Wannabe
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"Wannabe" is the 1996 debut single by British girl group the Spice Girls, widely recognized as a defining pop anthem of the 1990s and a global symbol of the "girl power" movement.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Spice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Spice Girls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
BRIT Award for Best British-Written Single
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ivor Novello Award for Best Selling British Single NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide |
Bumper to Bumper
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Take Me Home NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionARIACharts | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionCanadianSinglesChart | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionEuropeanHot100 | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionOfficialNewZealandMusicChart | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionOriconInternationalSinglesChart | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSinglesChart | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 1 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
1990s pop anthem
ⓘ
symbol of girl power movement ⓘ |
| debutSingleOf | Spice Girls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
bubblegum pop
ⓘ
dance-pop ⓘ pop ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideoDirector | Jhoan Camitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSignatureLine | If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadSingleFrom | Spice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | 2:52 ⓘ |
| lyricalSubject |
empowerment
ⓘ
female friendship ⓘ |
| musicVideoLocation | St Pancras Grand Hotel, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | BRIT Award for Best British Single NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Spice Girls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Matt Rowe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard Stannard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rankedOnList |
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
VH1 100 Greatest Songs of the 90s NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recorded | 1995 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Virgin Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1996-07-08 ⓘ |
| sales | over 7 million copies worldwide ⓘ |
| songwriter |
Emma Bunton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Geri Halliwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Matt Rowe NERFINISHED ⓘ Melanie Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Melanie Chisholm NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Stannard NERFINISHED ⓘ Victoria Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme | girl power ⓘ |
| title | Wannabe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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