This thread is dedicated to these two great dance tunes! Released within two weeks of each other in 2000.

 

 

 

From what I know these were the only forays into dance music by Spice Girls members and The Spice Girls didn't foray into dance music as far as I am aware.

 

Dance music was massive in the UK in the year 2000. Trance and UK Garage were two of the biggest genres. Trance was bigger in the north of the UK and UK Garage was bigger in the south of the UK. Victoria Beckham and Mel C positioned themselves on either side of this divide, Mel C's I Turn To You being remixed by trance producer Hex Hector for the single version and Victoria Beckham being on a track with True Steppers and Dane Bowers from the UK Garage genre.

 

I remember there was a lot of talk about whether Out Of Your Mind would do as well as the recent #1 I Turn To You in the charts (it didn't quite, being held off number 1 by Spiller and Sophie Ellis Bextor - Groovejet (If This Ain't Love) ) and also which one was better. Personally I preferred I Turn To You (Hex Hector remix) which was weird because I didn't usually like trance music much back then. I thought Out Of Your Mind was a bit of a mess and I didn't like the use of vocal effects much.

 

I think they are both very good now, but I still prefer I Turn To You (Hex Hector Remix)

Edited September 8, 20177 yr by Big Hiss Machine

I totally forgot these two were released so closely together! I didn't know about the Trance/Garage North/South divide in the UK... which is interesting as Mel C is from Liverpool and Victoria from Hertfordshire!

 

I really like them both... perhaps a little dated now, but still get me moving! I adored Mel C's first album, and the original version of I Turn To You, which was darker and much more 'William Orbit' (although he didn't actually work on that track). As such I think I preferred Out Of Your Mind... I remember first hearing it after downloading it off a dial-up connection (it took about two hours for a 4 minute song!) and was blown away that a Spice Girl would do such a 'cool' track with garage producers!

 

Out Of Your Mind is easily my favourite VB single, and I think track... It's in my top 5 solo spice songs for sure. I Turn To You is great... but it's the album version that's best for me, far more emotion!

I did not actually realise these two were so closely released next to each other than again don't remember a lot of stuff in 200's :lol:

 

Out of these two songs, I would say I prefer I Turn To You massively because 1. its my second favourite solo spice girls song 2. because I like the dance sort of vibe from it.

I totally forgot these two were released so closely together! I didn't know about the Trance/Garage North/South divide in the UK... which is interesting as Mel C is from Liverpool and Victoria from Hertfordshire!

 

I didn't know either until I joined Buzzjack and started doing the 00s dance number 1s thread where some posters mentioned it. Apparently any kind of harder dance (trance, hardstyle, eurodance etc.) did better in the North of the UK in the early 00s whereas in the South garage and house did better.

I never really got into 'Out Of Your Mind' which is incredibly dated (Victoria's best solo foray was 'Let Your Head Go' imo) but I absolutely love 'I Turn To You'. Melanie C knocked it out of the park with her two #1s *.* easily the solo spice with the best material for me.

I remember loving the live performances of 'Out Of Your Mind'. I found Victoria's performances mesmerising.

 

If Posh had been allowed to dance like this with the Spice Girls, those "untalented" jibes may have been quietened. Shame Geri was in charge of the choreography :-p

 

I loved 'I Turn To You' for it's meaningful, poetic, somewhat overly-dramatic lyrics - which are very rare in this type of music. But, somehow, it just works.

Out of your mind actually did better than I turn to you sales wise. I turn to you has sold around 360,000 while Out of your mind has sold 400,000. OOYM remains the biggest selling first week sales for any solo Spice single which makes it such a shame it missed out on the #1 spot. If she had released it in the same week as Mel ITTY would probably never have been #1 (just like What I am by Emma...).

 

I much prefer ITTY I think that is one of THE best solo Spice releases but OOYM is a tune too.

 

Melanie C has done more dance music with her 'The Night' EP with Jodie Harsh. It has 3 songs 'Sunrise' 'Set you free' and 'Walk away.' They are catchy songs.

personally I've never been a big fun of i turn to you but I am always happy when they got no.1s.

OOYM is much better in my opinion and was a very good start for Victoria, it's a shame didnt get the top spot but actually groovejet is a big classic to me too.

Bringing this thread back because these tunes are bangers!!

 

I played OOYM to my other half yesterday we have been together nearly four years and he has never heard it before !! He loved it!!

 

Obs i made him into a big Mel C fan !!

I love/,loved I turn to you and like out of your mind but with were great tines and did well for them at the time.

Bringing this thread back because these tunes are bangers!!

 

I played OOYM to my other half yesterday we have been together nearly four years and he has never heard it before !! He loved it!!

 

Obs i made him into a big Mel C fan !!

 

 

Good Spice fan!

 

When I got with my husband he was all "Spice Girls, nah not into them at all load of rubbish." Then when I went through his record collection a few months later I found ITTY and OOYM singles in there and I was all "EXCUSE ME!?" :lol: He was "yeah those songs were quite tbf" :lol:

 

He has since come to quite enjoy them, he utterly loved the 2012 performance and changed his mind about them, then he came to the 2019 shows with me and came away a big fan. :wub:

 

Victoria slayed all of the Out Of Your Mind performances :cheer: and I turn to you is timeless masterpiece :heart:

I honestly feel like 'I Turn To You' is a pure pop song, rather than a trance song.

 

I prefer that, but I do actually really quite like 'Out OF Your Mind' too.

The original I Turn To You is one of Mel's best songs and one of the best solo-Spice songs...

 

However, I never quite enjoyed I Turn To You single version as it was too pandering to the whole Ibiza-style of music at the time (matched with an Ibiza-focused video lol)... Not my vibe at all.

 

Out of You Mind was cute, it was fun seeing Vic going solo.

 

Both songs are dated as hell though -_-

The original I Turn To You is one of Mel's best songs and one of the best solo-Spice songs...

 

However, I never quite enjoyed I Turn To You single version as it was too pandering to the whole Ibiza-style of music at the time (matched with an Ibiza-focused video lol)... Not my vibe at all.

 

Out of You Mind was cute, it was fun seeing Vic going solo.

 

Both songs are dated as hell though -_-

 

 

 

Nothing wrong with a song that is "dated" just makes it of it's time. :wub:

 

Hearing I Turn To You in Aiya Napa over 10 years later was such a moment for me... I was quite drunk tbf lol.

II wonder how things would have gone if Mel had released some follow ups similar to the style of the single remix of i Turn to you, i think she may have had a bit more chart success.

II wonder how things would have gone if Mel had released some follow ups similar to the style of the single remix of i Turn to you, i think she may have had a bit more chart success.

 

 

There is a performance of her in concert somewhere abroad and she does a dance remix of Feel the sun which is stunning. I'm convinced if this had been released (maybe as a double a-side with another track like Closer) she would have had another big hit.

 

 

Im a fan of ITWM but it should never have been a single.

 

To be honest Mel and her record company have often got it wrong when it comes to single choices.

Im a fan of ITWM but it should never have been a single.

 

To be honest Mel and her record company have often got it wrong when it comes to single choices.

 

 

Yeah I have to agree with both those points tbf.