The single, written by the Spice Girls, Richard Stannard, and Matt Rowe also proved to be a catalyst in helping the Spice Girls break into the notoriously difficult US market when it debuted on the Hot 100 Chart at number 11.
Decembra 1996 je skupina na podelitvi nagrad Smash Hits Awards v londonski areni prejela tri nagrade, vključno z nagrado za najboljši videospot za pesem »Say You'll Be There«.