Conversation so far:
When was Mad Season released?
They renamed themselves Matchbox Twenty and, in March 2000, released Mad Season.
Why did they name themselves?
CANNOTANSWER.
What songs were on Mad Season?
Its first single, Bent.
What was unique about Bent?
reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Did the album have other successful songs on it?
CANNOTANSWER.
When was their next album released?
The third Matchbox Twenty album, More Than You Think You Are, wasn't complete until four weeks before its release date.

Question: Why was it completed so late?
Self-contained rewrite: Why was the album More Than You Think You Are completed so late?