dads". The Dallas Morning News gave the album a C grade, saying Living Proof set itself up for failure by "shamelessly" copying and then overdoing the formula that made its predecessor artistically and commercially contagious. The review finished saying that it was "Believe II sans the imagination, the free-spirited pizzazz that made the former work so well". The album earned Cher a nomination on the Best Dance Recording category for "Love One Another" on the 46th Grammy Awards. However, she lost the award to Kylie Minogue's song "Come into My World". Commercial performance In the United Kingdom, Living Proof debuted at number 46 on the UK Albums Chart for the week ending December 2, 2001, and remained for three weeks on the chart. The album was certified Gold on November 23, 2001, by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), for shipments of 100,000 copies. It became her eighth consecutive album to be certified at least Gold in the United Kingdom. In Austria, Living Proof debuted and peaked at number 19, remaining on the albums chart for only five weeks. In France, it peaked at number 53 on the albums chart, during the week dated November 24, 2001. Living Proof fared considerably better, debuting at its peak of number 13, on the German Albums Chart, on December 3, 2001. After spending 11 weeks on the chart, the album was certified Gold by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI), for shipments of 150,000 units. In Australia, Living Proof debuted at number 68 on the ARIA Charts, on the issue dated December 3, 2001. In New Zealand, the album debuted at number 26 and spending only a week inside the New Zealand Albums Chart. In the United States, Living Proof debuted at number nine on the Billboard 200 albums chart, with first-week sales of 82,000 copies on the issue dated March 16, 2002. It became the highest-debuting album of her career, and her third-highest-charting album at the time. The album remained for 21 weeks inside the chart, considerably less than its predecessor Believe, which spent 79 weeks inside the Billboard 200. It was eventually certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of more than 500,000 units within the country. Living Proof has sold 520,000 copies in the United States , according to Nielsen SoundScan. In Canada, the album entered the albums chart at number 64 for the week ending December 2,