Say You'll Be There
"Say You'll Be There" | ||||
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Single by Spice Girls | ||||
from the album Spice | ||||
B-side | "Take Me Home" | |||
Released | 26 September 1996 | |||
Recorded | 1995 | |||
Studio | Olympic (London) | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:56 | |||
Label | Virgin | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Absolute | |||
Spice Girls singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Say You'll Be There" on YouTube |
"Say You'll Be There" is a song recorded by the English girl group Spice Girls for their debut studio album Spice (1996). The Spice Girls co-wrote the song with Eliot Kennedy after the group left Heart Management in 1995. Later, Jonathan Buck also received a songwriting credit. Produced by production duo Absolute, the song incorporates a mix of dance-pop and R&B influences. It also includes a harmonica solo played by Judd Lander. Once considered by the group's record label Virgin Records to be the group's debut single, it was released as the second single from Spice on 26 September 1996.
The lyrics provide a female-first perspective on relationships. The song received mixed reviews from music critics, many of whom praised it for its catchiness, while others were critical of its production. It was a commercial success worldwide, reaching the top ten in most of the charts that it entered. The song became the Spice Girls' second number-one in the United Kingdom. In the United States, it debuted at number five on the Billboard Hot 100, setting, at the time, a record for the highest entry by a British act on the chart; it later peaked at number three. It was certified double platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) in the United Kingdom, platinum in New Zealand, and was further certified gold in five other countries.
The music video was inspired by the films
Background
In March 1994, father-and-son team
Due to the large interest in the group, the Herberts quickly set about creating a binding contract for them.
Writing and recording
Without access to Herbert's address book, the only information the group had about Kennedy was that he lived in Sheffield. Brown and Halliwell drove there the day after their departure from Heart Management, then looked for a phone book in a service station, and called recording studios in the area,[12] Eliot was the third Kennedy they called.[13] That evening they went to his house and persuaded him to work with them, the rest of the group travelled to Sheffield the next day.[10] Kennedy commented about the session:
None of them played instruments, so I was left to do the music and get that vibe together. What I said to them was, 'Look, I've got a chorus—check this out.' And I'd sing them the chorus and the melody—no lyrics or anything—and straight away five pads and pencils came out and they were throwing lines at us. Ten minutes later, the song was written. Then you go through and refine it. Then later, as you were recording it you might change a few things here and there. But pretty much it was a real quick process. They were confident in what they were doing, throwing it out there.[14]
The group stayed at Kennedy's house for the most part of the week.
In December 1996, while charting across Europe, "Say You'll Be There" became the focus of a controversy when Israeli soldier Idit Shechtman accused the group of copying her song Bo Elai (בוא אלי, "Come to Me"), an alleged similar song released two years earlier in Israel.[23] Shechtman hired lawyers and threatened to sue. A spokesman of the group later declared: "Where there's a hit, there's a writ. There's always someone who crawls out of the woodwork claiming to have written a hit song. We look forward to seeing her in court."[24]
The chorus of "Say You'll Be There" uses a highly similar melody to the song "What U R 2 Me", performed by
Composition and lyrics
"Say You'll Be There" is a midtempo
The
The lyrics of the song, according to Brown, are about relationships—whether friendship or romantic—and to be there for each other.
Release and promotion
Virgin Records planned a major campaign for the group's debut to promote them as their new high-profile act.[19] Ashley Newton, the label's head of A&R and other executives preferred "Say You'll Be There" to be released as the first single, as they considered it a "much cooler" track than the group's choice, "Wannabe".[21][45] Fuller agreed with the label, but the group was adamant with their decision and refused. After a period of indecision about the release, Fuller and the executives at Virgin relented, and "Wannabe" was chosen as their first single.[46] Brown mentions in her autobiography that the group was also indecisive about the choice for the second single; as "Love Thing" was considered at one point to be released instead.[47]
At the end of September 1996, "Say You'll Be There" was sent to British radio, and the accompanying music video added to the programming of
The single was commercially released in the UK on 14 October 1996 in three single versions.
Following the physical release of the single, the group did a promotional tour across Europe for both, the song and their debut album
Critical reception
The song received mixed reviews from
Retrospective reviews from critics have been generally positive. Reviewing their debut album Spice,
Commercial performance
"Say You'll Be There" was released in the UK once the popularity of "Wannabe" began to fade.
