The success of these singles eventually gained Throwing Copper the number one position on the Billboard 200 album chart on May 6, 1995, its 52nd week on the chart. In May 2003, the band released the Jim Wirt-produced Birds of Pray, which reached number 28 on the US album chart, boosted by the unexpected success of the single "Heaven", Live's first U.S. The album contained four Modern Rock hit singles, but failed to match its predecessor's success, with sales reaching two million. In February 2026, Taylor and Gracey issued a cease and desist letter to Kowalczyk, asserting that his rights