Thighs. The new album garnered mixed reviews from music critics, as well. Band members later admitted that the recording process for this album was more tense than the previous one, and the creative differences between Gordon and Post increased. However, Eight Arms to Hold You sold well due to the success of the first single, "Volcano Girls", written by Gordon. It was a catchy, power-pop tantrum that matched "Seether"'s success, peaking at #8 on the Modern Rock charts. The album peaked higher (Billboard Top 200 at 55) than American Thighs, but sales dropped off when the second single "Shutterbug" failed to chart, despite a high-budget video and Saturday Night Live performance. Three more singles were sent to radio ("The Morning Sad", "Straight", and "Benjamin") but none of them did well enough to warrant a video. The Gordon-penned "Benjamin" was released internationally as the third and last commercial single from the album despite having no video and no promotion. After recording the album, Shapiro left the band and was replaced on drums by Stacy Jones. Veruca Salt toured extensively for Eight Arms to Hold You, opening for Bush as well as doing a lengthy international headlining club tour. Gordon and Post then started work on Veruca Salt's third album. However, the tension between the two soon came to a head, and after an argument with Post, Gordon left the band in early 1998. Jones left the band at the same time, and Gordon and Jones dated for the next few years. In 1998, Gordon sang on James Iha's solo album Let It Come Down on the song "Beauty." 1999–2001: Start of solo career and Tonight and the Rest of My Life Soon after leaving Veruca Salt, Gordon demoed solo material in Boston with friends Kay Hanley and Michael Eisenstein from the band Letters to Cleo. Shortly after, she began recording with Eight Arms producer Bob Rock. The album, titled Tonight and the Rest of My Life, was finished in early 1999 and was set to be released by the Outpost Records label, owned by Geffen Records, in August 1999. However, the merger of Geffen Records with Interscope Records forced Outpost Records to fold, leaving Gordon without a label. A few months later, Gordon was signed by Warner Bros. Records. Tonight was finally released on June 27, 2000. The first single, also titled "Tonight and the Rest of My Life", did well