“Turtle Power” was released in April 1990 and reached number one on the UK Singles Chart for four weeks, making it the first hip hop single to reach number one in the United Kingdom and becoming the thirteenth highest-selling single of the year in the United Kingdom. Additionally, the song peaked at number 13 on the US Billboard Hot 100, number four in Ireland, number seven in New Zealand and the top twenty in Australia, Finland, Germany, Sweden and Switzerland.