Wannabe (song)

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"Wannabe"
"Wannabe" cover
Single by Spice Girls
from the album Spice
B-side "Bumper to Bumper"
Released June 26, 1996 (Japan)
July 8, 1996 (UK)
August 26, 1996 (Australia)
January 14, 1997 (US)
Format Vinyl record (12"),
cassette, CD single
Recorded 1996
Genre Pop, Dance
Length 2:52 (album version)
Label Virgin Records
Writer Richard Stannard
Matt Rowe
Spice Girls
Producer Richard Stannard
Matt Rowe
Certification 2x Platinum (BPI)
Platinum (RIAA)
Spice Girls singles chronology
"Wannabe"
(1996)		 "Say You'll Be There"
(1996)
Alternate covers
Japanese CD cover
Japanese CD cover
US CD cover
US CD cover

"Wannabe" was the debut single by the British pop group Spice Girls, widely considered to be their signature song.[1] It was written by the Spice Girls, Richard Stannard and Matt Rowe for the Spice Girls debut album Spice (see 1996 in music).

The single was released in July of 1996 in the United Kingdom, reaching the top of the UK Singles Chart for seven consecutive weeks, and received a double platinum certification by the BPI. In January of 1997 the song was released in the US topping the Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks, becoming their only number-one single in that country.

"Wannabe" is one of the most recognisable and successful songs of the 1990s. By the end of 1996 it had topped the charts in 22 nations,[2] and by March of 1997 this number had climbed to 31,[3] before it became the best-selling single by a female group in the history of recorded sound, selling over six million copies worldwide.[4]

Contents

"Wannabe" was co-written by the Spice Girls, Richard Stannard and Matt Rowe. Stannard and Rowe also co-produced the track. The song depicts about the union and solidarity between friends, and the group explaining what someone has to do "if you wannabe my lover".[5]

Music sample:

"Wannabe"

A sample from the Spice Girls' first number-one and best selling single, "Wannabe".

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"Bumper to Bumper"

A sample from "Bumper to Bumper", the B-side to the "Wannabe" single.

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Stannard and Rowe began writing with the group in January of 1995, the first song they wrote was called "Feed Your Love", a slow, soulful song which was eventually recorded and mastered for the Spice album, but not used because it was considered "too rude" for their target audience. Having completed that one, the girls wanted to write something a bit more uptempo. Rowe set up a drum loop on his MPC 3000 drum machine, which was quite fast but also had a strutting quality about it. For Stannard, the rhythm brought to mind the spirit of John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John performing "You're the One That I Want" in Grease. Then the girls were adding their own contributions into the mix.[6]

Rowe said: "They made all these different bits up, not thinking in terms of verse, chorus, bridge or what was going to go where, just coming up all these sections of chanting, rapping and singing. And then we just sewed it together."[6]

Halliwell wrote in the group's first official book Girl Power! that Melanie Brown and Emma Bunton came up with the song's chorus, and was in that moment that they realised they had something good.[5]

While other tracks on the album each required two or three weeks of studio time, the group was able to record "Wannabe" in under an hour - mainly because they had already written parts of the song beforehand.[5]

The song won "International Hit Of The Year" and "Best British-Written Single" at the 1997 Ivor Novello Awards presented by the British Academy of Composers and Songwriters.[7] It also won "Best Single" at the 1997 BRIT Awards.[8]

"Wannabe" received mixed reviews from music critics. All Music Guide reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine said "none of the Girls have great voices, but they do exude personality and charisma, which is what drives bouncy dance-pop like "Wannabe," with its ridiculous "zig-a-zig-ahhh" hook, into pure pop guilty pleasure".[9]

Christina Kelly from Rolling Stone called the Spice Girls "another bubblegum pop group that offer a watered-down mix of hip-hop and cheesy pop balladry, brought together by a manager with a marketing concept", adding "Spice Girls' idea of power seems to be flaunting that they are all that, but the lyrics make Alanis Morissette's sound like Patti Smith's. A few nuggets: "If you want to get with me, better make it fast...Despite their pro-woman posing, the Girls don't get bogged down by anything deeper than mugging for promo shots and giving out tips on getting boys in bed".[10] In a poll conducted by the magazine to identify the ten most annoying songs, this song was ranked eighth.[11]

Matt Diehl from Entertainment Weekly also noticed the combination of genres describing "Wannabe" as "more a compendium of music styles (from ABBA-style choruses to unconvincing hip-hop) than an actual song", but added that "there's something endearing about this goofily formulaic Euro pop".[12]

