The album was preceded by the single "5:15" in the UK, which benefited from a live appearance on "Top of the Pops" on 4 October 1973 and was released the next day. It reached No. 20 in the charts. "Quadrophenia" was originally released in the UK on 26 October, but fans found it difficult to find a copy due to a shortage of vinyl caused by the OPEC oil embargo. In the UK, "Quadrophenia" reached No. 2, being held off the top spot by David Bowie's "Pin Ups". The album reached No. 2 on the US "Billboard" chart, the highest position of any Who album in that country, being kept from No. 1 by Elton John's "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road". In the US, "Love Reign O'er Me" was chosen as the lead single, released on 27 October.