Viva Forever May, the Spice Girls appeared on the National Lottery, performing "Viva Forever" and "Spice Up Your Life" without Geri Halliwell, the excuse being that she was ill. In early June, the single was confirmed to simply be "Viva Forever". The single was to be released on 13 July, over two months after the original release date of 11 May. Even though posters were printed showcasing the 13 July release date, it was not long before the release dates started changing again. On the day of release, stores around the United Kingdom received a notice saying that the single was not
Say You'll Be There 12th week. It ended at the 35th position on the year-end chart. In the United States, it was released on 6 May 1997. The song set a record on the "Billboard" Hot 100, when it debuted on 24 May 1997 at number five, with sales of nearly 60,000 copies. At the time this was the highest entry by a British act on the Hot 100. "Say You'll Be There" peaked at number six on the Hot 100 Airplay and at number four on the Hot Singles Sales, peaking at number three on the Hot 100 for three consecutive weeks. It