Sputnikmusic in a review for Spice called the lyrics "dire" and wondered "how could parents feed this to their 10-year-olds? The album's lyrics are so heavily laden with smut, I'm surprised they even let their kids have the album" and then used "Wannabe" as an example saying "the gist of the song is basically get your act together and treat me right, or there's no show?. Not to mention the famous zig-a-zig-ha... try replacing it with the word "sex" in the lyrics and see how it all suddenly makes perfect sense" adding "this track is built around an infectious keyboard riff, and so profoundly annoying, you'll want to rip your toenails off just so it will stop. But it's also really catchy, which makes you hate it even more".[13] Another review from Sputnikmusic said that "the lively bubble-gum pop of the Spice Girls embodied a gender not willing to lie down, and their debut single Wannabe acted as a proverbial kick in the pants for male chauvinists worldwide".[14]

In the Simpsons episode "Maximum Homerdrive", Homer plays the song in the truck and refers to it as the ultimate truck-driver song. It was also featured in the episode "Fraudcast News" where Homer uses two batteries to hear the first 10 seconds of the song. He says it was 'totally worth it'. [15] The song was also used in The O.C. episode "The Case of the Franks",[16] in the episode "Stand Up And Holler" of the CBS crime drama Cold Case,[17] and in the finale of the fourth season of One Tree Hill.[18]

The Spice Girls in a scene from the music video for "Wannabe"
The Spice Girls in a scene from the music video for "Wannabe"

The music video for "Wannabe" was shot in April of 1996, directed by Jhoan Camitz and produced by Mod Films.[19] The clip appears to be one continuous shot (although there were two barely noticeable edits) of the girls' creating mischief at the Midland Grand Hotel in St. Pancras. Among their antics is Melanie Chisholm's back handspring on one of the tables. In their first book Girl Power!, Geri Halliwell wrote about the video: "I remember the chaos and the cold. It wasn't very controlled - we didn't want it to be. We wanted the camera to capture the madness of "Spice".[5]

When the music video was released and first appeared on UK cable satellite network "The Box", it was selected so frequently that the video was being aired up to seventy times a week at its peak and still remains the most requested track in the channel's history.[20]

A promotional video for the song which includes clips from the making of the video was issued by Virgin Records before the official video was released. In the promo the group is seen singing "Wannabe" at the recording studio, they also described the origin of "Spice", their first impressions of each other, and they also sang the chorus of "One of These Girls", which would eventually was released as the B-side for their third single, "2 Become 1".[21] The video won "Best Dance Video" at the 1997 MTV Video Music Awards.[22] It was also ranked at number forty-one in the Top 100 Music Videos of all time by Channel 4.[23]

"Wannabe" was released in the United Kingdom on July 8, 1996, debuting on the UK Singles Chart at number three, before climbing to number one the next week,[24] knocking Gary Barlow's "Forever Love".[25] It then spent seven weeks at the top, the second longest stay by an all female group, only behind Shakespears Sister's "Stay", which spent eight weeks at number-one in 1992.[26] With eighteen weeks in the Top 40, and twenty-six weeks in the Top 75,[24] it sold over 1.2 million copies, becoming the second biggest selling single of the year (only behind "Killing Me Softly"),[27] the twelfth best selling single of the decade, the fortieth best selling single ever in the UK,[28] and is still the biggest selling single by a female group in the UK.[29]

A scene from the promotional video version for "Wannabe"
A scene from the promotional video version for "Wannabe"

In Europe the song was extremely successful reaching the number-one position in almost every country it charted. It reached the top in the Euro Hot 100 and stayed in that position for nine consecutive weeks,[30] before it was replaced by "Say You'll Be There".[31] In Ireland the song reached the number-one position the first week of August staying at the top for four consecutive weeks.[32]

In France the song debuted on July 27, 1996 at number forty-seven,[33] reaching the top position ten weeks later for three consecutive weeks,[34] remaining twenty-four weeks in total and receiving a diamond certification by the Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique in June of 1997.[35]

In Germany "Wannabe" debuted on August 12, 1996 at the sixty-one position, reaching the top position five weeks later for four consecutive weeks, remaining nine weeks in the top ten and twenty-two weeks in total,[36] and eventually received a gold certification for sales of over 150,000 copies.[37]

In the Netherlands the song reached the first position in both the Dutch Top 40 for two weeks,[38] and the Mega Single Top 100 also for two weeks,[39] and received a gold certification by the NVPI.[40]

In Switzerland the single debuted on August 25, 1996 at number five,[41] topping the chart three weeks later for five consecutive weeks, staying fourteen weeks in the top ten and twenty-four weeks in total,[42] and received a gold certification by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.[43]

In Scandinavia the single also reached the top of the charts, in Finland it reached the top in its seventh week, staying there for one week, and thirteen weeks in total.[44] In Norway it debuted at number eight, reaching the top of the chart for five consecutive weeks,[45] and eventually receive a platinum certification.[46] In Sweden the single debuted on August 2, 1996 at number twenty-eight,[47] eventually reaching the top of the charts for three weeks,[48] and receiving a gold certification by the Swedish Recording Industry Association.[49]

