Editing Veruca Salt

{{Short description|American alternative rock band}}
{{About|the band|the fictional character from which the band takes its name|Veruca Salt (character)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Veruca Salt
| background        = group_or_band
| image             = 2014 07 veruca salt 14 (14663760112).jpg
| caption           = Veruca Salt at Lincoln Hall, Chicago, in 2014
| landscape         = yes
| alt               = 
| origin            = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
| genre             = {{flatlist|
* [[Alternative rock]]<ref name="Paste 50 Best Grunge Songs">{{cite magazine | url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2014/08/the-50-best-grunge-songs.html |title=The 50 Best Grunge Songs |magazine=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]] |date=August 4, 2014 |access-date=May 15, 2016}}</ref>
* [[grunge]]<ref name="Paste 50 Best Grunge Songs" />
}}
| years_active      = {{flatlist|
* 1992–2012
* 2013–present
}}
| label             = {{flatlist|
* [[Minty Fresh]]
* [[DGC Records|DGC]]
* [[Outpost Recordings|Outpost]]
* [[Geffen Records|Geffen]]
* [[Beyond Music|Beyond]]
* MGM
* Embryo
* [[Sympathy for the Record Industry]]
* El Camino
* [[Sub Pop]]
}}
| associated_acts   = {{flatlist|
* [[American Hi-Fi]]
* [[The Smashing Pumpkins]]
}}
| current_members   = * [[Louise Post]]
* [[Nina Gordon]]
* Steve Lack
* Jim Shapiro
| past_members      = * [[Stacy Jones]]
* Stephen Fitzpatrick
* Jimmy Madla
* Suzanne Sokol
* Gina Crosley
* Kellii Scott
* [[Nicole Fiorentino]]
}}

'''Veruca Salt''' is an American [[alternative rock]] band founded in [[Chicago]] in 1992 by vocalist-guitarists [[Nina Gordon]] and [[Louise Post]], drummer Jim Shapiro, and bassist Steve Lack.<ref>{{cite news
| url = https://www.facebook.com/verucasaltband
| title = Veruca Salt (Official)
| work = Facebook
| date = March 21, 2013
| access-date = March 21, 2013
}}</ref> They are best known for their first single, "[[Seether (song)|Seether]]", which was released on the 1994 album ''[[American Thighs]]''. That success was followed up with 1997's ''[[Eight Arms to Hold You]]''. By 1998, Post was the only original member still in the band and continued on with other musicians. Veruca Salt released the album ''[[Resolver (Veruca Salt album)|Resolver]]'' in 2000 and the album ''[[IV (Veruca Salt album)|IV]]'' in 2006. After a hiatus in 2012, the band reformed with its original lineup. Their fifth studio album, ''[[Ghost Notes]]'', was released in 2015.

==History==
=== 1992–1998: Formation and mainstream success ===
Named after [[List of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory characters#Veruca Salt|Veruca Salt]], the spoiled rotten rich girl from the 1964 children's book ''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]]'' by [[Roald Dahl]], Veruca Salt was formed in Chicago in 1992 by [[Louise Post]] (guitar and vocals) and [[Nina Gordon]] (guitar and vocals).<ref name="Larkin">{{Cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=Colin Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=[[Virgin Books]] | date=1997 | edition=Concise | isbn=1-85227-745-9|page=1218}}</ref> Post and Gordon were introduced through mutual friend [[Lili Taylor]], and began playing music together. They wrote songs for a year and a half before placing an ad in the [[Chicago Sun-Times]] for an all-female rhythm section.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Veruca Salt – The Ingenue Magazine|url=https://theingenuemagazine.com/veruca-salt/|access-date=October 11, 2020|language=en-US}}</ref> Instead the band was joined by Gordon's brother [[#Band members|Jim Shapiro]] on drums and Steve Lack on bass.<ref name="Larkin"/> Songwriting was shared between Gordon and Post, though the two seldom collaborated. Rather, each would typically submit a complete song to the group and sing the lead vocals on that song, while the other would record backing vocals.

