Released on October 14, 1996.
Written by Spice Girls and Eliot Kennedy.
Produced by Absolute.
2nd single from SG's debut album Spice.
Peaked at #1 on the UK Singles Chart // #3 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
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It was written by the Spice Girls and Eliot Kennedy, for their debut album Spice (1996).
The music video was inspired by the films Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! and Pulp Fiction, and features the group as a band of female techno-warriors, who use martial arts and high-tech ninja influenced weapons to capture a hapless male. It received positive reactions from fans and was nominated for numerous awards including the 1996 Smash Hits! Awards, the 1997 MTV Video Music Awards, and the 1997 BRIT Awards.
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It became their second number-one single in the UK, and was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). It was a commercial success across Europe, reaching the top 10 in most of the charts that it entered. As a result of its popularity, the song was released in 1997 in Australia, receiving a gold certification by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), and in North America, entering the top five in both, Canada and the US.
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Dele Fadele of the NME said that it is "another monstrously catchy tune from the fledging pop starlets", and called it "state-of-the-art pop music for '96". Stephen Thomas Erlewine from Allmusic, in a review of their debut album Spice, said that "what is surprising is how the sultry soul of 'Say You'll Be There' is more than just a guilty pleasure". In a review of the group's 2007 compilation album Greatest Hits, NME said that it is a "fine song in any age".
