O2 is the second studio album by American boy band O-Town. It was released by J Records on November 11, 2002 in the United States. O2 was O-Town's last album to feature Ashley Parker Angel as a member of the group.
The lead single, "These Are the Days", only reached number 64 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and failed to match the success of "Liquid Dreams" or "All or Nothing". The second single, "I Showed Her", failed to chart anywhere. However, the album showed more creative input from the band, as they co-wrote six of the songs. Despite this, they soon disbanded the following year.
AllMusic editor found that "backed by buoyant beats and haunting melodies old, new, borrowed and blue, flavored with the usual lyrics of love and loss (many penned by members of the band), O-Town transcends the above pitfalls on an album that stands strong amidst the boy-band world." Lennat Mak from MTV Asia regarded 02 as a highly likeable pop album that demonstrated O-Town's growth and willingness to experiment beyond their boy-band roots. While she praised the creative efforts on the album, she criticized certain ballads, particularly "I Showed Her," as formulaic and less effective than stronger songs like "You CanâÂÂt Lose Me." Overall, she concluded that despite some flaws, 02 was an enjoyable, authentic pop record that avoided feeling contrived or overproduced. USA Today critic Elya Gardner wrote that O2 was filled with "insipid pop dilettantism" and failed to convince in its attempts at various styles, with songs like "From the Damage" and "These Are the Days" being "so overwrought they would make Jon Bon Jovi squirm." She found that the group struggled to prove their creative integrity while aping obvious rock and R&B clichés.
O2 debuted and peaked at number 28 on the US Billboard 200, selling over 52,000 copies. It eventually sold over 257,000 copies in the United States and over half a million worldwide. Elsewhere, the album entered the top 20 of the German Albums Chart, reaching number 14.
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