List of songs recorded by the Spice Girls

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The Spice Girls are an English girl group that consists of Mel B, Emma Bunton, Geri Horner, Melanie C and Victoria Beckham. The following is a list of songs by the group.

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Recorded songs

List of songs, showing writers name, original release and year released
SongWriter(s)Album(s)Year
released
Ref.
"2 Become 1" Victoria Beckham
Emma Bunton
Mel B
Melanie C
Geri Halliwell
Richard Stannard
Matt Rowe
Spice 1996 [1]
"A Day in Your Life"Victoria Beckham
Emma Bunton
Mel B
Melanie C
Eliot Kennedy
Unreleased [2]
"Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now"Non-album single
(B-side of "Stop")
1997 [3]
"Angels"Victoria Beckham
Heidrun Anna Bjoernsdottir
Emma Bunton
Mel B
Melanie C
Geri Halliwell
Luc Emile Leroy
Stephane Mickael Mace Yann
Unreleased [4]
"Baby Come Round"Victoria Beckham
Emma Bunton
Mel B
Melanie C
Geri Halliwell
Richard Stannard
Matt Rowe
Non-album single
(B-side of "Mama"/"Who Do You Think You Are")
1996 [5]
"Bumper to Bumper"Victoria Beckham
Emma Bunton
Mel B
Melanie C
Cathy Dennis
Geri Halliwell
Andy Watkins
Paul Wilson
Non-album single
(B-side of "Wannabe")
1996 [6]
"Christmas Wrapping" Chris Butler Non-album single
(B-side of "Goodbye")
1998 [7]
"Denying"Victoria Beckham
Emma Bunton
Mel B
Melanie C
Geri Halliwell
Andy Watkins
Paul Wilson
Spiceworld 1997 [8]
"Do It"Victoria Beckham
Emma Bunton
Mel B
Melanie C
Geri Halliwell
Andy Watkins
Paul Wilson
Spiceworld 1997 [8]
"Feed Your Love"Victoria Beckham
Emma Bunton
Mel B
Melanie C
Geri Halliwell
Richard Stannard
Matt Rowe
Wannabe 252021 [9]
"Get Down with Me"Victoria Beckham
Emma Bunton
Mischke Butler
Mel B
LaShawn Daniels
Rodney Jerkins
Fred Jerkins III
Robert Smith
Forever 2000 [10]
"Go Go Go"Victoria Beckham
Emma Bunton
Mel B
Melanie C
Richard Stannard
Unreleased [11]
"Goodbye"Victoria Beckham
Emma Bunton
Mel B
Melanie C
Richard Stannard
Matt Rowe
Forever 2000 [10]
"Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)"Victoria Beckham
Emma Bunton
Mel B
Melanie C
Geri Halliwell
Richard Stannard
Matt Rowe
Greatest Hits 2007 [12]
"Holler"Victoria Beckham
Emma Bunton
Mel B
Melanie C
LaShawn Daniels
Rodney Jerkins
Fred Jerkins III
Forever 2000 [10]
"If It's Lovin' on Your Mind"Victoria Beckham
Emma Bunton
Mel B
Melanie C
Eliot Kennedy
Unreleased [2]
"If U Can't Dance"Victoria Beckham
Emma Bunton
Mel B
Melanie C
Geri Halliwell
Richard Stannard
Matt Rowe
Spice 1996 [1]
"If You Wanna Have Some Fun"Victoria Beckham
Emma Bunton
Mel B
Melanie C
James Harris III
Terry Lewis
Forever 2000 [10]
"Image & Likeness"Victoria Beckham
Emma Bunton
Mel B
Melanie C
Geri Halliwell
Unreleased [13]
"It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)" Jagger/Richards Non-album single 1999
"The Lady is a Vamp"Victoria Beckham
Emma Bunton
Mel B
Melanie C
Geri Halliwell
Andy Watkins
Paul Wilson
Spiceworld 1997 [8]
"Last Time Lover"Victoria Beckham
Emma Bunton
Mel B
Melanie C
Geri Halliwell
Andy Watkins
Paul Wilson
Spice 1996 [1]
"Let Love Lead the Way"Victoria Beckham
Emma Bunton
Mel B
Melanie C
LaShawn Daniels
Rodney Jerkins
Fred Jerkins III
Harvey Mason Jr.
Forever 2000 [10]
"Love Thing"Cary Bayliss
Victoria Beckham
Emma Bunton
Mel B
Melanie C
Geri Halliwell
Eliot Kennedy
Spice 1996 [1]
"Mama"Victoria Beckham
Emma Bunton
Mel B
Melanie C
Geri Halliwell
Richard Stannard
Matt Rowe
Spice 1996 [1]
"Move Over"Victoria Beckham
Emma Bunton
Mel B
Melanie C
Geri Halliwell
Clifford Lane
Mary Wood
Spiceworld 1997 [8]
"My Strongest Suit" Elton John Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida 1999 [14]
"Naked"Victoria Beckham
Emma Bunton
Mel B
Melanie C
Geri Halliwell
Andy Watkins
Paul Wilson
Spice 1996 [1]
"Never Give Up on the Good Times"Victoria Beckham
Emma Bunton
Mel B
Melanie C
Geri Halliwell
Richard Stannard
