List of unreleased Spice Girls songs

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[edit] "Touch" Era

  • Do You Think About Me is one the groups earliest demos featuring lead vocals by Victoria Adams (Now Victoria Beckham). This is one of the few "Touch" era songs which the Spice Girls have performed live in acapella form on television. The low quality demo can be found on the internet.
  • Is This Love is a demo recording featuring lead vocals by Melanie C. The low quality demo has since leaked onto the internet.

[edit] "Spice" Album Era

  • C U Next Tuesday A song initially ment for the group's debut album, it was never released due to the initials of the song title spelling the word "CUNT" which is considered vulgar.
  • Don't You Break My Heart A song also recorded for the debut album, but was never used. A low quality snippet has since leaked onto the internet.
  • Feed Your Love Written by Matthew Paul Row Bottom, Richard Frederick Stannard, and all five Spice Girls. The Song was written around the same time and by the same co-writers of the groups #1 hit Say You'll Be There. The songs lyrics, about oral sex, were considered too racy for the groups intended target audience, and was therefore never used.

[edit] "Spiceworld" Album Era

  • Leader of the Gang is a cover of a song originally performed by Garry Glitter. The song was performed by the girls in "Spiceworld: the Movie", yet the studio recording was left off the "Spiceworld" album, and was therefore never released.

[edit] "Third Album / Forever" Album Era

  • Can't Stay Tonight is a song demo recorded by only Melanie C, and was intended for the groups original third album project, before the album turned into a more R&B influenced sound. The low quality demo has since leaked onto the internet.
  • Go Go Go Written by Matthew Paul Row Bottom, Richard Frederick Stannard, and the four Spice Girls after Halliwell's departure. This pop song was a casualty of the group's crossover into a more R&B sound, and was therefore shelved and not used on the third album.
  • Holiday A cover of Madonna's famous song, Emma Bunton mentioned that the group had recorded the song for the groups upcoming third album, yet it was never used.
  • Overnight Written by Matthew Paul Row Bottom, Richard Frederick Stannard, and the four Spice Girls after Halliwell's departure. This pop song was shelved after the third album took on a more R&B sound.
  • Right Back at Ya (Pop Version) Written by Eliot John Kennedy, Timothy Lever, and the Spice Girls minus Halliwell. The Pop version of the song was performed on the "Christmas in Spiceworld" tour. After it was decided that the third album would be called "Forever" and have a more urban R&B and Hip Hop influenced sound, it was remixed by Rodney Jerkins' Darkchild Productions so it would fit better with the rest of the album.
  • Treasure Written by Matthew Paul Row Bottom, Richard Frederick Stannard, and the four Spice Girls after Halliwell's departure. After the third album project to an R&B turn, this pop song was also shelved.
  • We Are Family This song was performed live on the "Spiceworld" Tour was recorded in studio by all five members for a possible third album. After Halliwell's departure, the song was scrapped.
  • W.O.M.A.N. Written by Matthew Paul Row Bottom, Richard Frederick Stannard, and the four Spice Girls after Halliwell's departure. This is considered to be the most infamous unreleased Spice Girls song. The song was originally meant to be released on the Spice Girls third Album. The song was previewed and performed live on the "Christmas in Spiceworld" Tour along with two other brand new songs from the groups upcoming third album; Holler and the original mix of Right Back at Ya. After it was decided that the third album would have a more R&B influence, the song was cut from the final version of the album for it was felt that the bubble gum pop sound of the song did not fit with the more urban hip hop influenced style sounds on the new album. In 2007 after it was announced that the Spice Girls would reunite once again as a quartet it was rumored that W.O.M.A.N. would finally be released as a b-side to the group's new single Headlines (Friendship Never Ends), only this time with the inclusion of Halliwell's vocals. These rumors were latter proved to be false. Although the full studio recording of the song was never released, a small snippet of the song can be heard on the "Spice Girls Live in Earl's Court" Concert.

[edit] "Greatest Hits" Album Era

After the "Return of the Spice Girls" reunion and world tour were announced, all five spice girls went back into the recording studio to produce some possible new tracks for their upcoming "Greatest Hits" Compilation album. Although Headlines (Friendship Never Ends) and Voodoo were newly written and recorded songs which made it onto the album, other songs were recorded, but never used:

  • Angels Written by Luc Emile Leroy, Stephane Mickael Mace Yann, and all five Spice Girls. Was written and recorded as a "new song" for the "Greatest Hits" Album, but was never used.
  • Spice is Back Written by Gregory Charles Hatwell, and all five Spice Girls. Was also written for the "Greatest Hits" album, but was never used.

Studio Versions of the 80's classics "Celebration"/"Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)"/"That's the Way (I Like It)"/"We Are Family" that the girls performed on their latest tour are said to exist as the girls recorded the whole songs for rehearsals.