Geri Halliwell countries, becoming the best-selling single by an all-female group of all time. It was followed by nine further number-one singles from their albums "Spice", "Spiceworld", and "Forever". Each member of the group received a nickname from the media. Halliwell was named "Ginger Spice". Other successful releases followed, including "Say You'll Be There" and "2 Become 1" from "Spice", and "Spice Up Your Life", "Too Much", and "Viva Forever" from "Spiceworld". On 31 May 1998, Halliwell announced that she had left the Spice Girls due to depression and differences between the group. The first official confirmation was an announcement to the
Say You'll Be There had sold 900,000 copies by December 1997, and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It peaked at number two on the Mainstream Top 40, and had crossover success, reaching number three on the Rhythmic Top 40 chart, number nine on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart, and number 12 on the Latin Pop Airplay chart. In June 2018, "Say You'll Be There" surpassed 1 million sales in UK, becoming their third million selling single in their home country. The music video for "Say You'll Be There" was directed by Vaughan Arnell, produced by Adam Saward