"sailor" also afforded lolita a hit in australia (number six), japan (top ten), and the netherlands (number seven). in new zealand it reached number eight despite the number one ranking achieved there by the petula clark's english-language rendering "sailor". "seemann" was also a hit in flemish belgium reaching number twelve co-ranked with petula clark's english rendition "sailor". lolita's "seemann" had its most intense chart impact in norway where it was number one for nine weeks in the spring of 1961 with sales of 50,000 units recognized in october 1961 with the awarding of a gold disc. in sweden "seemann" reached number five co-ranked with the local cover version "sjöman" by towa carson: however lolita's "seemann" was number one for a total of eleven weeks (3 february-21 april 1961) according to the swedish music paper "show business".