It was featured in the closing credits of the film Pokémon: The First Movie and was chosen as the lead single from the film's soundtrack, being released on 26 October 1999. 1998–2001: "Don't Say You Love Me" and Shades of Purple Īs M2M, their first single was " Don't Say You Love Me" after they signed to Atlantic Records in 1998. Instead, they held a competition for fans to come up with a name, and one girl suggested M2M. Following being offered the contract they considered shortening their name to M&M, though decided against that after discovering there was a candy that uses that name in the United States. After the record's release, they started writing their own pop songs and sent demo recordings out one of the demos ended up at Atlantic Records and they were signed to a worldwide contract in 1998. The album was nominated for a Spellemannprisen award. In 1996, when Larsen was 12 and Raven was 11, they released a children's album in Norway, Synger Kjente Barnesanger ( Sing Famous Children's Songs), under the name "Marit & Marion". They also starred together in professional musical productions such as Annie and The Sound of Music. At the time, Raven was learning to play piano and Larsen was learning guitar.
The two girls formed a music duo when they were eight, naming it "Hubba Bubba" after their favourite bubble gum. Discovering they had similar interests in music, they began singing together. They met at a playground when they were five and became best friends. Marit Larsen and Marion Raven come from Lørenskog in the district east of Oslo. Marion Raven formed a music duo with Marit Larsen when they were both eight years old. A greatest hits album, The Day You Went Away: The Best of M2M (2003), was released after they disbanded. Despite critical acclaim, their second album, The Big Room (2001), did not perform as well commercially, and the duo broke up in 2002, with each pursuing a solo career. Their debut album, Shades of Purple (2000), was critically acclaimed and sold over 1.5 million units worldwide. Their debut single, " Don't Say You Love Me" (1999), was both a critical and commercial success, and remained their biggest hit. M2M were frequently praised for writing most of their songs and performing their own instruments, something which was considered to set them aside from the majority of teen pop music artists. The album was nominated for a Spellemannprisen award and the band changed their name to M2M after signing a record deal with Atlantic Records in 1998. They released a children's album in 1996 when Larsen was 12 and Raven was 11, under the name "Marit & Marion". Larsen and Raven had been friends since the age of five, and formed a music duo when they were eight.
M2M were a Norwegian pop duo comprising Marit Larsen and Marion Raven.
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