2 Become 1 third chart-topper and their first Christmas number-one single in the UK. It sold 209,000 copies in the first three days of release and 462,000 in the first week, becoming the tenth best-selling single of the year. "2 Become 1" sold 1.14 million copies in total, giving the Spice Girls their second and final million-selling single in the UK.Despite being released during the final two weeks of 1996, "2 Become 1" was the 5th best seller of the year. In Ireland, "2 Become 1" was the group's second number-one single, and their first to debut at the top of the Irish
You and Forever and Me away and recalls his memories of his teenage years and a lost love. Deborah Evans Price, of "Billboard" magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it a "summertime ballad from a progressive group." She goes on to say that the "praiseworthy performance frolicks with harmonies" and that the production is "effectively smooth." The music video, directed by Jim Shea, shows the band on their bus driving through the desert. Each band member has flashbacks about former loves. "You and Forever and Me" debuted at number 70 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of June 20,