Wannabe was the 1st single that i bought, i remember it being on the radio all the time in the Summer of 1996 and i loved it. Asked my mum if i could buy it and i could. Still have the single in my closet in between the rest of my Spice Girls cd collection which contains all the albums, singles and most of the solo spice singles/albums. Thanks to girls i met one my best friends Jay in 2003 and we still are friends 13 years later.
Goodness me, I really feel old.
I hate this topic. Really don't want to be reminded that this was 20 years ago! Goodness me.
They were the first group/artist I ever become a "stan" of! I still remember the hysteria surrounding them like it happened just a couple of years ago. We won't ever come close to a girl group quite like them ever again, imo. As much as the likes of Sugababes, Girls Aloud, The Saturdays, Little Mix, Pussycat Dolls et al have been big successes, none of them have quite touched the Spice Girls impact or hysteria.
I remember wanting EVERYTHING to do with them. I think my dad has even kept the Spice Girls chocolates (well, the wrappers & packaging at least)!
I wasn't quite born yet when this was out i discovered the Spice Girls' music when i was about 10 though and instantly fell in love. <3 Started collecting merchandise off eBay around this time and was obsessed for a few years. Jonjo you've reminded me that i even bought Spice Girls lollies that are still in their packaging
Can imagine how huge this was at the time and wish i could've witnessed the few years of them being at the top.
it was #1 when I was born slay
I remember the domination so much. I prefer so many other girlgroup's discographies to the Spice Girls, but I still think it's crazy how big they were for those 3 years.
It was world domination artists like 1D and Justin Bieber could only dream of. They were the face of Cadburys, Pepsi, Walker's Chrisps, channel 5, ASDA, Impulse - you name it! And whether of not they liked their music, the public and media were obsessed with them to no ends, they'd make the BBC 1 news, front page of every newspaper. And I feel like those who weren't around can't fathom how big they were because no artist has really come close. In my lifetime, I'd say Britney was the only one who came anywhere near as close. When Stop missed the #1 spot there was such uproar!
This was all in the pre-social media age too and before many people really used the internet. They were just huge, I remember the cultural impact so well, pretty much everyone who knew anything about popular culture could name and knew something about each of the five members, how many pop bands could you say that about these days? I remember each of their singles premiering was a huge must listen moment as well.
The only cultural impact I can think of that has come close since is Lady Gaga in 2009 or Rihanna in late 2010, but these girls sustained that feeling that they were a completely unstoppable force over three years.
The best thing I can say about it is that it was far from their worst song
As far as pop groups go, they weren't that bad in retrospect. I really wasn't a fan at the time but I can now see that they had fun and catchy songs and pretty much every single from their first two albums was quite distinctive and memorable.
I was only 3 at the time, but even then, I remember the domination of them/this song, I definitely remember people quoting this song and seeing Spice Girls related merchandise (I think seeing them on crisp packets was my earliest memory of them ) everywhere. Must've been such a phenomenon being slightly older then, especially with how much they contributed to the third wave feminism of the 1990s (their cultural impact was quite a big part of my university studies so I learned further then as well!). It's pretty hard to find a female music act, bar Madonna, that even came close.
This was great (and pretty much their definitive song), though it's ofc. all about Viva Forever <3
I read in someone's autobiography that Victoria didn't sing on the song because she went to a wedding when it was requested. Bit mean of them to not let her record some vocals on a later date.
I think if I were to pick a song that defined the girl group era of the 90's, it would be this song.
Just its prevalence decades on speaks for itself. I remember this being on a rip-off of Rock Band and it was the one song that was the most far away from alternative or even guitar-based pop considering it also had Taylor Swift in it.
Also this:
Great topic Maurice!
I can't quite believe it's been 20 years since the song that started it all... 'Wannabe' is the first song I ever loved, and they were the first music act I became a fan of. I'll always love the Spice Girls! #loon Their music always lifts my mood if I'm feeling down; they've been important to me over the years in that respect.
Joe summarised their impact really well... they were all-encompassing, truly phenomenal. Maybe I see that period of time through the eyes of the 8 year old I was back then, but to me they were pretty magical.
I was in Year 3 when 'Wannabe' came out, and the Spice Girls became an almost immediate craze at my school. It seemed like all of a sudden everyone was talking about them, everyone had a favourite Spice Girl. (Mine was & has always been Emma!).
Anyway, 20 years on and it's still a wonderfully unique song, fully deserving of still being the definitive girl group song ever. <3
Vote for your favourite Spice Girls song! - http://www.itv.com/goodmorningbritain/get-involved/spice-girls-favourite-song-poll
Voted for 'Stop'.
All 10 of them though... <3 <3 <3 <3
Voted for 'Viva Forever'
I have a different favourite SG song depending on the time of year. Right now it's 'Spice Up Your Life' or 'Viva Forever'.
But at Christmas time, it's always '2 Become 1'..
Unlucky fans of Holla, Let Love Lead The Way and actual Headlines
Viva Forever one the few Spice Girls songs that aged well.
Happy 20th Anniversary to Wannabe!
Wannabe is their worst single in my view. Completely tacky.
Can't believe it's been 20 years! I'm doing a special series of blogs to celebrate, first one is up today: https://alexscsb.com/2016/07/08/a-crazystupidplaylist-special-20-years-of-the-spice-girls-part-1-their-greatest-hits/
Spice Girls Gem
3 of the Spice Girls have opened a website, looks like they are relaunching under a the name Spice Girls GEM.
Happy 20th birthday to one of the best songs of all time
Ughhh, Spice Girls without Melanie C feels so wrong (Victoria too, but Mel is the heart and soul of so many of the songs).
Yeah, I think I'll give GEM a miss and just re-watch the Olympics performance.
There's so much negativity online to Mel C and Victoria because of this. Apparently they owe their lives to the fans.
Radio 1 just played it
this is already rly embarrassing and i can't bear to look
OMG I just got it. Gem = Geri, Emma, Mel.
Happy birthday 'Wannabe' *.* Still the ultimate girl-power anthem. <3
Wtf at Spice Girls GEM Disappointed at the lack of Mel C but not surprised at Victoria.
I am surprised they thought it still worthwhile with two members saying no. Victoria you kind of expected but not Mel too.
Victoria doesn't even have any lines in 'Wannabe'
So who has heard this leak ?
I think its an internal leak. By internal I mean like the Britney leak where no-one except certain journalists got access to it.
This has reminded me of how much I dislike Viva Forever still. 20 years and I still think it's their worst single by a mile.
The whole GEM thing is a bit iffy. I mean I can understand sans Victoria but the Mel C snub is a big loss. Her vocals will be very much missed.
Am I missing something or what is supposed to have "leaked"?
Bit late here, but I was at uni in the summer of 96 and was doing nothing in the summer but watching music channels (the box, Mtv or vh1 were the choices). In the weeks before the release of wannabe, it was huge on the box. Almost every it beget video chosen, so I could tell it would be big. All summer it was everywhere, and the only thing to take over was their next single.
Simpler times
wagwan with this
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