The Spice Girls are an English girl group formed in 1994,consisting of Melanie Brown a.k.a. Mel B;Melanie Chisholm,a.k.a. Mel C;Emma Bunton;Geri Halliwell;and Victoria Beckham. With their "girl power" mantra,they redefined the girl-group concept by targeting a young female fanbase. They led the teen pop resurgence of the 1990s,were a major part of the Cool Britannia era,and became pop culture icons of the decade.
"Wannabe" is the debut single by the English girl group the Spice Girls,released on 26 June 1996. It was written by the Spice Girls,Matt Rowe and Richard "Biff" Stannard and produced by Rowe and Stannard for the group's debut album,Spice,released in November 1996. "Wannabe" is a dance-pop song that features Mel B and Geri Halliwell rapping. The lyrics,which address the value of female friendship over heterosexual relationships,became a symbol of female empowerment and the most emblematic song of the group's Girl Power philosophy. It was written and recorded quickly. The result was considered lacklustre by their label and was sent to be mixed by Dave Way. The Spice Girls were not pleased with the result,and the recording was mixed again,by Mark "Spike" Stent.
Charlotte Emma Aitchison,known professionally as Charli XCX,is an English singer and songwriter. Born in Cambridge and raised in Start Hill,Essex,she began posting songs on Myspace in 2008,which led to her discovery by a promoter who invited her to perform at warehouse raves. In 2010,she signed a recording contract with Asylum Records,releasing a series of singles and mixtapes throughout 2011 and 2012.
"I Love It" is a song by Swedish duo Icona Pop featuring vocals from British singer Charli XCX. It was released as a single in May 2012 as a digital download in Sweden,where it peaked at number two on the singles chart. The song was added to their debut studio album,Icona Pop,as well as their EP Iconic and their debut international album,This Is... Icona Pop. "I Love It" was written by Charli XCX,Patrik Berger,and Style of Eye,with production handled by the latter two.
English singer Charli XCX has released five studio albums,four mixtapes,three extended plays,one live album,two DJ mixes,46 singles,and 13 promotional singles. In 2007,XCX began recording her debut album on a loan granted by her parents. Titled 14,after her age at the time,it received only a restricted public release. Two singles,"!Franchesckaar!" and double A-side "Emelline"/"Art Bitch",were released in late 2008 under Orgy Music. In June 2012,Charli XCX released her first mixtape,titled Heartbreaks and Earthquakes,a one-track file consisting of eight songs. A second mixtape,titled Super Ultra,was released in November of the same year. Charli XCX's major-label debut studio album,True Romance,was released in April 2013,and peaked at number 85 on the UK Albums Chart. While failing to appear on any main album charts internationally,the album reached number five on the Heatseekers Albums chart in the United States and number 11 on the ARIA Hitseekers chart in Australia. The album spawned five singles—"Stay Away","Nuclear Seasons","You're the One","You " and "What I Like". In 2012,Charli XCX was featured on Icona Pop's song "I Love It",which peaked at number one in the UK and reached the top 10 in various countries including the US,Canada,Ireland and Germany.
"Fancy" is a song by Australian rapper Iggy Azalea featuring British singer Charli XCX,taken from the former's debut studio album,The New Classic (2014). It was released on 17 February 2014 by Def Jam Recordings as the fourth single from the album. "Fancy" was described as an electro-hop,electropop,and pop rap song. It was written by Azalea and XCX,composed and produced by production team the Invisible Men,alongside additional producers The Arcade. It was leaked under the title "Leave It" in December 2013.
"Boom Clap" is a song by English singer Charli XCX,released as the first single from the soundtrack album of The Fault in Our Stars (2014) and is also featured on XCX's second studio album,Sucker. There are two existing mixes of this song:the first and original one is heard in the film,the film's soundtrack,and the music video shot in Amsterdam;the second mix is heard on the music video shot in Japan and in Sucker.
