"
Wannabe" is the debut single by the British
girl group the
Spice Girls. Written by the group members with Matt Rowe and
Richard Stannard during the group's first professional songwriting session, it was produced by Rowe and Stannard for the group's debut album
Spice, released in November 1996. The song was written and recorded very quickly; the result was considered lacklustre by their label, and was sent to be mixed by
Dave Way. The group was not pleased with the result, and the recording was mixed again, this time by
Mark "Spike" Stent.