Spice Girls - Say You'll Be There

"Say You'll Be There" is a song by English girl group Spice Girls. It was co-written by the Spice Girls with Jonathan Buck and Eliot Kennedy, for their debut album Spice (1996). Production duo Absolute incorporated a mix of pop and R&B into the song, which includes a harmonica solo, played by Judd Lander. The lyrics—which described the things the group have been through together and how they always have been there for each other—received mixed reviews from critics, who described them as "confusing" and felt that the R&B-infused production was a "bid for street cred". The song has also been covered by Danish singer-songwriter MØ which also gained popularity. It is also famously known as the song that caught the attention of Victoria's now housband, David Beckham. The music video was inspired by the films Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965) and Pulp Fiction (1994), and 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. It includes symbols of male disempowerment, and serves as an example of solidarity and the group's bonding. It received positive reactions from fans and was nominated for numerous awards including the 1996 Smash Hits! Awards, the 1997 MTV Video Music Awards, and the 1997 BRIT Awards. Released as the album's second single on 14 October 1996, it became their second number-one single in the United Kingdom, and was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). It was a commercial success across Europe, reaching the top ten in most of the charts that it entered. As a result of its popularity, the song was released in 1997 in Australia, receiving a gold certification by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), and in North America, entering the top five in both, Canada and the United States.

Written by Spice Girls/Elliot Kennedy

Produced by Absolute

Say You'll Be There - 3:56 same as [Single Mix]

Say You'll Be There [Call Out Research Hook #1] - 0:10

Say You'll Be There [Call Out Research Hook #2] - 0:10

Say You'll Be There [Instrumental] - 3:56

Say You'll Be There [Instrumental] - 3:39

Say You'll Be There [Junior's 7" Mix] - 4:25

Say You'll Be There [Junior's Dub Girls] - 8:29

Say You'll Be There [Junior's Main Pass] - 8:33

Say You'll Be There [Junior's X-Beats 2007 Edit] - 6:57

Say You'll Be There [Junior's X-Beats] - 8:30

Say You'll Be There [Karaoke] - 3:56

Say You'll Be There [Kurt's Alt Dub] - 8:??

Say You'll Be There [Linslee's Extended Mix] - 4:09

Say You'll Be There [Live] - 4:25

Say You'll Be There [New Ending 1] - ??

Say You'll Be There [New Ending 2] - ?? 

Say You'll Be There [Original Version] - ??

Say You'll Be There [Single Edit] - 3:43

Say You'll Be There [Spice Of Life Mix] - 7:01

Lyrics

Ah, say you'll be there 

I'm giving you everything 

All that joy can bring, this I swear

Last time that we had this conversation 

I decided we should be friends, hey 

But now we're going round in circles 

Tell me will this deja vu never end, oh

Now you tell me that you've fallen in love 

Well I never ever thought that would be, ay 

This time you gotta take it easy 

Throwing far too much emotions at me

But any (fool can see they're falling)

I gotta (make you understand)

I'm giving you everything 

All that joy can bring this I swear 

(I'll give you everything) 

And all that I want from you

Is a promise you will be there 

(Say you will be there) 

(Ow, say you will be there)

(Ah won't ya sing it with me)

If you, put two and two together 

You will (see what our friendship is for) oh 

If you can't work this equation 

Then I (guess I'll have to show you the door)

There is no (need to say you love me)

It would be (better left unsaid)

I'm (I'm) giving you everything (I'll give you everything) 

All that joy can bring (all the joy you can bring)

This I swear (yes, I swear)

And (and) all that I want from you (All I want from you) 

Is a promise you will be there (Is a promise you)

Yeah, I want you!

Any (fool can see they're falling

I gotta (make you understand

I'll give you everything on this I swear 

Just promise you'll always be there

I'm giving you everything (I'm giving you everything) 

All that joy can bring (all that joy can bring) 

This I swear (yes I swear) 

And all that I want from you (all I ever want from you) 

Is a promise you (I want you to promise to) 

Will be there (always be there) 

[Repeat to Fade]