New Kids on the Block 1993-1994
 As their touring itinerary was nearing its end in early 1992, the group released a new stand-alone single, If You Go Away, which peaked at #16 on the charts but sold only 600,000 copies. Meanwhile, as the music industry was still reeling from the Milli Vanilli lip-synching scandal, the group found themselves accused by a former engineer of not having sung all of the 1988 hit album Hangin' Tough. They immediately struck back, going on a minor publicity blitz to refute the allegation. Culminating with an interview and performance on The Arsenio Hall Show, they managed to successfully quell the claim. Nonetheless, it still didn't stop them from noticing that their popularity had waned as teen-pop had now gone out of fashion. With gangsta rap and grunge quickly becoming more popular, the group went into hibernation while plotting their next move.
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