The band had performed a handful of shows when Jim Powers of [[Minty Fresh|Minty Fresh Records]] asked them to sign.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnzd_c7xIk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216231313/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnzd_c7xIk|url-status=dead|title=YouTube|archive-date=December 16, 2013|publisher=YouTubem}}</ref> The band's first release was the single "[[Seether (song)|Seether]]"/"All Hail Me" on Minty Fresh Records, in 1994.<ref name="Larkin"/> The single was a success and Veruca Salt accompanied [[Hole (band)|Hole]] on a tour, before releasing their first full-length album, ''[[American Thighs]]''. The album which included "Seether" and "All Hail Me", eventually reached [[Music recording certification|Gold status]]. In a 2014 retrospective, [[music magazine]] ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'' listed "Seether" as number 10 and "All Hail Me" as number 39 on their list of the 50 greatest grunge songs of all time.<ref name="Paste 50 Best Grunge Songs" />

After signing to [[Geffen Records]], the band quickly gained in popularity as "Seether" became an [[MTV]] hit. A second single, "[[Number One Blind]]" was released along with a music video directed by [[Steve Hanft]]. The band was unsure about the video and pulled it from MTV in a panic. As a result, Geffen ceased any further marketing for ''American Thighs''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpoUgRpsUVU |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/BpoUgRpsUVU| archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Story of The Sound: Veruca Salt|date=January 10, 2018 |via=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

A stop-gap EP which was recorded by [[Steve Albini]], ''[[Blow It Out Your Ass It's Veruca Salt]]'', was released in 1996.<ref name="Larkin" /> In 1996, Veruca Salt appeared as [[Pavement (band)|Pavement]]'s replacement band in their video "Painted Soldiers".

Veruca Salt's second album, ''[[Eight Arms to Hold You]]'', was produced by [[Bob Rock]] and released in 1997. Lead single "[[Volcano Girls]]" gained exposure as the opening theme to the teen comedy film ''[[Jawbreaker (film)|Jawbreaker]]''.

Veruca Salt performed another single, "Shutterbug", on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''; instead of the featured musical group performing two songs as had been a tradition, the musical performances were split between [[Sting (musician)|Sting]] and Veruca Salt. This change was announced at the last minute between the dress rehearsal and the live show, at the behest of Sting to producer [[Lorne Michaels]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=TV Guidance Counselor Episode 95.5: Nina Gordon and Louise Post of Veruca Salt|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oyt2KQ35j1w |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/Oyt2KQ35j1w| archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live|website=YouTube| date=June 11, 2020 }}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Shapiro left the band soon after the release of ''Eight Arms'', due to unease with having to learn how to play drums – an instrument he had only started playing when asked to join the band – while under public scrutiny.<ref name="Caro">{{Cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/ct-veruca-salt-interview-20140703-column.html|title=Veruca Salt reunites years after explosive breakup|first=Mark|last=Caro|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=July 3, 2014|access-date=May 22, 2019}}</ref> Shapiro was replaced by [[Stacy Jones (musician)|Stacy Jones]] (of [[Letters to Cleo]] and [[American Hi-Fi]]).<ref name="Larkin" /> Jones toured with the band on the ''Eight Arms'' tour and appeared in the music videos for "Volcano Girls" and "Shutterbug".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/450224/ex-veruca-salt-leaders-branch-out-with-new-lps/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907005708/http://www.mtv.com/news/450224/ex-veruca-salt-leaders-branch-out-with-new-lps/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 7, 2018|title=Ex-Veruca Salt Leaders Branch Out with New LPs|first=Gil|last=Kaufman|publisher=MTV|date=July 30, 1998|access-date=May 23, 2019}}</ref> In 1997, Veruca Salt opened for the band [[Bush (British band)|Bush]] in a North American tour.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.chrispy.net/~cheeks/BushTour1997.html |title=Veruca Salt North American Tour with Bush Schedule |publisher=Chrispy.net |date=July 29, 1997 |access-date=July 12, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701012602/https://www.chrispy.net/~cheeks/BushTour1997.html |archive-date=July 1, 2017 }}</ref>

