Spice Up Your Life

Spice Girls

About Spice Up Your Life

"Spice Up Your Life" is a song by English girl group the Spice Girls from their second studio album, Spiceworld (1997). The group members co-wrote the song with its producers, Richard Stannard and Matt Rowe, at the same time as the group was filming scenes for their film Spice World. "Spice Up Your Life" is a dance-pop song with Latin influences. The lyrics are inspired by Bollywood films and reflects the group desire to "write a song for the world". The music video, directed by Marcus Nispel, features the Spice Girls in a futuristic setting, inspired by the 1982 film Blade Runner, controlling every aspect of society in a dark futuristic cityscape. The group promoted the song heavily, performing it on many television programmes and award shows. Despite the lukewarm reception from music critics, it was a commercial success. Released as the album's lead single in October 1997, it topped the UK Singles Chart on 19 October 1997 for one week, becoming the group's fifth consecutive chart-topper. This made the Spice Girls the first act to have its first five singles reach number one in the United Kingdom. It performed almost as well internationally, peaking inside the top five on the majority of the charts that it entered. In the United States, the song did not perform as well as their previous releases, peaking at number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100. 


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La la la la la la la la la 
La la la la la la la 
La la la la la la la la la 
La la la la la la la 

When you're feelin' sad and low 
We will take you where you gotta go 
Smilin', dancin', everything is free 
All you need is positivity 

Colours of the world 
Spice up your life 
Every boy and every girl 
Spice up your life 
People of the world 
Spice up your life 
Aah 

Slam it to the left 
If you're havin' a good time 
Shake it to the right 
If ya know that you feel fine 
Chicas to the front 
Ha ha (uh uh) 
Go round 

Slam it to the left 
If you're havin' a good time 
Shake it to the right 
If ya know that you feel fine 
Chicas to the front 
Ha ha 
Hai Si Ja 
Hold tight 

La la la la la la la la la 
La la la la la la la 
La la la la la la la la la 
La la la la la la la 

Yellow man in Timbuktu 
Colour for both me and you 
Kung Fu Fighting 
Dancing Queen 
Tribal Spaceman 
And all that's in between 

Colours of the world 
Spice up your life 
Every boy and every girl 
Spice up your life 
People of the world 
Spice up your life 
Aah

Slam it to the left 
If you're havin' a good time 
Shake it to the right 
If ya know that you feel fine 
Chicas to the front 
Ha ha 
Go round 

Slam it to the left 
If you're havin' a good time 
Shake it to the right 
If ya know that you feel fine 
Chicas to the front 
Ha ha 
Hai Si Ja 
Hold tight 

Flamenco 
Lambada 
But hip-hop is harder 
We moonwalk the foxtrot 
Then polka the salsa 

Shake it, shake it, shake it 
Haka 
Shake it, shake it, shake it 
Haka 
Arriba aha

Colours of the world 
Spice up your life 
Every boy and every girl 
Spice up your life 
People of the world 
Spice up your life 
Aah

Slam it to the left 
If you're havin' a good time 
Shake it to the right 
If ya know that you feel fine 
Chicas to the front 
Ha ha (uh uh) 
Go round 

Slam it to the left 
If you're havin' a good time 
Shake it to the right 
If ya know that you feel fine 
Chicas to the front 
Ha ha (uh uh) 
Hai Si Ja 
Hold tight 

Slam it to the left 
If you're havin' a good time 
Shake it to the right 
If ya know that you feel fine 
Chicas to the front 
Ha ha 
Go round 

Slam it to the left 
If you're havin' a good time 
Shake it to the right 
If ya know that you feel fine 
Chicas to the front 
Ha ha 
Hai Si Ja 
Hold tight

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Spice Girls

The Spice Girls are a British pop girl group formed in 1994. The group consists of five members, who each later adopted nicknames initially ascribed to them: Melanie Brown ("Scary Spice"), Melanie Chisholm ("Sporty Spice"), Emma Bunton ("Baby Spice"), Geri Halliwell ("Ginger Spice"), and Victoria Beckham (née Adams) ("Posh Spice"). They were signed to Virgin Records and released their debut single, "Wannabe" in 1996, which hit number-one in more than 30 countries and helped establish the group as a global phenomenon. Credited for being the pioneers that paved the way for the commercial breakthrough of teen pop in the late 1990s, their debut album, Spice, sold more than 28 million copies worldwide, becoming the best-selling album by a female group in music his… more »

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Written by: Melanie Chisholm, Geri Halliwell, Victoria Beckham, Emma Bunton, Melanie Brown, Matthew Paul Rowbottom, Richard Stannard

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing

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13 facts about this song

RELEASE TIMELINE
"Spice Up Your Life" was released in October 1997 as the lead single from the Spice Girls' second studio album, "Spiceworld."
GLOBAL SUCCESS FACT
Upon its release, the song proved to be a major international success topping the UK Singles Chart and becoming a top-five hit in most of the other regions where it made an entry.
PRODUCTION TEAM
The song was written by Spice Girls members in collaboration with Richard Stannard and Matt Rowe, who were also the producers of the track.
MUSIC VIDEO FACT
The accompanying music video for "Spice Up Your Life" was directed by Marcus Nispel and featured the group in a futuristic setting, inspired by the 1982 film "Blade Runner."
LYRICS INSPIRATION
The song's lyrics are inspired by Bollywood films and includes a mix of English with Spanish and Punjabi words.
RECORD LABEL
"Spice Up Your Life" was released under the Virgin Records label.
Chart PERFORMANCE
In United States, it peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it less successful than the group's previous releases.
GENRE DEFINITION
The song is often classified under the genres of dance-pop and Latin pop.
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
"Spice Up Your Life" garnered a nomination for Best Video at the 1998 Brit Awards.
CHARITY CONCERT HIGHLIGHT
The Spice Girls performed "Spice Up Your Life" live at the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony, which marked their final performance as a five-piece band.
POP CULTURE IMPACT
"Spice Up Your Life" was featured at the ends of the Spice Girls' movie "Spice World", and has since been featured in several television programs and movies, solidifying its icon status in pop music culture.
DIGITAL SALES
As of 2020, "Spice Up Your Life" has sold over 900,000 copies in the UK, making it one of the best-selling singles by the Spice Girls.
PROMOTIONAL USE
The song has been used in the promotional campaign for channel Five's return to Freeview in Britain.

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