The year was 2000, and their debut single "Prayin' for Daylight" was being played as part of a popular radio game for new songs, where listeners called in to share if they thought the song was a "Smash or Trash."

"The first couple people didn't like it, and we were sitting on the edge of our seats," LeVox told Radio.com. "Like, 'Oh, no!' But then the rest came in pretty good."

"Then our mom's started to call in," DeMarcus joked.

Rooney remembered the exact name of the game on the local Nashville station. "Shine the light or turn the light off, wasn't it?"