===1998–2012: Gordon's departure and reformation===
Gordon and Post started working together on Veruca Salt's third album. However, after an argument between the two, Gordon left the band to pursue a solo career in 1998. (Gordon's first album, ''[[Tonight and the Rest of My Life]]'', was released in 2000 and featured drumming by Stacy Jones, who had also left Veruca Salt and was in a relationship with Gordon).<ref name="Caro"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1429647/nina-gordon-enjoys-life-after-veruca-salt/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180906174512/http://www.mtv.com/news/1429647/nina-gordon-enjoys-life-after-veruca-salt/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 6, 2018|title=Nina Gordon Enjoys Life After Veruca Salt|first=Mark|last=Woodlief|publisher=MTV|date=June 30, 2000|access-date=May 23, 2019}}</ref> The dispute between Gordon and Post has been described as "one of the greatest rock soap operas since [[Fleetwood Mac]] or [[Hüsker Dü]]."<ref>{{cite web|author=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/resolver-mw0000063130 |title=Resolver – Veruca Salt &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |website=[[AllMusic]] |date=May 16, 2000 |access-date=July 12, 2015}}</ref>

Post, as the only remaining band member, contributed the song "[[Blasphemous Rumours / Somebody|Somebody]]" to the [[Depeche Mode]] tribute album ''[[For the Masses]]'' before recruiting a new lineup. Guitarist Stephen Fitzpatrick joined and went on to become one of Post's principal songwriting partners during the next decade. Jimmy Madla and Suzanne Sokol joined on drums and bass guitar, respectively. Most of the band's record label support had been fired during the [[Universal Music Group|Universal]]/[[PolyGram]] merger, so Post left [[Geffen Records]], formed her own Velveteen Records label, and signed a distribution deal with [[Beyond Music]]. The reformed band released the album ''[[Resolver (Veruca Salt album)|Resolver]]'', which spawned both a single and video for "[[Born Entertainer]]" in May 2000.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Hay|first1=Carla|title=Veruca Salt Returns On Velveteen/Beyond|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8A4EAAAAMBAJ&q=%22veruca+salt%22+%22born+entertainer%22+billboard&pg=PA85|access-date=July 17, 2017|magazine=Billboard|date=April 22, 2000}}</ref>

Sokol left the band at the end of 2000 and was replaced by Post's friend Gina Crosley. The band continued to tour through the summer of 2001 in the UK. Post and Crosley also attempted to form a supergroup with [[Courtney Love]] of [[Hole (band)|Hole]] and others but the project soon imploded.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Saidman|first1=Sorelle|title=Courtney's Bandmates Bail|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/courtneys-bandmates-bail-20010831|website=Rollingstone.com|date=August 31, 2001|access-date=July 12, 2015}}</ref> This allowed the pair to focus on new material for Veruca Salt which eventually yielded the ''[[Officially Dead]]'' EP that was primarily distributed during the band's 2003 tour of Australia.  That tour was precipitated by the title track (which had been released on the Resolver LP three years prior) charting on the Triple J Top 100, peaking at #13.

By 2005, Madla left to enter the restaurant business and Crosley was also dismissed. They were replaced in the studio by Solomon Snyder and Michael Miley, respectively. Veruca Salt began 2005 by touring Australia, undertaking both headline festival appearances and club shows. This session resulted in the ''[[Lords of Sounds and Lesser Things]]'' ''(LOSALT)''. The band went on tour with Post, Fitzpatrick, drummer Kellii Scott, and bassist [[Nicole Fiorentino]]. ''LOSALT'' was released independently by the band and included six new songs. The EP's title is an extract from [[Zora Neale Hurston]]'s ''[[Their Eyes Were Watching God]]''. This lineup then recorded a full-length album, ''[[IV (Veruca Salt album)|IV]]'', and released it in September 2006 (like ''Resolver'' before it, this album was released a month apart from a Nina Gordon solo album). The band then went on what would prove to be the last tour of Louise Post's solo incarnation of the band. A single, "So Weird", was released to radio at the end of October 2006, but despite being critically well-received,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/iv-mw0000734774 | title=Veruca Salt - Veruca Salt IV Album Reviews, Songs & More &#124; AllMusic | website=[[AllMusic]] }}</ref> neither the song nor the album did well commercially.

