In June 1987, the A-sided "Dear God" single was released in both markets, reaching No. 99 in the UK, and No. 37 in the US Mainstream Rock chart. Some controversy broke out over the song's anti-religious lyrics, which inspired some violent incidents. In Florida, a radio station received a bomb threat, and in New York, a student forced their school to play the song over its public-address system by holding a faculty member at knife-point. Nonetheless, the commercial success of "Dear God" propelled "Skylarking" to sell more than 250,000 units, and it raised the band's profile among American college youth. In the US, the album spent 29 weeks on the "Billboard 200" album charts and reached its peak position of No. 70 in June 1987.