sentences:  It sold 31,000 copies during the first day on sale.On 29 October 2000, the song debuted at the top of the charts, making the Spice Girls the first female group to attain nine number-one singles – only behind The Beatles, Elvis Presley, Cliff Richard and Madonna overall.The song became the eleventh UK number-one single with Melanie Chisholm as a songwriter, becoming the female artist with more number ones than any other in chart history.