Holler (Spice Girls song)
| "Holler"/"Let Love Lead the Way" by Spice Girls | ||
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| Single Information | ||
| Released | 23 October 2000 (UK) | |
| Found on | Forever | |
| Length | 4 min, 15 sec 4 min, 57 sec | |
| Charts | ||
| UK Sales | #2 | |
| UK Top 40 | #1 | |
| ARIA Top 50 | #2 | |
| Spice Girls' singles chronology | ||
| "Viva Forever" 1998 |
"Goodbye" 1998 |
"Holler"/"Let Love Lead the Way" 2000 |
After the longest stretch of their career without releasing any new music, the Spice Girls returned after a two year break from the musical spotlight with the R&B-influenced "Holler". Eschewing the fluffy, sparkling pop of their earlier work for harder tones and grittier beats, "Holler" is the logical continuation of their work on the Spiceworld album.
In the United Kingdom, the track was released as a double-A-side, along with the ballad, "Let Love Lead the Way", and soon became their ninth chart topper (only Madonna, Westlife, Cliff Richard, The Beatles, and Elvis Presley have had more number-one singles).
Despite its American ethos, the track was not released in the U.S., seriously affecting the sales of the group's third LP, Forever. With no lead single, the album flopped on the Billboard 200, peaking at an unimpressive number (thirty-nine). "Holler" did garner limited U.S. radio airplay, however, and even climbed to number eight on MTV's TRL.