 Aided by aggressive promotion and the duo's coinciding British concerts (at many of which the song was played twice), "Pale Shelter" finally became a chart success, peaking at no.5 in the United Kingdom.In 1985, following up on the massive success of "Songs from the Big Chair", Mercury reissued the original Howlett-produced version of "Pale Shelter" as a single, complete with a new variation of the original picture sleeve.