"Getting Closer," backed with "Spin It On," was released in the US in June 1979 as the first single from "Back to the Egg". The single reached #20 on the "Billboard Hot 100", as well as #20 on "Cashbox" and #22 on "Record World". Despite not being released as the first single in the UK ("Old Siam, Sir" was used instead), the song did see a UK single release in August 1979. Marketed as a Double A-side with "Baby's Request," the single was a relative flop, only peaking at #60.