Sarah Guirguis Can you believe it? The Spice Girls are back with a new campaign – ‘#IAmASpiceGirl’- as they celebrate the 25th anniversary of their debut hit single ‘Wannabe’ in absolute style. Does that make you feel old? It doesn’t take away from the fact they are still the biggest pop girl band of all time. In tribute to this milestone, they are releasing an all-new limited edition EP – ‘Wannabe25’, which you will be able to stream beginning July 9th.
Collectively, this is the band’s stance on the special anniversary – “The Spice Girls belong to everyone and that’s why we want to mark 25 years of ‘Wannabe’ by celebrating our incredible fans.” There is no doubt that their fans are dedicated and can’t wait for this launch. This time, they are being invited to recollect good band memories and share stories that will then be featured on the Spice Girls website.
Originally released in 1996, ‘Wannabe’ was probably – scratch that, definitely – the cause for the Spice Girls’ global rise to fame. As it broke countless records and with over 1.3 million CD singles and download sales, it became the seventh best-selling debut single ever. “Now tell me what you want, what you really really want!” We heard these lyrics everywhere – whether on the radio, on random television shows and movies. The hit song was, and still is, an anthem for fun and empowerment.
More than that, the iconic song topped the charts in thirty seven countries, which then led to their debut album ‘Spice’ selling more than 31 million copies worldwide, simultaneously becoming the best-selling album by a female group. Since then, the band has sold more than 90 million records around the world, while winning numerous awards; the most notable being the prestigious BRIT Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music.
In addition to the #IAmASpiceGirl campaign, the ‘Wannabe25’ EP will be released on vinyl and cassette on July 23rd. The new version will, of course, include the original single, a remix by Junior Vasquez, the original demo recording, and finally, ‘Feed Your Love’, a demo of a previously unreleased ballad, which was written by the Spice Girls and ‘Wannabe’ co-writers Richard “Biff” Stannard and Matt Rowe.
