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| Header ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Song Title | Wannabe |
| Artist | Spice Girls |
| Image Artist | ![]() |
| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Album | Spice |
| Image Album | ![]() |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 2:53 |
| Dur Grp | 2:30-2:59 |
| Year | 1996 |
| Decade | 1990-1999 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 110 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 110-114 |
| Umbrella | 080-119 |
| Key | B |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Ending Band out |
| Rec Tag 2 | Without intro |
| Rec Tag 3 | Add Measure |
| Rec Tag 4 | Does not start on I |
| Rec Tag 5 | No 1st inversion |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Voc Info 1 | Lead (female) |
| Voc Info 2 | With BGV lyrics |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | ❌ |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | ❌ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | SYNTH |
| Instr 2 | STRINGS SYNTH |
| Strings | Strings are not included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | ASCAP - Most Performed Songs |
| Awards 2 | BRIT Award - Best British Single |
| Awards 3 | Ivor Novello Award - Best Selling British Record |
| Awards 4 | Ivor Novello Award - International Hit of the Year |
| Awards 5 | MTV VMA - Best Dance Video |
| Nominations 1 | BRIT Award - Best British Video |
| Nominations 2 | MTV EMA - MTV Select |
| Chart Type | Billboard Hot 100 |
| Premium | 🥇🥇🥇 |
| Certification | RIAA - Platinum |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/spicegirls/wannabe.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Matt Rowe |
| Author 2 | Richard Stannard |
| Author 3 | Mel B |
| Author 4 | Emma Bunton |
| Author 5 | Melanie C |
| Author 6 | Geri Halliwell |
| Author 7 | Victoria Beckham |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A long train |
| Explanation | ✱ A relationship or friendship is compared to a train ride that is only successful if one is willing to accept the entire journey (including the past and friends). |
| MTag 1 | Society:Travel:Journey |
| MTag 2 | Time:Duration |
| MTag 3 | Loyalty |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | V-vi-IV-I |
| Ch Prog PC | I-bIII-IV-bVII |
| Ch Prog C | ❌ |
| Ch Prog B | ❌ |
| Progr Category 1 | bIII |
| Progr Category 2 | I-IV-V-vi |
| Used Chords# Fam | 7 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, bIII, IV, V, vi, bVII, VII |
| CHORD C = V | No Chorus |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Mixolydian |
| Mode 2 | Ionian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | I - Major, IV - Major, v - Minor |
| Mode 2 Chrds | I - Major, IV - Major, V - Major |
| Mode Mixture | Yes |
| Mode 1 Link | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0LXXMinIYsGwz5p5O6Ef3Q?si=7fe509b247e743ae |
| YT Mode 1 Link | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9sopW9fA9TgmFO4eil4YI5IbYONFpgAV |
| Visual | ![]() |
| HookTheory ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Complex | 67 |
| Mel Cmplx | 69 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 60 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 32 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 62 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 60-69 |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 60-69 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 60-69 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 30-39 |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 60-69 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 77 |
| Spot-Energy | 86 |
| Spot-Valance | 88 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 70-79 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 80-89 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 80-89 |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | Greatest Hits (Spice Girls) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xx7DIV3HXZoUB_tb18vCY6wkDDC-fq6C/view?usp=drive_link |
| SB Page 1 | 60 (Greatest Hits (Spice Girls)) |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Pop |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Dance Pop |



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