[Refrain: All]
La-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la, la-la-la-la
La-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la, la-la-la-la
[Verse 1: Scary & Ginger & Baby]
When you're feeling sad and low
We will take you where you gotta go
Smiling, dancing, everything is free
All you need is positivity
[Pre-Chorus: Scary, All]
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, ah)
[Chorus: Scary & Ginger & Baby, Sporty & Posh, All]
Slam it to the left (If you're havin' a good time)
Shake it to the right (If you know that you feel fine)
Chicas to the front (Ha, ha)
And go 'round
Slam it to the left (If you're havin' a good time)
Shake it to the right (If you know that you feel fine)
Chicas to the front (Ha, ha)
Hai, sí, ja! Hold tight!
[Refrain: All]
La-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la, la-la-la-la
La-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la, la-la-la-la
[Verse 2: Scary & Ginger & Baby]
Yellow man in Timbuktu
Colourful, both me and you
Kung Fu fighting, dancing queen
Tribal spaceman and all that's in between
[Pre-Chorus: Scary, All]
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, ah)
[Chorus: Scary & Ginger & Baby, Sporty & Posh, All]
Slam it to the left (If you're havin' a good time)
Shake it to the right (If you know that you feel fine)
Chicas to the front (Ha, ha)
And go 'round
Slam it to the left (If you're havin' a good time)
Shake it to the right (If you know that you feel fine)
Chicas to the front (Ha, ha)
Hai, sí, ja! Hold tight!
[Bridge: Ginger, Sporty, Scary, Posh, *Baby*, (All)]
Flamenco, lambada
But hip hop is harder
We moonwalk the foxtrot
*Then polka, the salsa*
(Shake it, shake it, shake it, haka)
(Shake it, shake it, shake it, haka)
Arriba! (*Ariba!*)
*Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha*
[Pre-Chorus: Scary, All]
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, ah)
[Chorus: Scary & Ginger & Baby, Sporty & Posh, All]
Slam it to the left (If you're havin' a good time)
Shake it to the right (If you know that you feel fine)
Chicas to the front (Ha, ha)
And go 'round
Slam it to the left (If you're havin' a good time)
Shake it to the right (If you know that you feel fine)
Chicas to the front (Ha, ha)
Hai, sí, ja! Hold tight!
Slam it to the left (If you're havin' a good time)
Shake it to the right (If you know that you feel fine)
Chicas to the front (Ha, ha)
And go 'round
Slam it to the left (If you're havin' a good time)
Shake it to the right (If you know that you feel fine)
Chicas to the front (Ha, ha)
Hai, sí, ja! Hold tight!
Spice Up Your Life was written by Spice Girls & Richard “Biff” Stannard & Matt Rowe.
Spice Up Your Life was produced by Richard “Biff” Stannard & Matt Rowe.
Spice Girls released Spice Up Your Life on Mon Oct 13 1997.
Producer and co-writer Biff Stannard told publication Music Week:
We were talking about Bollywood films, the colours and how the Spice Girls could present themselves. It was a matter of how do we get everything in to one song?"
Yes. To coincide with the anniversary of their Spiceworld album, the Spice Girls released an alternate version of the “Spice Up Your Life” music video on October 13, 2022. The video features previously unseen footage not found in the original music video.