in december 2003 the single was certified silver for sales of 200,000 in the uk. at the end of 2003 the song was ranked the 22nd best selling single of the year in the uk. the song has remained stevens' biggest success worldwide, with her follow-up singles charting well out of the top ten worldwide. in the uk, only "some girls" and "more, more, more" were able to live up their predecessor's success, with "negotiate with love" and "so good" only just breaking the top 10.