in europe, "butterfly" peaked within the top-five in several european countries. it received a platinum certification by the international federation of the phonographic industry (ifpi), denoting shipments of well one million copies throughout europe. in the united kingdom, "butterfly" peaked at number two, and was certified platinum by the british phonographic industry (bpi), denoting shipments of 300,000 copies. in france, the album peaked at number six, where it was certified double-gold by the syndicat national de l'édition phonographique (snep). sales of "butterfly" in france are estimated at 292,000.