Viva Forever the tour, the girls sang the radio edit of the song instead of the album version. Melanie Chisholm also sang "Spice Girls forever" rather than the original lyrics "viva forever" near the end of the song. "Viva Forever" was the group's last performance on television as a quintet, on "Top of the Pops", which was recorded on 21 May 1998, and broadcast on 5 June 1998. The show's producer, Chris Cowey, said that they originally intended to broadcast the performance in July but they pushed it given Halliwell's departure from the group. It was also the first song they performed
Don't Say You Love Me (M2M song) was M2M's biggest hit and is their most recognisable song. While their next single, "Mirror Mirror", was a top 40 single in Australia and Canada, and reached number 62 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, "Don't Say You Love Me" would remain M2M's only top-40 hit in the US, and their only hit at all in many other countries. The song has been called a one-hit wonder. While speaking favourably of the duo, in 2014 Abby Devora from MTV ranked M2M and the song at number 2 on her list "9 Girl Group One-Hit Wonders You Need To Remember Right Now".