In 1993, another ballad from Mr. Big's new album "Bump Ahead" rose to the top 10 of the charts – a cover of Cat Stevens' "Wild World". Although the band was unable to sustain commercial success in the US, their popularity in Japan continued to soar, leading to several Japan-only live albums as "Raw Like Sushi I", "Raw Like Sushi II", "", and "Mr. Big in Japan" In 1996, Mr. Big released "Hey Man", which sold strongly in the Far East. In 1997, the band released the album "Live At Budokan" before taking a break from recording and touring.