In the US, the album was released on 4 April by the band's North American distributor, Capitol Records, "who almost refused to release the album, since it was lacking any obvious hit singles", according to the journalist Tim Footman. The American lead single "Fake Plastic Trees" peaked at number 11 on "Billboard"'s Modern Rock Tracks and number 65 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart. The album itself debuted at the bottom of the "Billboard" 200 in the week of 13 May, before peaking at number 147 in the week of 24 June, and dropping off the chart after a mere nine weeks.