Wannabe by Spice Girls
Released on Wed, June 26, 1996
"Wannabe" is the debut single by the British girl group the Spice Girls, released on 26 June 1996. It was written by the Spice Girls, Matt Rowe and Biffco|Richard "Biff" Stannard and produced by Rowe and Stannard for the group's debut album, ''Spice (album)|Spice'', released in November 1996. The song was originally Music mixing|mixed by Dave Way, however the Spice Girls were not pleased with the result, and the recording was instead mixed by Spike Stent|Mark "Spike" Stent. A dance-pop song, its lyrics address the value of female friendship over romantic relationships. It has since became a symbol of feminism|female empowerment and the most emblematic song of the group's girl power philosophy.<ref name="wandes" />