American DJ and record producer Diplo has released five studio albums,ten EPs,six compilation albums,four mixtapes,one live album and a series of singles,music videos and other appearances. His alias,short for Diplodocus,derives from his childhood fascination with dinosaurs. During his rise to fame,Diplo worked with British musician M.I.A.,an artist who is credited with giving him exposure in his early career. Since then,Diplo has worked on production and mixtape projects with many other pop artists,such as Die Antwoord,Britney Spears,Madonna,Shakira,Beyoncé,No Doubt,Justin Bieber,Usher,Snoop Dogg,Chris Brown,CL,and G-Dragon. As an artist,Diplo,combined with his other collaborations Major Lazer,Jack Üand Silk City,three electronic groups.
"Boys" is a single by English singer Charli XCX,released on 26 July 2017 by Asylum Records and Atlantic Records UK. The song was originally intended to be the second single from her then-upcoming third studio album. However,the song became a stand-alone single when the projected third album was leaked on the internet and cancelled. The song makes use of a sample from the Nintendo video game Super Mario Bros.
"Dirty Sexy Money" is a song by French music producer David Guetta and Dutch music producer Afrojack featuring English singer Charli XCX and American rapper French Montana. It was released on 3 November 2017 as a bonus track from the former's seventh studio album,7 (2018). Noonie Bao and A. G. Cook assisted the artists in writing the song with Skrillex being listed as a co-producer.
"Girls" is a song by British singer Rita Ora featuring American rapper Cardi B,American singer Bebe Rexha and British singer Charli XCX. It was released on 11 May 2018 by Atlantic Records. It was written by the former three as well as Klenord Raphael,Ali Tamposi,Pardison Fontaine,Brian Lee,and producers Jonny Coffer,Watt and Ben Billions.
"1999" is a song by English singer Charli XCX and Australian singer Troye Sivan,released as the lead single from the former's third studio album Charli on 5 October 2018. The single cover was inspired by the 1999 film The Matrix. It follows several singles released earlier in 2018 by Charli XCX and Sivan's 2018 album Bloom. The track reached number 13 on the UK Singles Chart dated 22 November 2018,becoming Charli XCX's tenth top 40 single and first top 15 single since 2015,as well as Sivan's fourth top 40 single and his first top 20 single.
"Close to Me" is a song by English singer Ellie Goulding with American musicians Diplo and Swae Lee,released on 24 October 2018 from the former's fourth studio album,Brightest Blue (2020). It was premiered by Annie Mac on BBC Radio 1 as the "Hottest Record in the World".
"Blame It on Your Love" is a song by English singer Charli XCX featuring American singer and rapper Lizzo. It was released on 15 May 2019 as the second single from Charli XCX's third studio album,Charli,and soon after debuted on BBC Radio 1 as Annie Mac's "Hottest Record in the World". It is Charli XCX's first single since her 2018 collaboration with Troye Sivan,"1999". The single is a reworked version of "Track 10" the final track from Charli XCX's mixtape Pop 2 (2017). The music video was released on 13 June 2019.
"Gone" is a song by British singer Charli XCX and French singer Christine and the Queens. It was released on 17 July 2019 as the third single from Charli XCX's third studio album Charli. The music video was released alongside the track.
"Heartless" is a song by American producer Diplo featuring American country singer Morgan Wallen. It was released through Mad Decent and Columbia Records on August 16,2019. The music video was directed by Brandon Dermer and premiered on September 5,2019.
"Out Out" is a song by British DJs Joel Corry and Jax Jones,featuring British singer Charli XCX and American rapper Saweetie performing vocals. The single was released on 13 August 2021 by Asylum Records UK. "Out Out" peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart.
"Beg for You" is a song by English singer Charli XCX featuring Japanese-British singer Rina Sawayama. It was released on 27 January 2022 as the third single from XCX's fifth studio album,Crash (2022). The song interpolates Swedish singer September's 2006 single "Cry for You",as well as the song "Don't Cry" by Belgian dance group Milk Inc. The song received universal acclaim from music critics.
"Hot In It" is a song by Dutch DJ Tiësto and English singer Charli XCX,released on 30 June 2022 through Musical Freedom and Atlantic Records as the fourth single from Tiësto's seventh studio album Drive. It marks the pair's first direct collaboration,with Tiësto having previously remixed Charli's 2012 collaboration with Icona Pop,"I Love It",and her 2014 single "Break the Rules".
