The ensuing album, Facelift, was launched on August 21, 1990, peaking at selection forty two in the summertime of 1991 on the Billboard 200 chart. Defenders argue that the studio did not back May, ensuing in a public relations disaster ahead of it was introduced in theaters. The live performance at the Moore Theatre in Seattle on December 22, 1990, was recorded and released on VHS on July 30, 1991, as Live Facelift.