In 2007, the band recorded a cover of [[Neil Young]]'s song "Burned" for a 2007 breast cancer benefit album and then went almost entirely dormant. Post took time to have a child while Fiorentino went on to play bass with the [[Smashing Pumpkins]] and The Cold and Lovely. Kellii Scott returned to his original band, [[Failure (band)|Failure]]. On March 14, 2012, the band announced on their official website that they were on an indefinite hiatus.

===2013–present: Original lineup reunion===
On March 15, 2013, Veruca Salt announced the reunion of its original line-up ([[Nina Gordon]], [[Louise Post]], [[#Band members|Jim Shapiro]], and Steve Lack) with a message on the band's official Facebook page which read, "for now let's just say this: hatchets buried, axes exhumed." The band also mentioned that they might be open to adding material from their time apart into their sets at some point.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Culpan|first1=Troy|title=Louise Post of Veruca Salt|url=http://maytherockbewithyou.com/mtrbwy/2014/09/louise-post-of-veruca-salt/|website=maytherockbewithyou.com|date=September 19, 2014 |publisher=May The Rock Be With You|access-date=September 23, 2014}}</ref> The reunion marked the first time Shapiro would play drums since leaving the band in 1997. It had also been years since Lack played bass, with his time out of the band spent on overcoming drug and alcohol abuse and pursuing surfing.<ref name=Caro />

On September 29, 2013, the band announced via social media that they were working on new material. Their first release since reforming came in the form of a release for [[Record Store Day]] 2014. The band released a 10-inch vinyl EP, [[MMXIV (Veruca Salt)|MMXIV]], which contained two new songs, "It's Holy" and "The Museum of Broken Relationships", on one side and a 20th-anniversary re-release of "[[Seether (song)|Seether]]" on the other. The band then toured both the United States and a nine-date sold-out tour of Australia.

On May 19, 2015, the band announced the release of their fifth album, ''[[Ghost Notes]]''. The album, released on July 10, 2015, was the first to feature the band's original lineup since 1997's ''Eight Arms to Hold You''.<ref name="cos5-29-2015">{{cite magazine|last=Geslani|first=Michelle|url=https://consequence.net/2015/05/veruca-salt-announces-reunion-album-ghost-notes-premieres-laughing-in-the-sugar-bowl-listen/|title=Veruca Salt announces reunion album, Ghost Notes, premieres "Laughing in the Sugar Bowl"|magazine=[[Consequence of Sound]]|date=May 19, 2015|access-date=May 19, 2015}}</ref> Post and Gordon appeared on [[Ken Reid (comedian)|Ken Reid]]'s TV Guidance Counselor Podcast on August 7, 2015, and revealed that Veruca Salt were approached to host a Fox comedy variety show in the 1990s.<ref name=":0" />

In March 2017, the band reunited with Nicole Fiorentino for a one-off performance at a Planned Parenthood charity event; Patty Schemel, formerly of Hole, filled in on drums.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rx3w9yHSKlY |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/rx3w9yHSKlY| archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Veruca Salt (Nina & Louise,Patty Schemel & Nicole Fiorentino) Volcano Girls ( El Rey , L.A 3/4/17)|date=March 5, 2017 |publisher=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The band returned to Australia in February 2018 for a series of headline shows, as well as being part of the mini-festival ''A Day on the Green'' alongside [[The Fauves]], [[Tumbleweed (band)|Tumbleweed]], [[The Lemonheads]], [[Spiderbait]] and [[The Living End]]. Veruca Salt teamed up with [[Rock the Vote]] for the 2018 American election, releasing a track titled "Low Grade Fever" from the ''[[Ghost Notes]]'' recording sessions.

