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“Wannabe” is a song by the British pop group Spice Girls, released as their debut single, and widely considered to be their signature song. It was written by the Spice Girls, Richard Stannard and Matt Rowe for the group’s debut album Spice.
“Wannabe” is an uptempo pop song with a touch of white hip-hop, rap and dance music; the lyrics are a demand of sincerity, with a feminist message of choosing friends over relationships, the song became an iconic symbolism of female empowerment and the most emblematic song of the girl power philosophy. Despite receiving mixed reviews from music critics, the song won Best British-Written Single at the 1997 Ivor Novello Awards and Best Single at the 1997 BRIT Awards.
The single was released in July 1996 in the United Kingdom, reaching the top of the UK Singles Chart for seven consecutive weeks, and received a platinum certification by the BPI. In January 1997 the song was released in the United States 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, and by March of 1997 this number had climbed to 31, before it became the best-selling single by a female group in the history of recorded sound, selling over six million copies worldwide.
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“Wannabe” is an uptempo pop song with a touch of white hip-hop, rap and dance music; the lyrics are a demand of sincerity, with a feminist message of choosing friends over relationships, the song became an iconic symbolism of female empowerment and the most emblematic song of the girl power philosophy. Despite receiving mixed reviews from music critics, the song won Best British-Written Single at the 1997 Ivor Novello Awards and Best Single at the 1997 BRIT Awards.
The single was released in July 1996 in the United Kingdom, reaching the top of the UK Singles Chart for seven consecutive weeks, and received a platinum certification by the BPI. In January 1997 the song was released in the United States 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, and by March of 1997 this number had climbed to 31, before it became the best-selling single by a female group in the history of recorded sound, selling over six million copies worldwide.
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Spice Girls perform Wannabe, again for the encore at Earl's Court (London, December 1999).
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jennica_med_c wrote:
My favorite band ca 96-97. Memories of dressing up as Ginger Spice and performing this on the schoolyard.. ouch :S Better turn it off..
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aineb wrote:
873,648 plays (200,785 listeners)
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alejandroisrael wrote:
:)
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ralev wrote:
Wow... was this 1994 ? :) time is flying ... great tune!
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Arthur-Engler wrote:
Essas 5 são lindas demais !
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xx-becca-xx wrote:
childhood songs <3 so heres the story from A to Zyou wanna get with me you gotta listen carefully, we got Em in the place who likes it in your face,We got G like MC who likes it on an easy, V does'nt come for free shes a real lady and as for me you'll see ♥
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psyborgue wrote:
worse than an icepick through the head.
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piahh wrote:
zig zig ahhhhh
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DJ_Haze wrote:
The dentist told me I like 3 cavities after listening to this song I'm not suprised! Love it!
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spiinelli wrote:
my favourite song when i was a child (l) and i still listen it
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alenchek wrote:
havent heard this for a while.. ahh nineties :D
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loadminik88 wrote:
endless good... :) nice memories.
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luke_suspicious wrote:
I can even taste the bubblegum! Love it.
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cutebunny77 wrote:
My daughter Shirley got me into the Spice Girls
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debyeaparecida wrote:
VOCES SÃO OTIMAS E LINDAS. NILÓPOLIS / BRASIL / 12/08/09
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LeannaLittleX wrote:
<3
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SameMusic wrote:
ccccoooooooooooooooooollllllllllll
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marcosc75 wrote:
Good stuff never ends...
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FOBlove wrote:
addictive classic
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KristinaJensen wrote:
party schlecht hin...
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