Spiceworld (album)

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Spiceworld
Spiceworld cover
Studio album by Spice Girls
Released November 3, 1997
Recorded 1996 - 1997
Genre Pop, R&B, Dance, pop rock
Length 38:47
Label Virgin
Producer Matt Rowe
Richard Stannard
Absolute
Professional reviews
Spice Girls chronology
Spice
(1996)		 Spiceworld
(1997)		 Forever
(2000)
Singles from Spiceworld
  1. "Spice Up Your Life"
    Released: October 13, 1997
  2. "Too Much"
    Released: December 15, 1997
  3. "Stop"
    Released: March 9, 1998
  4. "Viva Forever"
    Released: July 20, 1998

Spiceworld is the second album by British pop group the Spice Girls, released in 1997 (see 1997 in music). It is also the name of their tie-in film. It was released in Britain the same year their first album, Spice, was released in the US. The album became a huge hit worldwide, lengthening the so-called "Spicemania" fever at that time. It produced 3 top twenty singles in the US, four top 2 singles (including 3 number one singles) in the UK, and 5 number one singles in Asia. It has sold 15 million copies worldwide.

Contents

[edit] Tracklist

# Title Time
1. "Spice Up Your Life"
Writers: M. Rowe, V. Adams, M. Brown, E. Bunton, M. Chisholm, G. Halliwell, R. Stannard
Producers: Richard Stannard, Matt Rowe		 2:53
2. "Stop"
Writers: V. Adams, M. Brown, E. Bunton, M. Chisholm, G. Halliwell, A. Watkins, P. Wilson
Producers: Andy Watkins, Paul Wilson		 3:24
3. "Too Much"
Writers: V. Adams, M. Brown, E. Bunton, M. Chisholm, G. Halliwell, A. Watkins, P. Wilson
Producers: Andy Watkins, Paul Wilson		 4:31
4. "Saturday Night Divas"
Writers: M. Rowe, V. Adams, M. Brown, E. Bunton, M. Chisholm, G. Halliwell, R. Stannard
Producers: Richard Stannard, Matt Rowe		 4:25
5. "Never Give Up On The Good Times"
Writers: M. Rowe, V. Adams, M. Brown, E. Bunton, M. Chisholm, G. Halliwell, R. Stannard
Producers: Richard Stannard, Matt Rowe		 4:30
6. "Move Over"
Writers: C. Lane, V. Adams, M. Brown, E. Bunton, M. Chisholm, G. Halliwell, M. Wood
Producers: Richard Stannard, Matt Rowe		 2:46
7. "Do It"
Writers: V. Adams, M. Brown, E. Bunton, M. Chisholm, G. Halliwell, A. Watkins, P. Wilson
Producers: Andy Watkins, Paul Wilson		 4:04
8. "Denying"
Writers: V. Adams, M. Brown, E. Bunton, M. Chisholm, G. Halliwell, A. Watkins, P. Wilson
Producers: Andy Watkins, Paul Wilson		 3:46
9. "Viva Forever"
Writers: M. Rowe, V. Adams, M. Brown, E. Bunton, M. Chisholm, G. Halliwell, R. Stannard
Producers: Richard Stannard, Matt Rowe		 5:09
10. "The Lady Is A Vamp"
Writers: V. Adams, M. Brown, E. Bunton, M. Chisholm, G. Halliwell, A. Watkins, P. Wilson
Producers: Andy Watkins, Paul Wilson		 3:09


[edit] Step To Me

The track Step To Me was available on the Japanese Edition of the album between "Move Over" and "Do It",

Step To Me was released as a promotional single in the United Kingdom from Pepsi Cola (who the Spice Girls were endorsing at the time) on Monday 28th July 1997 following an extensive advertisement campaign. The only way fans could get hold of the single was to collect and send off 20 ring pull tabs or tokens from promotional cans and bottles of Pepsi featuring the Spice Girls, the CD was not available in high street retailers.

