 "Thanks for the Memory" was released on 7" vinyl by Polydor Records in the UK, Ireland, across Europe, Scandinavia, Yugoslavia, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and Japan.The B-side, "Raining in My Champagne", was exclusive to the single and would later appear on the band's 2007 compilation "B-Sides".Although the song was a non-album single elsewhere, it was included on the United States Warner Bros. Records release of "Slade in Flame" in 1975.