"Strap Me In" was first released on the "Door to Door" album in August 1987, opening the second side of the album. In September 1987, "Strap Me In" also saw a single release in America (as well as in Japan, Germany, and Australia) as the follow-up to the top-twenty single "You Are the Girl." However, it failed to reach the chart success of its predecessor, only managing to peak at number 85 on the Billboard Hot 100, although it peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. A follow-up single, "Coming Up You" performed marginally better, peaking at number 74 in the US.