[edit] Credits

[edit] Additional personnel

[edit] Certifications, Peaks & Sales

Country Peak Position Certification (If Any) Sales/shipments
Australia 2 6x Platinum[1] 420,000+
Austria 1 (1 Week) Platinum[2] 50,000+
Belgium 2x Platinum[3] 100,000+
Brazil Platinum[4] 250,000+
Canada Diamond[5] 1,000,000+
Dutch Albums Chart Platinum[6] 60,000+
European Albums Chart 5x Platinum[7] 5,000,000+
Finland 1 (3 Weeks) 3x Platinum[8] 92,000+[9]
France 2 (2 Weeks) 2x Platinum[10] 620,000+[11]
Germany 4 (1 Week) Platinum[12] 300,000+
Hong Kong Platinum 15,000+
Mexico Gold[13] 100,000+
Netherlands 1 (2 Weeks) Platinum[14] 100,000+
New Zealand 1 (1 Week) 3x Platinum [15] 45,000+
Norway 1 (2 Weeks) Platinum[16] 40,000+
Poland 2x Platinum[17] 80,000+
Russia 3
Spain 2 (5 Weeks) 3x Platinum[18] 275,000+
Sweden 3
Switzerland 2 (2 Weeks) 2x Platinum[19] 100,000+
Thailand 1 (3 Weeks)
United Kingdom 1 (3 Weeks) 5x Platinum[20] 1,500,000+
United States 3 (2 Weeks) 4x Platinum 4,100,000+[21]

[edit] Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1997 "Spice Up Your Life" UK Singles Chart #1
1997 "Spice Up Your Life" Polish Chart #1
1997 "Spice Up Your Life" Canadian Singles Chart #1
1997 "Spice Up Your Life" Billboard Hot 100 #18
1997 "Spice Up Your Life" Top 40 Mainstream #37
1997 "Spice Up Your Life" Hot Dance Music/Club Play #4
1997 "Spice Up Your Life" Maxi-Singles Sales #22
1997 "Spice Up Your Life" Rhythmic Top 40 #27
1997 "Too Much" UK Singles Chart #1
1997 "Too Much" Polish Chart #1
1997 "Too Much" Canadian Singles Chart #9
1997 "Too Much" Billboard Hot 100 #9
1997 "Too Much" Top 40 Mainstream #21
1997 "Too Much" Hot Dance Music/Club Play #1
1997 "Too Much" Rhythmic Top 40 #23
1997 "Too Much" Adult Contemporary #23
1998 "Stop" UK Singles Chart #2
1998 "Stop" Polish Chart #1
1998 "Stop" Canadian Singles Chart #3
1998 "Stop" Billboard Hot 100 #16
1998 "Stop" Top 40 Mainstream #39
1998 "Stop" Hot Dance Music/Club Play #14
1998 "Stop" Maxi-Singles Sales #3
1998 "Stop" Adult Top 40 #35
1998 "Viva Forever" UK Singles Chart #1
1998 "Viva Forever" Russian Singles Chart #1
1998 "Viva Forever" Polish Chart #1
1998 "Viva Forever" ARIA Top 50 #2
2006 "The Lady Is A Vamp" Mexican Digital Sales Chart #77
2007 "Stop" Russian Singles Chart #12
2007 "Stop" UK Singles Chart #78

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ ARIA
  2. ^ IFPI Austria
  3. ^ Belgian Certifications
  4. ^ ABPD
  5. ^ CRIA
  6. ^ NVPI
  7. ^ IFPI
  8. ^ IFPI Finland
  9. ^ Finnish Sales
  10. ^ Disque En France
  11. ^ French Sales
  12. ^ IFPI Germany
  13. ^ AMPROFON
  14. ^ NVPI
  15. ^ RIANZ - February 7th, 1999
  16. ^ IFPI Norway
  17. ^ ZPAV
  18. ^ Spiceheart.Com // Tu Punto De Referencia Spice
  19. ^ IFPI Switzerland
  20. ^ BPI
  21. ^ Ask Billboard July 2007
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