Editing Spice Girls (section)

==== International success ====
In January 1997, "Wannabe" was released in the United States. It proved to be a catalyst in helping the Spice Girls break into the US market when it debuted on the [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]] Chart at number eleven. At the time, this was the highest-ever debut by a non-American act, beating the previous record held by the Beatles for "[[I Want to Hold Your Hand]]",<ref name="official timeline" /> and the joint highest entry for a debut act alongside [[Alanis Morissette]]'s "[[Ironic (song)|Ironic]]".<ref>{{harvnb|Golden|1997|p=xvii}}</ref> "Wannabe" reached number one in the US for four weeks. In February, ''Spice'' was released in the US, and became the [[List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1997|best-selling album of 1997 in the US]], peaking at number one, and was certified 7× Platinum by the [[RIAA]]<ref name="RIAA">{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=spice#search_section|title=USA sales certificates database|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]]|access-date=2 April 2021}}</ref> for sales in excess of 7.4 million copies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003608469|title= Ask Billboard|date= 6 July 2007|access-date=13 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017180717/http://billboard.biz/bbbiz/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003608469 |archive-date=17 October 2007}}</ref> The album was also included in the Top 100 Albums of All Time list by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) based on US sales.<ref>"[https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=2&table=tblTop100&action= Gold and Platinum: Top 100 Albums] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130725044825/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=2&table=tblTop100&action= |date=25 July 2013 }}". ''[[Recording Industry Association of America]]''. Retrieved 2 October 2007.</ref> In total, the album sold over 23 million copies worldwide<ref name="sales-worldwide" /> becoming the best-selling album in pop music history by an all-female group.<ref name="US sales" />

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Later that month, the Spice Girls performed "[[Who Do You Think You Are (Spice Girls song)|Who Do You Think You Are]]" to open the [[1997 Brit Awards]], with Geri Halliwell wearing a [[Union Jack dress|Union Jack mini-dress]] that became one of pop history's most famed outfits.<ref name=harpersbazaar/><ref name="dress poll"/> At the ceremony, the group won two [[Brit Awards]]; Best British Video for "Say You'll Be There" and Best British Single for "Wannabe".<ref>{{cite web |last=McManus |first=Samuel |date=22 February 2017 |title=It's Been 20 Years Since the Spice Girls' Iconic 1997 Brit Awards Performance |url=https://www.attitude.co.uk/article/its-been-20-years-since-the-spice-girls-iconic-1997-brit-awards-performance/13665/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210219074136/https://www.attitude.co.uk/article/its-been-20-years-since-the-spice-girls-iconic-1997-brit-awards-performance/13665/ |archive-date=19 February 2021 |access-date=19 February 2021 |work=[[Attitude (magazine)|Attitude]]}}</ref> In March 1997, a double A-side of "[[Mama (Spice Girls song)|Mama]]"/"Who Do You Think You Are" was released in Europe, the last from ''Spice'', which once again saw them at number one,<ref>{{harvnb|Sinclair|2008|pp=105–106}}</ref> making the Spice Girls the first group since [[the Jackson 5]] to have four consecutive number one hits.<ref name="official timeline"/>

''Girl Power!'', the Spice Girls' first book, was launched later that month at [[Virgin Megastores|Virgin Megastore]]. It sold out its initial print run of 200,000 copies within a day, and was eventually translated into more than 20 languages.<ref name=sinclair102103/> In April, ''[[One Hour of Girl Power]]'' was released; it sold 500,000 copies in the UK between April and June to become the best-selling pop video ever,<ref name=sinclair102103>{{harvnb|Sinclair|2004|pp=102–103}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Newsline: Music Video Shipments|date=20 September 1997|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |last=Solomons|first=Mark|volume=109|issue=38|page=45|issn=0006-2510}}</ref> and was eventually certified thirteen times platinum.<ref name=BPI/> In May, ''[[Spice World (film)|Spice World]]'', a film starring the group, was announced by the Spice Girls at the [[Cannes Film Festival]].<ref name=telegraphfilm/> The group also performed their first live UK show for [[the Prince's Trust]] [[benefit concert]].<ref name=smith142>{{harvnb|Smith|2019|p=142}}</ref> At the show, they breached royal protocol when Brown and then Halliwell planted kisses on [[Charles III of the United Kingdom|Prince Charles']] cheeks and pinched his bottom, causing controversy.<ref name="official timeline"/> That same month, Virgin released ''[[Spice Girls Present... The Best Girl Power Album... Ever!]]'', a multi-artist [[compilation album]] compiled by the group. It reached number two on the [[UK Compilation Chart]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/official-compilations-chart/19970518/7503/|title=Official Compilations Chart Top 100: 18 May 1997 – 24 May 1997|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=4 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404131636/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/official-compilations-chart/19970518/7503/|archive-date=4 April 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> and was certified Gold by the [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]].<ref name=BPI/> At the [[Ivor Novello Awards]], "Wannabe" won the awards for International Hit of the Year and Best-Selling British Single.<ref name=ivors97/>

''Spice World'' began filming in June and wrapped in August.<ref>{{harvnb|Spice Girls|Cripps|Peachey|1997|p=142}}</ref> The film was to be set to the songs from the group's second studio album, but no songs had been written when filming began. The group thus had to do all the songwriting and recording at the same time as they were filming ''Spice World'', resulting in a gruelling schedule that left them exhausted.<ref>{{harvnb|Sinclair|2008|pp=113–114}}</ref> Among the songs that were written during this period was "[[Stop (Spice Girls song)|Stop]]", the lyrics for which cover the group's frustrations with being overworked by their management.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=MelanieCmusic|first=Melanie|last=Chisholm|author-link=Melanie C |date=26 May 2020 |title=Lyrically this was about our feelings and how our lives had changed towards fame and our frustration with our management at the time, cause we all felt that we needed a little break|number=1264996086701330432|access-date=14 February 2021}}</ref>

In September, the Spice Girls performed "Say You'll Be There" at the [[1997 MTV Video Music Awards]] at [[Radio City Music Hall]] in New York City, and won Best Dance Video for "Wannabe".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/1997/|title=1997 MTV Video Music Awards|publisher=[[MTV]]|access-date=20 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130306130548/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/1997/|archive-date=6 March 2013}}</ref> The MTV Awards came five days after the [[death of Diana, Princess of Wales]], with tributes paid to her throughout the ceremony. Chisholm stated, "We'd like to dedicate this award to Princess Diana, who is a great loss to our country."<ref>{{cite news|title=Princess's Death Overshadows Music Awards|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/politics97/diana/mtv.html|access-date=24 September 2019|publisher=[[BBC News]]|archive-url=https://archive.today/20190603101234/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/politics97/diana/mtv.html|archive-date=3 June 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> At the 1997 [[Billboard Music Award|''Billboard'' Music Awards]], the group won four awards for [[Billboard Music Award for Top New Artist|New Artist of the Year]], ''Billboard'' Hot 100 Singles Group of the Year, ''Billboard'' 200 Group of the Year and [[Billboard Music Award for Top Billboard 200 Album|''Billboard'' 200 Album of the Year]] for ''Spice''.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=8th Annual Billboard Music Awards Draws A Record Crowd|date=27 December 1997|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |volume=109|issue=52|page=50|issn=0006-2510}}</ref>