The track is taken from their self-titled debut album, which was released in 1991.

[2] "The Actor" peaked at number four in Denmark, reached number one in Norway, and topped Indonesia's airplay chart.

The band has played the song regularly during their Asian tours.

The song peaked at number one on the Norwegian Singles Chart and entered the top 10 on the Danish and Swedish charts, peaking at numbers four and seven respectively.

The song also reached the top 40 on the Swiss Singles Chart, peaking at number 32, and peaked at number 54 on the Eurochart Hot 100.