In June 2022, Louise Post released ''But I Love You Without Mascara (Demos ’97-’98)'' which featured several unreleased demos from the transitional period between ''Eight Arms to Hold You'' and ''Resolver''.  She also released a solo album in June 2023 called Sleepwalker.<ref>{{cite web |date=June 29, 2023 |title=Sleepwalker |url=https://louisepost.com/#music}}</ref>

==Band members==
'''Current members'''
*[[Louise Post]] – lead vocals, guitar (1992–2012, 2013–present), bass (1998–1999, 2001–2006, 2008–2012)
*[[Nina Gordon]] – lead vocals, guitar (1992–1998, 2013–present)
*Steve Lack&nbsp;– bass (1992–1998, 2013–present)
*Jim Shapiro – drums, backing vocals (1992–1997, 2013–present)

'''Former members'''
*[[Stacy Jones]] – drums (1997–1998)
*Stephen Fitzpatrick – guitar (1999–2012), bass (2002–2006, 2008–2012)
*Jimmy Madla – drums (1999–2005)
*Suzanne Sokol – bass, backing vocals (1999–2000)
*Gina Crosley – bass, backing vocals (2000–2001)
*Kellii Scott – drums (2005–2012)
*[[Nicole Fiorentino]] – bass, backing vocals (2006–2008; one-off in 2017)

'''Former touring musicians'''
*Bill Brabec – bass (1997–1998)
*[[Eva Gardner]] – bass (2005)
*Toby Lang – drums (2005)

===Timeline===
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==Discography==
===Studio albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of studio albums, with selected details, chart positions and certifications
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:20em;" | Album details
! scope="col" colspan="5" | Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| [[Music recording sales certification|Certifications]]<br><small>([[List of best selling music artists|sales threshold]])</small>
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Billboard 200|US]]<br><ref>{{cite magazine|publisher=[[Eldridge Industries]]|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/veruca-salt/chart-history|title=Veruca Salt Chart History Billboard 200|accessdate=March 10, 2021}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Alternative Albums|US Alt]]<br><ref>{{cite magazine|publisher=[[Eldridge Industries]]|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/veruca-salt/chart-history/rck/|title=Veruca Salt Chart History Alternative Albums|accessdate=March 10, 2021}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Heatseekers Albums|US Heat]]<br><ref>{{cite magazine|publisher=[[Eldridge Industries]]|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/veruca-salt/chart-history/tln/|title=Veruca Salt Chart History Heatseekers Albums|accessdate=March 10, 2021}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Independent Albums|US Indie]]<br><ref>{{cite web|work=[[Eldridge Industries]]|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/veruca-salt/chart-history/ind/|title=Veruca Salt Chart History Independent Albums|accessdate=March 10, 2021}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Top Rock Albums|US Rock]]<br><ref>{{cite magazine|publisher=[[Eldridge Industries]]|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/veruca-salt/chart-history/rck/|title=Veruca Salt Chart History Top Rock Albums|accessdate=March 10, 2021}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br><ref name=aus>Australian ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA Chart]]) peaks:
