The record was an immediate commercial success upon release on 9 October 1992, and remains Fredriksson's most commercially and critically successful solo studio album. It was promoted by a documentary directed by Jonas Åkerlund, who also created music videos for several songs on the album, many of which were never released as singles. Åkerlund later said that this collaboration with Fredriksson was his first experience working with an established recording artist, saying: "Marie was the first to give me a real chance. We made a visual album, back then 1992, which everyone does now. I have never worked with an artist who was so talented. Thanks to that, I got to know Per, got to do Roxette videos and eventually everything else I did." The album debuted at number two on the Swedish Albums Chart before spending two weeks at number one, and was certified platinum by the Swedish Recording Industry Association within a month of release, denoting shipments in excess of 100,000 units. As of 2002, "Den ständiga resan" sold in excess of 185,000 copies in Sweden alone. It also remains her only studio album to chart outside of Sweden, peaking at number 17 on the Norwegian Albums Chart.