<P> "Say You'll Be There" was commercially successful in Europe . On 16 November 1996 it reached the top of the Eurochart Hot 100 for two weeks, and had a similar performance across the continent, topping the singles chart in Finland, and peaking inside the top 10 in Austria, Belgium (both the Flemish and Walloon charts), Denmark, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland . In New Zealand, it debuted on 10 November 1996 at number two, stayed 10 weeks inside the top 10, and 23 weeks in total . In Australia, the single debuted in January 1997 on the ARIA Charts at number 23, peaking 13 weeks later at number 12 . It remained on the chart for over five months, and was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). </P> <P> In March 1997, "Say You'll Be There" debuted on the Canadian RPM singles chart at number 90, reaching a peak of number five in its 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 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 . </P> <P> The music video for "Say You'll Be There" was directed by Vaughan Arnell, produced by Adam Saward and filmed on 7--8 September 1996, in the Mojave Desert, located in California . It was inspired by the films Pulp Fiction and Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!, the latter in which led the girls to adopt fictional identities, an idea that Halliwell came up with . </P> <P> The video features the group as a band of female techno - warriors, who use martial arts and high - tech ninja influenced weapons to capture a hapless male, played by American model Tony Ward, who happens to appear in a Petty blue Dodge Charger Daytona . The clip is presented as a narrative, with movie credits at the start introducing the Spice Girls as fantastic characters . </P>

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