wanna Dance" | 4:14 |
| 9. | "True to Your Heart" | 4:16 |
| 10. | "To Me You're Everything" | 4:10 |
| 11. | "The Hardest Thing" | 4:33 |
| 12. | "She's Out of My Life" | 3:08 |
| 13. | "Invisible Man" | 4:43 |
| 14. | "Fly with Me" | 3:51 |
| 15. | "The Hardest Thing" (Love To Infinity 12" Mix) | 6:37 |
| 16. | "Because of You" (Hex Hector Dance Mix) | 3:07 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "This Gift" (Christmas Version) | 4:06 |
| 2. | "The Christmas Song" | 4:08 |
| 3. | "This Gift" (Pop Version) | 4:08 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "I Do (Cherish You)" | 3:46 |
| 2. | "The Hardest Thing" | 3:54 |
| 3. | "Because of You" | 4:02 |
| 4. | "Invisible Man" | 4:02 |
| 5. | "Was It Something I Didn't Say" | 4:14 |
Charts
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[13] | 4× Platinum | 4,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||