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        Everybody speculated a lot on the launch of the first single from the SPICE GIRLS' second album. It was supposed to be released on a date which it would certainly not reach a considerable success. We're talking about of a few weeks after Princess Diana's tragic death. At this moment, Elton John recorded a single on tribute to the Princess whose profit would go to a charity institution managed by Diana. Due to this lamentable fact, Spice Up Your Life (SUYL) single had its launch delayed.
 

        The song mixtures SPICE GIRLS' dancing pop style with beats clearly latin, like salsa, merengue with some lambada and even Brazilian's traditional samba for foreign people. The lyrics show the interaction between the girls and the world, from their point of view, besides inviting everybody, from both sexes, ages and ethnic groups to a great Girl Power style of celebration. The B-side is Spice Invaders, which is a mad and friendly chat between the girls.

         The remixes tracks are so varied. Morales replace some keyboard beats  and add a caliente and latin spice in its remixes. Murk's Cuba Libre version plays with the girls' voices, excluding and them in some parts of the song. Many chords and effects are added in every part 2 remix and you can even verify some techno
beats in both of them.

        The criticisms from the press, which is said to be specialized, like always, weren't very positive. But we've got to remember that pop music doesn't follow many rules or stereotypes, it's only expression of feelings (all of them) and rhythms, dancing or melodies. On the other hand, CDNow (virtual records shop) staff said this is the best SPICE GIRLS single ever released, because we're talking about the SPICE GIRLS and pop music as well. The best way to confirm it is listening to the single!
 

The Girls performing SUYL at the Billboard Awards (US official charts)

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1. SUYL (Stent Radio Mix — Original version featured in the album) 2'53"
2. SUYL (Morales Radio Mix) 2'48"
3. SUYL (Stent Radio Instrumental) 2'53"
4. Spice Invaders 3'38"

SUYL part 2 (VSCDG1660)

1. SUYL (Stent Radio Mix) 2'53"
2. SUYL (Morales Carnival Club Mix) 11'28"
3. SUYL (Murk Cuba Libre Mix) 8'05"

Spice Up Your Life part 2 single cover

Spice Up Your Life 

When you're feeling sad and lone
We will take you where you gotta go
Smiling, dancing; everything is free
All you need is positivity!

(Chorus 1)
Colours of the world
Spice Up Your Life!
Every boy and every girl
Spice Up Your Life!
People of the world
Spice Up Your Life!
Aaaahhh...

(Chorus 2)
Slam it to the left
If you're having a good time!
Shake it to the right
If you know that you feel fine!
Chicas to the front
HA! HA! Go round
Slam it to the left
If you're having a good time!
Shake it to the right
If you know that you feel fine!
Chicas to the front
Hi Ci Ya Hold Tide!

Yellow men in Timbuktoo
Colour for both: me and you
Kung-fu fighting
Dancing Queen
Tribal spacemen
And all that's in-between

(Chorus 1)
(Chorus 2)

Flamenco!
Lambada!
But Hip Hop is harder
We moon-walk the Foxtrot
Then Polka the Salsa
Shake, shake, shake: haka
Shake, shake, shake: haka
Arriba!

(Chorus 1)
(Chorus 2) X 2
 

Spice Invaders 

Ahhh... relax your mind...
The spicy girls are here on the planet earth...
Are you too spicy?
YES!
(whistling) Aye-yoo!
This song is full of valid information. Information like (telephone) never wee with your knickers on.
Hold, hold (telephone) a minute, that's my phone! (telephone) Hello?
Hello, um, about... I can't believe my... aaahhh
It's um, it's a mad woman. Get lost!
Melanie's always on the phone.
I'm not always on the phone! I used to be always on the phone but now I'm not cause I've got ear rot.
And she's always late.
No I'm not, it's my driver, he drives slow. I like this bit.
(whistling) I've never been any good at whistling.
You can hum then, not whistle.
Uh, hum? eh ha
Where's Geri and Mel at this point?
I think they're asleep.
I thought it was a bit quiet.
No, Geri's writin' a poem under a tree somewhere. And she's hugging that tree. Hug that tree, Geri!
You'd never guess what, you'd never believe this. Alright listen to this.
Oh... what is it, Geri?
Oooh... what is it? Listen, listen listen. What is it? What is it?
Friendship often survives the relationship from which it was neglected.
What?
Ignoring your conscience allows you to justify everything! Don't you agree?
Geri, is you readin' that out of a book?
Yeah. Ha ha
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la AHHHH!!!!!
That's what you got to do when you get really stressed, you just go AHHHH!!!!!
I should be over there eatin' my sweets, I think.
You're so cute. Ginger! You're just so cute.
Alright Ginge, how's your... beep!
No, it's Ginger like Ginger Rogers. It's not like "ginge".
Well, there's nothing wrong with being ginger.
There is nothing wrong. I'm out of a bottle anyway.
(buzz) Baby, Posh and Ginger and we've got Scary and Sporty! Yeah!
Mixed together in a cooking pot, you have the Spice Girls! (Mel B & Geri)
Ba, ba, blah
I want that Indian bit to come again. Where is it?
Ahh... we are the chosen ones...
it didn't last very long, did it?
Lift your knee up, tap it to the left. Gonna lift your knee up, tap it to the left.
That could be a new dance.
Ha, ha. We don't wanna get in trouble now do we? No... I don't know what you mean by that, though. I...
You know... I tried to be defensive...
Exactly...
Exactly, exactly.
I quite like that.
Yeah, I do too.

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