Songs of All Time", it ranked at number 25. Commercial performance "Say You'll Be There" was released in the UK once the popularity of "Wannabe" began to fade. The high anticipation for their second single assured its commercial success. A week before the release, reports gave the single advanced sales of 334,000 copies—the highest Virgin Records had ever recorded for a single, while the song entered the top ten of the UK Airplay Chart. It debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number one, selling 349,000 copies. It was the group's first single to debut at number one, staying at the top position for two weeks, 12 weeks inside the top 40, and 17 weeks inside the top 75. By the end of October 1996, the single had sold 750,000 copies, receiving a platinum certification from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). The song has sold 968,244 copies in the UK as of June 2020. "Say You'll Be There" was commercially successful in the rest of Europe. On 16 November 1996 it reached the top of the Eurochart Hot 100, remaining there for two weeks. It topped the singles chart in Finland, peaked inside the top ten in Austria, Belgium (both the Flemish and Walloon charts), Denmark, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland, and the top 20 in Germany and Iceland. The song was also a radio hit across the continent, reaching the top position of the European Hit Radio Top 40 for six weeks, topping the airplay charts in the Benelux region, France, and Scandinavia, peaking inside the top five in the German-speaking countries, Hungary, and the UK, and inside the top 20 in Italy, Poland, and Spain. The song debuted on the Official New Zealand Music Chart at number two on 10 November 1996 (the same week "Wannabe" reached the top spot), stayed 10 weeks inside the top 10, and spent 23 weeks on the chart in total. In Australia, the single debuted in January 1997 on the ARIA Singles Chart at number 23, peaking 13 weeks later at number 12. It remained on the chart for five months, and was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for selling 35,000 units in 1997. 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