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"Wannabe" is the debut hit song by British pop group Spice Girls. The song is from their 1996 debut album Spice. It became a hit in multiple countries including the United States where it hit number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Fifth Harmony covered this song on their YouTube channel for Halloween. Their performance of it attracted the attention of Spice Girl member Melanie "Scary Spice" Brown, who tweeted her appreciation to the girls for their performance of the song.
Lyrics[]
Ally:
Yo, I'll tell you what I want
What I really really want
Normani:
So tell me what you want
What you really really want
Lauren:
I'll tell you what I want
What I really really want
Normani:
So tell me what you want
What you really really want
Fifth Harmony:
I wanna (Hey!), I wanna (Hey!), I wanna (Hey!), I wanna (Hey!)
I wanna really, really, really wanna zigazig ah
Lauren:
If you want my future
Forget my past
Dinah:
If you wanna get with me
Better make it fast
Normani:
So don't go wasting
My precious time
Ally:
Get your act together
And we could be just fine
Camila:
Yo, I'll tell you what I want
What I really really want
Dinah:
So tell me what you want
What you really really want
Fifth Harmony:
I wanna (Hey!), I wanna (Hey!), I wanna (Hey!), I wanna (Hey!)
I wanna really, really, really wanna zigazig ah
If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends (Gotta get with my friends)
Make it last forever friendship never ends
If you wanna be my lover, you have got to give
Taking is too easy, but that's the way it is
Normani:
So! here's a story from A to Z
Ally:
You wanna get with me
You gotta listen carefully
Lauren:
We got Em in the place who likes it in your face
We got G like MC who likes it on an
Camila:
Easy V doesn't come for free
She's a real lady
Dinah:
And as for me, you'll see
Fifth Harmony:
Slam your body down and wind it all around
Slam your body down and wind it all around
If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends (Camila: Gotta get with my friends)
Make it last forever friendship never ends
If you wanna be my lover, you have got to give (You have got to give)
Taking is too easy, but that's the way it is
If you wanna be my lover
Dinah:
You gotta, you gotta, you gotta, you gotta, you gotta, slam, slam, slam, slam
Fifth Harmony:
Make it last forever
Slam your body down and wind it all around
Slam your body down and wind it all around (Lauren: He-he-he-hey!)
Slam your body down and wind it all around
Normani:
Slam your body down zigazig ah
Dinah:
Hey, hey, hey!
Fifth Harmony:
If you wanna be my lover