 Initially , Mushroom Records had scheduled " Queer " to be the lead single for the UK release of the debut album Garbage , matching the international single release strategy . At last minute , it was decided to release " Only Happy When It Rains " upfront of the album , with " Queer " rescheduled to later in 1995 to coincide with the band 's first UK live show . " Queer " was quickly picked up by radio , and was B @-@ listed by Radio One , whose breakfast slot DJ Chris Evans championed it as his " Single of the Week " , and playlisted by Virgin Radio . " Queer " reached number 35 on the airplay chart . Mushroom issued the single on a limited edition 7 " vinyl and a gold and silver CD single set on November 20 , 1995 . Each CD single was backed with a newly recorded track ; " Trip My Wire " on the first and a cover version of The Jam 's " Butterfly Collector " on the second ( the cover later featured in The Jam compilation album Fire and Skill ) . Four remixes of the title track were spread out across the CDs , with one also appearing on the flipside of the vinyl . Early indications showed that the single had a midweek position of 10 , however at the end of its first week on @-@ sale , " Queer " debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number 13 . That week , Garbage made a live appearance to perform the single on Top of The Pops , and performed both " Queer " and " Only Happy When it Rains " on MTV 's Most Wanted . 
