The album floundered for a bit, but they soon received their big break by way of, funnily enough, the Backstreet Boys, who bowed out of a concert special for the Disney Channel. Their reworked album, featuring an altered tracklist including newly recorded songs and now titled *NSYNC, was released March 24 the same year. They released "I Want You Back" in the US on January 20, 1998, which charted moderately well. They were eventually signed to RCA and began retooling their album for the US market. They released several other singles, such as "Tearin' Up My Heart", "Here We Go", and "For The Girl Who Has Everything", before getting the attention of Vincent DeGiorgio, an A&R rep for RCA Records, the American subsidiary of BMG Entertainment. Their debut album, 'N Sync, was released May 26, 1997, and reached number one in Germany by its second week. Their first single, "I Want You Back" was released on October 7, 1996, and they set off on a whirlwind tour of Europe. They were sent to Sweden to begin work on their first album. The boys fought back and after some negotiating they were signed to BMG Germany and brought in Wright to manage them. Second, they wanted Lance out of the group, as they felt he was a weak link within the group. First, they wanted the group to change their name, due to not understanding the meaning and it being difficult for German people to pronounce. The reps liked what they saw and were ready to sign NSYNC, but not without a few stipulations. Impressed with the guys' demo tape and showcase, he brought over reps from BMG Entertainment in Germany to Orlando to meet with the group. Johnny Wright, former manager of New Kids on the Block and then-current manager of the Backstreet Boys, was on the lookout for more American acts to bring overseas. Unfortunately, the musical climate in the US was still very much entrenched in the Grunge scene and no labels were willing to take them on. The showcase was filmed and sent out to record labels and the boys signed to Trans Con. October 1, 1995, *NSYNC officially formed. Justin eventually called his old vocal coach in search of a bass singer, who recommended a kid from Mississippi named Lance Bass (age 16). Galasso suddenly dropped out a few weeks before the showcase, unhappy with the group's direction, and left the others scrambling to find a replacement. Sometime later, the group was set for a live showcase at Pleasure Island in Orlando and started negotiations with Pearlman's label, Trans Continental Records.
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