Mulder and Scully (song) - Chart Performance

Chart Performance

Originally, Catatonia wished to release "Mulder and Scully" during the summer of 1997. However, due to complications, these plans were scrapped and the song "I Am the Mob" was released instead. "Mulder and Scully" was eventually released in January 1998 and, due to heavy promotion via BBC Radio 1, soon became the band's break-out hit, propelling them "into the limelight numerous interviews and television appearances". The band's record label, Blanco y Negro Records, promoted the single with a press release that described the song as "pooky but spiky" and a "clever grower of a track". The song first debuted on the United Kingdom chart on January 31, 1998 and made its last appearance on April 4, 1998. During its first week of release, the single performed exceptionally well. Music stores reported that the physical release of "Mulder and Scully" was selling slightly less copies than Usher's single "You Make Me Wanna...". Cerys Matthews later told Melody Maker that the single out-sold Oasis "for two days". During its first week, "Mulder and Scully" peaked on the chart at number three and spent a total of 10 weeks on the chart. The song also charted on the Irish Singles Chart, entering the charts on May 2, 1998. It peaked at number 17 and spent five weeks charting. Later, a Japanese EP was released under the name "Mulder and Scully EP". It combined tracks from the title single, as well as the "I Am the Mob" and "Road Rage" singles.