Matt Rowe
Spiceworld 1997 [8]
"One of These Girls"Victoria Beckham
Emma Bunton
Mel B
Melanie C
Geri Halliwell
Richard Stannard
Matt Rowe
Non-album single
(B-side of "2 Become 1")
1996 [15]
"Outer Space Girls"Victoria Beckham
Emma Bunton
Mel B
Melanie C
Geri Halliwell
Andy Watkins
Paul Wilson
Non-album single
(B-side of "Too Much")
1997 [16]
"Overnight"Victoria Beckham
Emma Bunton
Mel B
Melanie C
Richard Stannard
Unreleased [11]
"Oxygen"Victoria Beckham
Emma Bunton
Mel B
Melanie C
James Harris III
Terry Lewis
Forever 2000 [10]
"Pain Proof"Victoria Beckham
Emma Bunton
Mel B
Melanie C
Eliot Kennedy
Unreleased [2]
"Power of 5"Victoria Beckham
Emma Bunton
Mel B
Melanie C
Geri Halliwell
Richard Stannard [17]
1997 [18]
"Right Back at Ya"Victoria Beckham
Emma Bunton
Mel B
Melanie C
Eliot Kennedy
Tim Lever
Forever 2000 [10]
"Saturday Night Divas"Victoria Beckham
Emma Bunton
Mel B
Melanie C
Geri Halliwell
Richard Stannard
Matt Rowe
Spiceworld 1997 [8]
"Say You'll Be There"Victoria Beckham
Emma Bunton
Mel B
Melanie C
Geri Halliwell
Eliot Kennedy
Spice 1996 [1]
"Seven Days"Victoria Beckham
Emma Bunton
Mel B
Melanie C
Geri Halliwell
Sheppard Solomon
Mark Taylor
Unreleased [19]
"Sleigh Ride" Leroy Anderson Non-album single
(B-side of "2 Become 1")
1996 [15]
"Something Kinda Funny"Victoria Beckham
Emma Bunton
Mel B
Melanie C
Geri Halliwell
Andy Watkins
Paul Wilson
Spice 1996 [1]
"Song for Her"Emma Bunton
Mel B
Geri Halliwell
Eliot Kennedy
Unreleased [20]
"Spice Invaders"Victoria Beckham
Emma Bunton
Mel B
Melanie C
Geri Halliwell
Andy Watkins
Paul Wilson
Non-album single
(B-side of "Spice Up Your Life")
1997 [21]
"Spice is Back"Victoria Beckham
Emma Bunton
Mel B
Melanie C
Geri Halliwell
Greg Hatwell
Unreleased [22]
"Spice Up Your Life"Victoria Beckham
Emma Bunton
Mel B
Melanie C
Geri Halliwell
Richard Stannard
Matt Rowe
Spiceworld 1997 [8]
"Step to Me"Victoria Beckham
Emma Bunton
Mel B
Melanie C
Geri Halliwell
Eliot Kennedy
Spiceworld 1997 [23]
"Stop"Victoria Beckham
Emma Bunton
Mel B
Melanie C
Geri Halliwell
Andy Watkins
Paul Wilson
Spiceworld 1997 [8]
"Strong Enough"Victoria Beckham
Emma Bunton
Mel B
Melanie C
Geri Halliwell
Eliot Kennedy
Unreleased [24]
"Take Me Home"Victoria Beckham
Emma Bunton
Mel B
Melanie C
Geri Halliwell
Andy Watkins
Paul Wilson
Non-album single
(B-side of "Say You'll Be There")
1996 [25]
"Tell Me Why"Victoria Beckham
Emma Bunton
Mischke Butler
Mel B
LaShawn Daniels
Rodney Jerkins
Fred Jerkins III
Forever 2000 [10]
"Time Goes By"Victoria Beckham
Emma Bunton
Mischke Butler
Mel B
LaShawn Daniels
Rodney Jerkins
Fred Jerkins III
Forever 2000 [10]
"Too Hot"Victoria Beckham
Emma Bunton
Mel B
Melanie C
Richard Stannard
Unreleased [11]
"Too Much"Victoria Beckham
Emma Bunton
Mel B
Melanie C
Geri Halliwell
Andy Watkins
Paul Wilson
Spiceworld 1997 [8]
"Treasure"Victoria Beckham
Emma Bunton
Mel B
Melanie C
Richard Stannard
Unreleased [11]
"Viva Forever"Victoria Beckham
Emma Bunton
Mel B
Melanie C
Geri Halliwell
Richard Stannard
Matt Rowe
Spiceworld 1997 [8]
"Voodoo"Victoria Beckham
Emma Bunton
Mel B
Melanie C
Geri Halliwell
Richard Stannard
Matt Rowe
Greatest Hits 2007 [12]
"Walk of Life"Victoria Beckham
Emma Bunton
Mel B
Melanie C
Geri Halliwell
Andy Watkins
Paul Wilson
Non-album single
(B-side of "Too Much")
1997 [16]
"Wannabe"Victoria Beckham
Emma Bunton
Mel B
Melanie C
Geri Halliwell
Richard Stannard
Matt Rowe
Spice 1996 [1]
"Wasting My Time"Emma Bunton
Mel B
Melanie C
LaShawn Daniels
Fred Jerkins III
Forever 2000 [10]
"Weekend Love"Victoria Beckham
Emma Bunton
Mel B
Melanie C
LaShawn Daniels
Rodney Jerkins
Fred Jerkins III
Forever 2000 [10]
"Who Do You Think You Are"Victoria Beckham
Emma Bunton
Mel B
Melanie C
Geri Halliwell
Andy Watkins
Paul Wilson
Spice 1996 [1]
"W.O.M.A.N."Victoria Beckham
Emma Bunton
Mel B
Melanie C
Richard Stannard
Unreleased [11]

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