"Matchbox" was released in the UK on June 19 as the final track on "Long Tall Sally". In the US, it instead appeared on the Capitol Records album "Something New" in July, before being issued on a single, backed by "Slow Down", on August 24. "Matchbox" peaked at number 17 on three record charts: in the U.S., on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and "Cash Box", and, in Canada, on the national "RPM" Top 40 chart. The song was subsequently included on the Beatles compilation albums "Rock 'n' Roll Music", "Past Masters" and "Mono Masters".