Once Upon a Time in Shaolin RZA replied that the 88-year ban was necessary to maintain the integrity of the album as a work of art and to deflect any notions of a grand marketing or publicity stunt. According to him, the number 8 bears symbolic significance because there were eight original members of the Wu-Tang Clan, the numbers of the year 2015 add up to eight, Paddle8 has eight in its name, and a rotated eight is the symbol for infinity, which was used on their second album "Wu-Tang Forever". Wu-Tang later released an official statement saying that, although the music may not be sold
Infinity on High the US to date February 2013. It was the band's first US number one album and second consecutive top ten effort, as its previous release, "From Under the Cork Tree", peaked at number nine. The album spent its first six weeks in the top ten, out of a total of fifty two chart weeks. "Infinity on High" also opened at number one on "Billboard"'s Rock Albums, Tastemaker Albums, and Digital Albums charts, with over 27,000 digital sales making up the total first week tally. In its second week, it fell to number five on the "Billboard" 200, selling 119,000 copies