Few pop songs signal their intent as brazenly as “Wannabe.” Beginning with the patter of Mel B’s footsteps as she steps up to the microphone followed by a hearty laugh, the Spice Girls’ all-c…
Few pop songs signal their intent as brazenly as “Wannabe.” Beginning with the patter of Mel B’s footsteps as she steps up to the microphone followed by a hearty laugh, the’ all-conquering debut single is 2:53 minutes of pure joy. Ricocheting from girl-power declarations to vaguely suggestive rapped verses, there’s a loose zaniness to “Wannabe” that is still irresistible a quarter of a century later.
“Wannabe” was unleashed upon the U.K. on July 8, 1996, and rocketed straight to No. 1. It spent seven weeks atop the chart and went on to sell 1.3 million copies. The feel-good anthem eventually arrived in the U.S. in January 1997 and topped the Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks. By the end of 1997, “Wannabe” had reached No. 1 in 37 countries and sold more than 7 million copies as Spice-mania gripped music lovers around the globe.
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