"Wannabe" also reached the first position in both of the Belgian charts (Flanders and Wallonia),[50] Denmark,[51] the Latvian Airplay Top,[52] and in Spain it topped both the maxi-singles sales chart and the airplay chart,[53] it also reached the second position in Austria,[54] and the third position in Italy.[55]

In October when the impact of "Wannabe" began to wear away in the UK and the track slowly slipped out of the top forty, the song was still popular around the globe. In Japan the single was released in June, two weeks before it was released in the UK, and was one of the first countries were the Spicemania started.[56] It reached the top of the Osakan Hot 100, staying twenty-five weeks on the chart and ended at six in the Year End Chart.[57]

"Wannabe" debuted at number forty-five in Australia, reaching the top position for eleven weeks,[58] and ending at number-five at the Year End Chart in 1996.[59] In New Zealand the single debuted on September 1, 1996 at number thirty-eight,[60] reaching the first spot ten weeks later, staying there for only one week, and thirty-two weeks in total.[61]

In the US, the song debuted on January 25, 1997 at number eleven.[62] At the time was the highest-ever debut by a British act in the US beating the record previously held by The Beatles for "I Want to Hold Your Hand" at number twelve.[63] It reached the top of the chart in it's fifth week, knocking Toni Braxton's "Un-Break My Heart", staying there for four consecutive weeks simultaneously with the girls' fourth single ("Mama"/"Who Do You Think You Are") being at number one in the UK.[3]

"Wannabe" became the only Spice Girls single to top the Billboard Hot 100.[64] It was a successful number-one single, becoming a huge hit on radio, reaching the sixth position on the Hot 100 Airplay chart,[65] and selling well (topping the Hot 100 Singles Sales chart).[66] It became very successful as a dance single, hitting the top twenty of the Hot Dance Club Play chart and the top ten in the Hot Dance Singles Sales chart.[67][68] It ended at number ten at the 1997 Year End Chart.[69]

The song debuted at number eight in the United World Chart,[70] reaching a peak position of two for six weeks[71] and staying thirty-one weeks on the top ten.[72] It ended at number tree at the 1996 Year End Chart and eighteen at the 1997 Year End Chart.[73][74]

The Spice Girls were in Japan when "Wannabe" went to number one in the United Kingdom. The group made their first appearance on Top Of The Pops by satellite link from Tokyo, where they used a local temple as a backdrop for their mimed performance.[75]

The song was included in the set list for both the Spiceworld Tour and the Christmas in Spiceworld tour.[76][77] It was also performed several times on television, including Top Of The Pops,[78] Live with Regis and Kathie Lee,[79] Live & Kicking, Saturday Night Live,[80]The Oprah Winfrey Show, the Bravo Supershow, and many television programs across Europe. "Wannabe" was also performed in many awards ceremonies like the 1996 Smash Hits! Awards,[81] the 1996 Irish Music Awards, and the 1997 Channel V Music Awards held in India.[82]

"Wannabe" was usually introduced by Melanie Brown. During the bridge ("here's the story...") Melanie Chisholm did some acrobatics as in the video, always earning a big ovation from the public. After Halliwell left the band, her parts were replaced by Chisholm, Beckham, and Bunton this way:

Lift ("tell me what you want..."): Chisholm
Verses ("get your act ... if you really..."): Beckham
Bridge ("easy V doesn't..."): Bunton

The line "easy V doesn't come for free, she's a real lady" was altered for their Spiceworld Tour (for some shows) to "easy V doesn't come for free, 'cause she's havin' a baby!"

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Wannabe".[83]

  • UK CD1/Australian CD/Brazilian CD/Japanese CD
  1. "Wannabe" [Radio Edit] – 2:52
  2. "Bumper to Bumper" – 3:43
  3. "Wannabe" [Vocal Slam] – 6:20
  • UK CD2
  1. "Wannabe" [Radio Edit] – 2:52
  2. "Wannabe" [Dave Way Alternative Mix] – 3:27
  3. "Wannabe" [Dub Slam] – 6:25
  4. "Wannabe" [Instrumental] – 2:52
  • US CD/European CD
  1. "Wannabe" [Single Edit] – 2:52
  2. "Bumper to Bumper" – 3:43
  • European 12" Vinyl Single
  1. A1 "Wannabe" [Vocal Slam] – 6:20
  2. B1 "Wannabe" [Dub Slam] – 6:25
  3. B2 "Wannabe" [Instrumental Slam] – 6:20
  • US 12" Vinyl Single
  1. A1: "Wannabe" (Junior Vasquez 12" Club Mix] – 9:20
  2. A2: "Wannabe" [Vocal Slam] – 6:20
  3. B1: "Wannabe" [Junior Vasquez Club Dub] – 9:20
  4. B2: "Wannabe" [Dub Slam] – 6:25
  5. B3: "Wannabe" [Single Edit] – 2:52
  • 2007 Club Remixes
  1. "Wannabe" [Soulseekerz Vocal Mix] – 6:55
  2. "Wannabe" [Soulseekerz Dub Mix] – 6:56
  3. "Wannabe" [Soulseekerz Radio Edit] – 3:32

