 "Healing Hands" did moderately well as a single in the United States, climbing to #13 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and reaching #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart on the week of 21 October 1989 (dislodging Madonna's "Cherish" from the #1 position).The song failed to make the UK Top 40 on its initial release, as did the follow-up, "Sacrifice".However, after Steve Wright of BBC Radio One added "Sacrifice" to his station's playlist, "Sacrifice" was re-released in the UK as a double A-side with "Healing Hands".