* Top 50 peaks: {{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Veruca+Salt|title=australian-charts.com > Discography Veruca Salt|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=October 9, 2015}}
* Top 100 peaks: {{cite Ryan|page=294}}
* "Number One Blind" and "Shutterbug": {{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716153430/http://i.imgur.com/oyPN1pW.jpg|url=http://i.imgur.com/oyPN1pW.jpg|archive-date=July 16, 2015|title=Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 2015-07-15|access-date=October 9, 2015|via=[[Imgur]]}}
* All peaks to June 14, 2024: {{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/oxUvE1a.jpeg|title=Veruca Salt chart history, received from ARIA on June 14, 2024|publisher=Imgur|access-date=June 14, 2024}} N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column indicates the release's title on the national chart.</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[UK Albums Chart|UK]]<br><ref name="UK Charts">UK chart peaks:
*Top 100 peaks: {{cite web|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/30460/veruca-salt/|title=Veruca Salt Chart History|accessdate=October 9, 2015}}
*Top 200 peaks to December 2010: {{cite web|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_V.HTM|title=Chart Log UK 1994–2010 > V–Vybe|publisher=zobbel.de|access-date=June 16, 2024}} N.B. This site displays peaks from the uncompressed chart (no exclusions below number 75), so peaks between 76–200 differ from those displayed on the Official Charts site, which contains peaks from the compressed chart.</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[American Thighs]]''
|
* Released: September 27, 1994
* Label: [[Minty Fresh]]
* Formats: CD, [[LP record|LP]], [[Cassette tape|CS]], [[Music download|DL]]
| 69 || — || — || 26 || 47
|
* [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]]: Gold<ref name=RIAA>{{Cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=Veruca+Salt+#search_section|title = Gold & Platinum|website = [[Recording Industry Association of America]]}}</ref>
* [[Music Canada|MC]]: Gold<ref name="CRIA">{{cite web|url=https://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/?_gp_search=Veruca%20Salt%20|title=Gold/Platinum |date=May 29, 1997 |publisher=[[Music Canada]]|accessdate=October 3, 2021}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Eight Arms to Hold You]]''
|
* Released: February 11, 1997
* Label: [[Outpost Recordings|Outpost]], [[Geffen Records|Geffen]]
* Formats: CD, LP, CS, DL
| 55 || — || — || 69 || 95
|
* MC: Gold<ref name="CRIA"/>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Resolver (Veruca Salt album)|Resolver]]''
|
* Released: May 16, 2000 (US), December 6, 2002 (Australia)
* Label: [[Beyond Music|Beyond]] (US), MGM/Embryo (Australia)
* Formats: CD, LP, CS, DL
| 171 || — || — || — || — 
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[IV (Veruca Salt album)|IV]]''
|
* Released: September 12, 2006
* Label: [[Sympathy for the Record Industry]]
* Formats: CD, LP, DL
| — || — || — || — || — 
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Ghost Notes]]''
|
* Released: July 10, 2015
* Label: El Camino (US), [[Warner Music Australia|Warner Bros.]] (Australia)
* Formats: CD, LP, CS, DL
| 159 || 11 || 15 || 1 || 7 
|
|-
| colspan="10" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
|}

