Viva Forever Viva Forever "Viva Forever" is a song recorded by English girl group the Spice Girls for their second album, "Spiceworld" (1997). It was written by the group with Matt Rowe and Richard Stannard, whilst produced by the latter two. The song was released on 20 July 1998 in the United Kingdom and received critical acclaim. The song also charted fairly well becoming the band's seventh UK number one single gaining a Platinum certification whilst also topping the charts in New Zealand. The single was a commercial success despite poor promotion. An accompanying music video directed by Steve Box was released
Say You'll Be There in the delectably frothy girl-group melody". 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". In July 2017, "Billboard" named the song number 25 on their list of the 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time. "Say You'll Be There" was released in the UK on 14 October 1996 once the