4 Hot Wave was commercially successful in Japan, it peaked number two on the Oricon Singles Charts and remained on the charts for seventeen consecutive weeks.
fˈoːɹ hˈɑːt wˈeɪv wʌz kəmˈɜːʃəli səksˈɛsfəl ɪn dʒəpˈæn, ɪt pˈiːkt nˈʌmbɚ tˈuː ɔnðɪ ˈɔːɹɪkən sˈɪŋɡəlz tʃˈɑːɹts ænd ɹᵻmˈeɪnd ɔnðə tʃˈɑːɹts fɔːɹ sˈɛvəntˌiːn kənsˈɛkjuːtˌɪv wˈiːks.