It tells the story of a 1990s band Sudden Impact who disappeared after making an appearance in a Boyz II Men video.

[2] In addition to exploring the history of Sudden Impact, Holmes interviews other people who achieved fame in the 1990s music industry.

[3] In 1991 the band Sudden Impact appeared briefly in the music video for Boyz II Men's song "Motownphilly," which played frequently on MTV.

Holmes told Entertainment Weekly, "He is also somebody who remembers that moment really well, and when we first became friends and started talking about the weird obsessions that we share, a big show on the air was Bands Reunited on VH1.

That was our little in-joke for a week, and it remained in the back of my mind and as my writing career took off, I was like, 'Is this a book or is it a long-form magazine piece?,' but I never quite fit it into the right template.