"Say You'll Be There" was commercially successful in the rest of Europe. On 16 November 1996 it reached the top of the Eurochart Hot 100, remaining there for two weeks.[84] It topped the singles chart in Finland,[85] peaked inside the top ten in Austria, Belgium (both the Flemish and Walloon charts), Denmark, France, Ireland,[84] the Netherlands,[86] Norway, Spain,[87] Sweden, and Switzerland,[88] and the top 20 in Germany and Iceland.[89][90] The song was also a radio hit across the continent, reaching the top position of the European Hit Radio Top 40 for six weeks,[91] topping the airplay charts in the Benelux region, France, and Scandinavia, peaking inside the top five in the German-speaking countries, Hungary, and the UK, and inside the top 20 in Italy, Poland, and Spain.[92][93][94] The song debuted on the Official New Zealand Music Chart at number two on 10 November 1996 (the same week "Wannabe" reached the top spot),[95] stayed 10 weeks inside the top 10, and spent 23 weeks on the chart in total.[96] In Australia, the single debuted in January 1997 on the ARIA Singles Chart at number 23,[97] peaking 13 weeks later at number 12. It remained on the chart for five months,[98] and was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for selling 35,000 units in 1997.[99]
In March 1997, "Say You'll Be There" debuted on the Canadian
Music video
The
Chisholm played "Katrina Highkick", Halliwell's alter ego was "Trixie Firecracker", Bunton took on the role of "Kung Fu Candy", Adams played "Midnight Miss Suki" (wearing a black PVC catsuit which would attract the attention of her future husband, David Beckham),[120] and "Blazin' Bad Zula" was Brown's alter ego.[117] The shots of male bondage are unexplained, and function as symbols of male disempowerment, just as the rest of the clip serves to assert the power and fighting abilities of the women. At the end the group captures a confused ice cream man who appears in his pick-up truck. He is carried off on the roof of the car as a trophy.[119] An alternate version of the video exists that removes the male bondage scenes and replaces them with other shots of the girls.
The video won for Best Pop Video at the 1996
Live performances
The song was performed many times on television programmes, in both Europe and North America, such as
In October 1997, the group performed it as the fifth song of the Spice Girls' first live concert at the
The Spice Girls have performed the song on their four tours, the
Legacy
Victoria Adams' appearance in her black PVC catsuit first attracted the attention of David Beckham; the pair would eventually marry in July 1999.[120]
Formats and track listings
UK CD1; Australian, Brazilian, European, Japanese, South African, and Thai CD; digital EP 1[22][148]
UK CD2[22]
European and French 2-track CD[22]
US CD[22]
Digital EP 2 (Spice of Life Mix)[149]
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Italian 12-inch[150]
US 12-inch[150]
UK and Australian cassette[151]
US cassette[151]
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Credits and personnel
Credits of "Say You'll Be There" adapted from the booklet of Spice:[30]
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Credits of the B-side and the remixes adapted from the liner notes of the "Say You'll Be There" CD singles UK CD1 and UK CD2:[22]
"Take Me Home"
"Junior's Main Pass", "Junior's Dub Girls" , and "Junior's X-Beats"
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"Spice of Life Mix"
"Linslee's Extended Mix"
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Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications and sales
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[99] | Gold | 35,000^ |
Belgium (BEA)[177] | Gold | 25,000* |
France ( SNEP)[178]
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Gold | 250,000* |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[179] | Platinum | 10,000* |
Norway (IFPI Norway)[180] | Gold | |
United Kingdom (BPI)[83] | 2× Platinum | 1,200,000‡ |
United States (RIAA)[113] | Gold | 900,000[112] |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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Japan | 26 September 1996 | Maxi CD | Toshiba EMI | |
Germany | 10 October 1996 | EMI | ||
United Kingdom | 14 October 1996 |
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Virgin | [50][182] |
France | 22 November 1996 | CD | EMI | |
Australia | 13 January 1997 | Maxi CD | ||
United States | 8 April 1997 | Contemporary hit radio | Virgin | [184] |
6 May 1997 | CD | [55][56] |
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