Published by Windswept Pacific Music Ltd/PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd

Chart (1996) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[58] 1
Austrian Singles Chart[54] 2
Belgian Singles Chart[50] 1
Brazil Hot 100[88] 3
Danish Singles Chart[51] 1
Dutch Mega Single Top 100[39] 1
Dutch Top 40[38] 1
Euro Hot 100[30] 1
Finnish Singles Chart[44] 1
French Singles Chart[34] 1
German Singles Chart[36] 1
Irish Singles Chart[32] 1
Italian Singles Chart[55] 3
Latvian Airplay Top[52] 1
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[61] 1
Norwegian Singles Chart[45] 1
Spanish Los 40 Principales[53] 1
Spanish Maxi-Singles Chart 1
Swedish Singles Chart[48] 1
Swiss Singles Chart[42] 1
UK Singles Chart[89] 1
United World Chart[71] 2
Chart (1997) Peak
position
Canadian Singles Chart[90] 1
U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40[91] 1
U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40[92] 27
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[64] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Recurrent Airplay[93] 6
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[67] 20
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Maxi-Singles Sales[68] 9
U.S. Billboard Hot Singles Recurrents[94] 3
U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Airplay[95] 9
U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40[96] 1
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream[97] 4

Country Provider Certification Sales/shipments
France SNEP Diamond[35] 500,000+
Germany Media Control Gold[37] 150,000+
Netherlands NVPI Gold[40] 40,000+
Norway VG Platinum[46] 10,000+
Sweden GLF Gold[49] 10,000+
Switzerland IFPI Gold[43] 6,000+
United Kingdom BPI 2xPlatinum[98] 1,200,000+
United States RIAA Platinum[99] 1,000,000+
Preceded by
"Forever Love" by Gary Barlow		 UK Singles Chart number-one single
July 21, 1996 - September 8, 1996		 Succeeded by
"Flava" by Peter Andre
Preceded by
"Lemon Tree" by Fool's Garden		 Irish Singles Chart number-one single
August 3, 1996 - August 23, 1996		 Succeeded by
"The Hurling Songs" by The Wild Swans
Preceded by
"Aquarius"by Party Animals		 Dutch Top 40 number-one single
September 7, 1996 - September 14, 1996		 Succeeded by
"Banger Hart" by Rob de Nijs
Preceded by
"Killing Me Softly" by Fugees		 Belgian Singles Chart number-one single
September 21, 1996 - October 19, 1996
Euro Hot 100 number-one single
September 14, 1996 - November 9, 1996		 Succeeded by
"Say You'll Be There" by Spice Girls
French Singles Chart number-one single
September 28, 1996 - October 12, 1996		 Succeeded by
"Aicha" by Khaled
Preceded by
"I Can't Help Myself" by The Kelly Family		 German Singles Chart number-one single
September 16, 1996 - October 7, 1996		 Succeeded by
"Zehn kleine Jägermeister " by Die Toten Hosen
Preceded by
"Macarena" by Los Del Rio		 Australia ARIA singles charts number-one single
November 2, 1996 - January 11, 1997		 Succeeded by
"To The Moon And Back" by Savage Garden
Preceded by
"What's Love Got To Do With It" by Warren G		 New Zealand RIANZ singles chart number-one single
November 8, 1996 - for 1 week		 Succeeded by
"What's Love Got To Do With It" by the Warren G
Preceded by
"Un-Break My Heart" by Toni Braxton		 Billboard Hot 100 number-one single
February 22, 1997 - March 15, 1997		 Succeeded by
"Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" by Puff Daddy featuring Ma$e

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Melanie Chisholm · Melanie Brown · Emma Bunton · Victoria Beckham · Geri Halliwell
Albums Spice · Spiceworld · Forever · Greatest Hits
Singles "Wannabe" · "Say You'll Be There" · "2 Become 1" · "Who Do You Think You Are" / "Mama" · "Spice Up Your Life" · "Too Much" · "Stop" · "Viva Forever" · "Goodbye" · "Holler" / "Let Love Lead the Way" · "Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)"
Tours Girl Power! Live in Istanbul · Spiceworld Tour · Christmas in Spiceworld · The Return of the Spice Girls
Related articles Discography · Awards · "Girl Power" · Merchandise · Spice World · Spice World · Simon Fuller · Michelle Stephenson
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