Spiceworld (album)
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| Studio album by Spice Girls | ||||
| Released | 3 November 1997 | |||
| Recorded | Summer 1997 | |||
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| Length | 38:37 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
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| Robert Christgau |  |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ |
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Spiceworld is the second studio album by English girl group the Spice Girls, released on 1 November 1997 by Virgin Records as the follow-up to their debut album Spice (1996). Its music incorporates dance-pop music and production. The album became a huge hit worldwide, lengthening the so-called "Spicemania" of the time. It debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, with first-week sales of 190,000 and shipped 1.4 million copies in two weeks. The album also reached number one in 13 countries, while peaking inside the top three in Australia, Canada, France, Switzerland and the United States. Spiceworld has sold over 20 million copies worldwide.
The album spawned four singles, all of which saw commercial success. Its lead single "Spice Up Your Life" became an international hit, peaking in the top five positions in the most countries, it was followed by "Too Much" as the second single, "Stop" as the third single and "Viva Forever" as the final single, all receiving commercial success on the charts. To promote the album, the group embarked the Spiceworld Tour, covering Europe and North America for a total of 97 dates.
After releasing their debut album Spice to huge success, later becoming one of the best-selling albums of all time, the group announced they would be in the works of a second studio album. During the recording and writing of Spiceworld the group also filmed Spice World, a musical comedy film with the Spice Girls playing themselves. The album worked as a soundtrack to the film, with many of the songs from the album appearing in the film.
During 1997 the Spice Girls received massive media attention, which also came with some controversies. The group performed their first time live for the Royalty of Great Britain. At the show, they breached royal protocol when Mel B and then Geri Halliwell planted kisses on Prince Charles's cheeks and pinched his bottom. Because of this, it received ultimate controversy throughout the media. The group were criticised in the United States, because of the album just releasing nine months after its debut. They were later criticised because of the impact and amount of sponsorship deals they had signed. They also made a decision to fire their manager Simon Fuller in November 1997, which was front-page news around the world.
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