"On a Day Like Today" was released in 1998 and the release coincided with his contract being sold to Interscope Records. "On a Day Like Today" enjoyed success internationally, entering the Top 5 in Germany and Canada and was certified platinum in the UK. It generated two British Top 10 singles: "Cloud Number Nine" and "When You're Gone", which featured Melanie C of the Spice Girls and peaked at No. 3. The song has sold 830,000 combined equivalent-sales in the UK as of May 2019.