pɹəmˈoʊɾᵻd hˈɛvili baɪ ðə səksˈɛs ʌvðɪ ˈælbəmz sˈɛkənd sˈɪŋɡəl, "dˈɛzɚt ɹˈoʊz" fˈiːtʃɚɹɪŋ pˈɑːpjʊlɚɹ ældʒˈɪɹiən ɹˈæiː sˈɪŋɚ tʃˈɛb mˈɑːmi, ðɪ ˈælbəm pˈiːkt æt nˈʌmbɚ nˈaɪn ɔnðə bˈɪlboːɹd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd ænd sˈoʊld ˌoʊvɚ θɹˈiː.fˈaɪv mˈɪliən kˈɑːpɪz ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts.
Promoted heavily by the success of the album's second single, "Desert Rose" (featuring popular Algerian Raï singer Cheb Mami), the album peaked at number nine on the Billboard 200 and sold over 3.5 million copies in the United States.