There was a lot of turmoil in my personal life and I think my heart went out of it. I went through a period of thinking I might not make music anymore." The underwhelming commercial reception of the album persuaded Broudie to put the Lightning Seeds on hiatus in 2000.
Due to turmoil in his personal life, Broudie felt like he had lost his passion for music and considered giving up making it altogether.  The poor sales of their album led him to put the Lightning Seeds on hiatus in 2000.