the top 10 in the German-speaking countries, Scandinavia, and the UK; and it further reached the top 20 in France, Hungary and Poland. The song debuted on the ARIA Singles Chart at number 48 on 22 April 2001 and peaked at number 10 on 1 July. It lasted for 16 weeks on the chart, ended at the 63rd position on the year-end chart, and was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for selling 35,000 units in 2001. The song debuted on the Official New Zealand Music Chart at number 50 on 6 May 2001 and eight weeks later, it topped the chart. The song spent eight weeks in the top 10, 14 inside the top 20, lasted for 22 weeks on the chart, and ended at the 15th position on the year-end chart for 2001. Music video The music video for "What Took You So Long?" was directed by Gregg Masuak, who previously worked with Bunton on the video for "What I Am"–her 1999 collaboration with Tin Tin Out, as well as the Spice Girls' videos for "Who Do You Think You Are" (1997) and "Let Love Lead the Way" (2000). It was filmed in mid-February 2001 in the Mojave Desert near Lancaster, California. Bunton described the video as "very natural", and in an interview, she commented about the concept: "I knew I wanted the video to be quite 'deserty', waiting on the side of the road, what took him so long kind of thing." The video starts with Bunton walking down an empty road through the desert, dressed in a long coat while carrying a suitcase, presumably waiting for her love interest to arrive. It is implied that a few days go by, as the video alternates between scenes showing her bowling with glass bottles, standing outside an abandoned cottage, starting a campfire during the night, and playing with butterflies and dogs that resemble wolves. Towards the end of the clip, a man appears driving a pickup truck, with Bunton seducing him and getting on. At the end, as they are driving, she throws him out of the truck in the middle of the desert and waves goodbye to him. Live performances Bunton has performed "What Took You So Long?" many times on British television, including shows such as CD:UK and Live & Kicking. Through the years, the song has been part of the setlists in