"Want One" debuted at No. 60 on the "Billboard" 200, Wainwright's highest position on the chart until the release of his fifth studio album, "Release the Stars" (2007). The album reached peak positions of No. 130 in France and No. 77 in the Netherlands. "Want One" won Wainwright the award for Outstanding Music Artist at the 15th GLAAD Media Awards, an awards ceremony created by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation to recognize and honor the mainstream media for their fair representations of the gay community. The album also won the award for Best New Recording and earned Wainwright a nomination for Best Songwriter at the OutMusic Awards. "Want One" was nominated for the 2004 Shortlist Music Prize.