Volcano Girls

"Volcano Girls"
Single by Veruca Salt
from the album Eight Arms to Hold You
Released1997
Recorded1997
GenreAlternative rock
Length3:18
LabelGeffen
SongwriterNina Gordon
ProducerBob Rock
Veruca Salt singles chronology
"Victrola"
(1995)		 "Volcano Girls"
(1997)		 "Shutterbug"
(1997)
Music video
"Volcano Girls"

"Volcano Girls" is a single by the American alternative rock band Veruca Salt, released in 1997 on their album Eight Arms to Hold You.

Background

It was written by Nina Gordon who also sang lead vocals, with Louise Post performing backup vocals. "Volcano Girls" features a partial interpolation of the lyrics to The Beatles' "Glass Onion", and also includes a reference and reprise to Veruca Salt's earlier single "Seether".

Music video

The highly energetic music video for "Volcano Girls" was shot over two days at Essenay in Chicago, Illinois, in 1997. This video consists of the band in the central arena attached to bungee cords, on which Post (right side and airborne), Nina Gordon (left side and performing), and other band members bounce erratically. The video also shows Post and Gordon performing the song while a camera circles around them. Surrounding this arena stand a group of fans, watching them perform several takes of the song.[citation needed]

Charts

Chart performance for "Volcano Girls"
Chart (1997) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)47
Canada Alternative 30 (RPM) 4
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40) 35
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)32
UK Singles (Official Charts)56
US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 8
US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks 9
Canada Top Singles (RPM)25

In media

"Volcano Girls" was used at the beginning of the 1999 dark comedy movie Jawbreaker. The song was also featured as a playable track in the 2008 video game Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades.

The song was featured prominently in "A Force to Be Reckoned With", a 2026 episode of the Disney Plus animated series X-Men '97, as the soundtrack for an action sequence with the superhero Jubilee.

References

  1. ↑ Brian Galindo, Alex Naidus & Ryan Creed (November 5, 2023). "37 Alt Rock Songs You Haven't Thought About Since The Late '90s". BuzzFeed. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Veruca Salt – Volcano Girls". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Rock/Alternative - Volume 65, No. 9". RPM. May 5, 1997. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (27.3. '97 –2.4. '97)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). March 27, 1997. p. 28. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Veruca Salt – Volcano Girls". Singles Top 100. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Official Singles Chart on 16/2/1997 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  7. 1 2 "Artist Chart History/Veruca Salt". www.billboard.com. Retrieved April 13, 2008.
  8. ↑ "Top Singles. Volume 65, Issue 13 (1997-06-02)". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
  9. ↑ Meenan, Devin (July 1, 2026). "What's The Song Jubilee Plays In X-Men '97 Season 2?". /Film. Retrieved July 3, 2026.