===Extended plays===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center; border:1"
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"|EP Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:8em;"|Year
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"|Label
! scope="col" colspan="2" style="width:3em;"|Peak chart positions
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|[[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br/><ref name=aus/>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Blow It Out Your Ass It's Veruca Salt]]''
| rowspan="2" |1996 
| style="text-align:left;"|DGC/Minty Fresh
| style="text-align:center;"|194
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Volcano Girls]] EP''
| style="text-align:left;"|Geffen Records
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Officially Dead]]''
|2003
| style="text-align:left;"|Embryo Records 
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Lords of Sounds and Lesser Things]]''
|2005
| style="text-align:left;"|Velveteen
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
! scope="row" |''[[MMXIV (Veruca Salt)|MMXIV]]''
|2014
| style="text-align:left;"|Minty Fresh
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|}

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year
! scope="col" colspan="5" | Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Billboard charts|US Active Rock]]<br><ref>{{cite magazine|publisher=[[Eldridge Industries]]|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/veruca-salt/chart-history/art/|title=Veruca Salt Chart History Active Rock|accessdate=March 10, 2021}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Mainstream Rock (chart)|US Main]]<br><ref>{{cite magazine|publisher=[[Eldridge Industries]]|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/veruca-salt/chart-history/rtt/|title=Veruca Salt Chart History Mainstream Rock Airplay|accessdate=March 10, 2021}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Alternative Airplay|US Mod]]<br><ref>{{cite magazine|publisher=[[Eldridge Industries]]|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/veruca-salt/chart-history/mrt/|title=Veruca Salt Chart History Alternative Airplay|accessdate=March 10, 2021}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br><ref name=aus/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br><ref name="UK Charts"/>
|-
! scope="row" | "[[Seether (song)|Seether]]" / "All Hail Me"
| 1994
| — || — || 8 || 34 || 61
| rowspan="3'| ''American Thighs''
|-
! scope="row" | "[[Number One Blind]]"
| rowspan="2" | 1995
| — || — || 20 || 106 || 68
|-
! scope="row" | "[[Victrola (song)|Victrola]]"
| — || — || — || 127 || 88
|-
! scope="row" | "[[Volcano Girls]]"
| rowspan="4" | 1997
| 8 || 9 || 8 || 47 || 56
| rowspan="4" | ''Eight Arms to Hold You''
|-
! scope="row" | "Shutterbug"
| 26 || 39 || — || 114 || —
|-
! scope="row" | "Benjamin"
| — || — || — || — || 75
|-
! scope="row" | "Straight"
| 28 || 38 || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row" | "[[Born Entertainer]]"
| 2000
| — || — || — || — || 192
| ''Resolver''
|-
! scope="row" | "So Weird"
| 2006
| — || — || — || — || —
| ''IV''
|-
! scope="row" | "The Museum of Broken Relationships" / "It's Holy"
| 2014
| — || — || — || — || —
| ''MMXIV''
|-
! scope="row" | "Laughing in the Sugar Bowl"
| 2015
| — || — || — || — || —
| ''Ghost Notes''
|-
| colspan="8" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
|}

====Promo singles====
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Song
! Album
|-
| 1997
| "The Morning Sad"
| ''Eight Arms to Hold You''
|-
| 2000
| "Only You Know"
| rowspan="3"| ''Resolver''
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2003
| "Officially Dead"
|-
| "Yeah Man"
|-
|}

===Music videos===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Song
! Director
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1994
| "Seether"
| Jeff Economy & [[Tim Rutili]]
<ref>{{cite web|publisher=IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8590544/|title=Veruca Salt: Seether (Music Video 1994) }}</ref><ref>[https://unobtainium13.com/2016/09/29/music-video-of-the-day-seether-by-veruca-salt-1994-dir-jeff-economy-tim-rutili/ Music Video of the Day: Seether by Veruca Salt (1994, dir. Jeff Economy & Tim Rutili)]</ref>
|-
| "All Hail Me"
| [[Tamra Davis]]<ref>{{cite web|publisher=IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19895720/?ref_=nm_flmg_t_8_act| title=Veruca Salt: All Hail Me (Music Video 1995) }}</ref>
|-
| 1995
| "Number One Blind"
| [[Steve Hanft]]<ref>{{cite web|publisher=IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16294616/?ref_=nm_flmg_c_9_act| title=Veruca Salt Number One Blind (Music Video 1995) }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1997
| "Volcano Girls"
| Paul Andresen & Nancy Bardawil<ref>{{cite web|publisher=IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8889990/|title=Veruca Salt: Volcano Girls (Music Video 1997) }}</ref>
|-
| "Shutterbug"
| Nancy Bardawil<ref>{{cite web|publisher=IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8890016/|title=Veruca Salt: Shutterbug (Music Video 1997) }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2014
| "The Museum of Broken Relationships"
| rowspan="2"| [[Gary Kordan]]<ref>{{cite web|publisher=YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nneYpx5bk60 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/nneYpx5bk60| archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Veruca Salt - The Museum of Broken Relationships|date=April 23, 2014|accessdate=March 10, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|publisher=YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAb0Ts_LMyA |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/sAb0Ts_LMyA| archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Veruca Salt - It's Holy|date=June 24, 2014|accessdate=March 10, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|-
| "It's Holy"
|-
| 2015
| "Laughing in the Sugar Bowl"
| Tim Rutili<ref>{{cite web|publisher=YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMeYDS9kZcE |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/bMeYDS9kZcE| archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Veruca Salt - Laughing In The Sugar Bowl|date=June 11, 2015|accessdate=March 10, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|}

==See also==
*[[List of alternative rock artists]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060510002231/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/verucasalt Veruca Salt] at ''[[Rolling Stone]]''

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