 " Rumors " achieved moderate commercial success worldwide . In the United States , the song peaked at number six on Billboard 's Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles , and reached number 23 on the Pop Songs component chart . However , it was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) in February 2005 for shipping over 500 @,@ 000 copies of the single . In Australia , " Rumors " debuted at number 19 on the ARIA charts , peaking at number 10 six weeks later , while being certified Gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association ( ARIA ) . The song also attained top thirty positions in Austria and Switzerland , and reached the top forty in Netherlands and Sweden . In Germany , the song debuted and peaked at number 14 . 
