"sweet dreams my la ex" was a hit in the uk, debuting at number two on the singles chart behind that year's biggest selling single from black eyed peas with "where is the love?". it stayed in this position for two nonconsecutive weeks, with a further three inside the top 10. elsewhere in europe, the song was a minor pop hit, reaching the top ten in denmark, ireland and norway. in the united states the song received minor airplay and did not break onto the us "billboard" charts.