MTV: Were you fearful of having another album [too similar to] your previous one, like "Train, Part 2"?

Monahan: I remember going into this record not really having any fear at all. When the record was out, after all the songs were written and performed and people started to listen to it, they were like, "Man, this is one long-awaited record." We were like, "Really? What are you talking about?" We were relaxed. Then the pressure came, afterwards. It was probably a good idea to know [after the fact] that everybody expected a lot of this record.

Underwood: You know what fear I had? It wasn't that we weren't gonna be able to write a record or even outdo ourselves a little bit, because we toured for almost three years on the first record. Even when we made the first record and it was done, I knew we could do better. My fear was that the public wasn't gonna accept it. Some of the most brilliant artists are unknown. We might've struck a chord with "Meet Virginia" and then who knows, we would've fallen into oblivion. I remember talking to Pat and really suffering from this paranoia that my career peaked at 28, and I was like, "Dude, what am I gonna do?"

Monahan: Don't worry, dude, there are lots of 7-Elevens out there.

MTV: From what I understand, "Drops of Jupiter" was the last track to hit the album, and it's the success story [so far]. When did you write that?

Monahan: The record was done. We had a different name for it and it was going through the channels of being released. I woke up after about three minutes of sleep one day and went, "Oh, I have this lyric in my head and I know better than to go to bed now." I started writing these words about this woman coming back into the atmosphere. When I played it for the band and the people at Columbia Records, it started this excitement that took over. Lyrically, "Drops of Jupiter" was so unusual that it kind of took over the name of the record and the buzz that was behind it.

MTV: Did you have any idea that it would become such a large song?

Monahan: No.

Underwood: I think everybody upon hearing it did. Pat had the song and he was calling us, and he was like, "Man, I have this great lyric and some melody …"

MTV: How do you feel when fans have such emotional reactions to your tracks?

Underwood: It's hard to believe. We've had people come up for our autographs and they're shaking and crying and we're like, "Oh my God, if you only knew what a pack of jerks we are, you would not be acting this way at all."

Monahan: It's a great reminder of how fun it is to be a fan.

MTV: Especially when you're up there performing and you see fans singing your songs back to you.

Monahan: That's great. That's kind of what this whole thing's about, I guess. That and the cash, really.

MTV: The cash and the girls?

Underwood: Girls help, but then you end up spending all your cash on 'em, so if you're a wise investor, stay away from the women.