SONG & HIT DETAILS
Artist Name: SPICE GIRLS
Song Author: Paul Wilson and Andy Watkins
Year Recorded: 1995
SONG PROFILE
Who Do You Think You Are
Released 3 March 1997
Format 12″, cassette, CD single
Recorded 1995
Who Do You Think You Are” is a dance-pop song performed by British pop group Spice Girls.
It was written by the group members with Paul Wilson and Andy Watkins,—also known as Absolute—for the group’s debut album Spice, released in November 1996.
The song is heavily influenced by early ’90s europop, and has a disco–style beat that resembles the music of the late ’70s.
Its lyrics are about the superstar life, and how someone can get trapped in the world of fame.
In February 1997, the group opened the BRIT Awards with “Who Do You Think You Are”.
The Union Jack dress that Geri Halliwell wore during the performance made the front page of various newspapers, and is now remembered as one of the most iconic symbols of Cool Britannia.