 "The Time (The Dirty Bit)" debuted on the Canadian Hot 100 at number 87 the week of November 5, 2010.The song also debuted at number 40 on the "Billboard" Pop Songs chart the next week and has currently peaked at number 19.Two weeks later, the song climbed to number one in Canada, the third time the group has achieved this, selling 31,000 downloads that week.