 Due to the song's lyric "she's so goddamned cold", the promotional copy sent to radio stations had a "cleaned up version" on one side, with the "God damn version" on the other.The single peaked at number 33 in the UK Singles Chart and number 26 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 chart in November 1980.Along with the tracks, "Dance" and "Emotional Rescue", "She's So Cold" went to number nine on the Disco Top 100 chart.