Four of the songs became successive hits: "Kailan" (When), "Magasin" (Magazine), "Alapaap" (High Clouds) and "With a Smile". "Circus" turned gold in just 30 days with 20,000 copies sold. Eventually, it turned quintuple platinum with 200,000 copies sold. But like "ultraelectromagneticpop!", it too had its share of controversy. In August 1995, Senator Tito Sotto, who was involved in an anti-drug campaign at that time, called for a ban on the airplay and sales of "Alapaap" over an alleged promotion of drug abuse in the lyrics of the song. In response, Eraserheads denied the allegation, saying that it was just a misinterpretation, and that the song was the band's "ode to freedom", not an "ode to drug abuse". One interesting innovation of Circus album is Track 16, "Prof. Banlaoi's Transcendental Medication After Every Six Months Or Punk Zappa Three" composed by Marcus. It's a filler track named after Adoro's friend and dorm-mate, Prof. Rommel Banlaoi, a political science teacher and a security studies expert. Adoro and Banlaoi, along with Zabala and Marasigan, belong to the University of the Philippines Diliman Batch 88.