Compared to the major commercial success of previous Wings albums, sales of "Back to the Egg" were disappointing, and none of its singles became significant hits. In the UK, "Old Siam, Sir" and "Getting Closer" climbed to number 35 and number 60, respectively. On America's "Billboard" Hot 100 chart, "Getting Closer" peaked at number 20, and "Arrow Through Me" at number 29. "Back to the Egg" reached number 6 in the UK and number 8 on the "Billboard" 200, although US chart compilers "Cashbox" and "Record World" both listed it at number 7. With heavy promotion from Columbia, the album sold over 1 million copies in America; in Britain, retail outlets soon slashed its price in an attempt to dispense with their surplus of stock.