1994 saw the release of "Freak City Soundtrack" which featured the single "Kim The Waitress" (a cover of a 1980s single by The Green Pajamas, written by Jeff Kelly). The band also created a music video for "Kim the Waitress". However, by the time "Freak City Soundtrack" was released, the momentum they had generated in the previous five years had begun to subside. Freak City sold fewer than 50,000 copies as the Seattle scene and the emergence of ska dominated both mainstream and alternative music markets. Other Chicago acts to break national following Material Issue, such as Smashing Pumpkins, Urge Overkill, and Liz Phair, had music more fitting for the times and Material Issue, feeling left behind by their label, parted ways with Mercury in early 1995.