"plagiarism" was not successful across europe like its predecessor "gratuitous sax & senseless violins" (1994) had been, and did not chart significantly in any territory. the two singles performed well enough to register in the lower regions of the uk singles chart. the first single from the album, "the number one song in heaven", included the vocals of jimmy somerville and reached #70 in october 1997. remixes of the single reached the us "billboard" hot dance music/club play chart (and currently their final entry) in 1999 at #28. the second single; "this town ain't big enough for both of us" did better, and was buoyed by the presence of faith no more, it peaked at #40 (and remains sparks last uk top 40 entry) in december 1997.