Despite the positive critical reception, along with the album charting well on most countries' respective album charts (including topping the UK album charts and reaching number two in Australia), the album marked a commercial decline for the band, especially in the United States, where the album only peaked at number 16 on the "Billboard 200" album chart. The commercial decline was partially due to the lack of promotion by their label and changing musical tastes towards grunge and alternative. The band also elected to take a break and not tour in support of the album. The plan was that the band would instead record the follow-up (which went on to become 1993's "Full Moon, Dirty Hearts") and then tour in support of both albums. However, the plan made it so that "Welcome to Wherever You Are" faded from press and public attention quicker, meaning the record failed to match the success of INXS's two previous albums, "Kick" and "X".