Spicy (Herve Pagez and Diplo song)

"Spicy"
Single by Herve Pagez and Diplo featuring Charli XCX
Released	30 May 2019 (2019-05-30)
Genre	EDM[1] synth-pop[1]
Length	2:38
Label	Mad Decent
Songwriter(s)	Spice Girls Richard Stannard Matt Rowe Charlotte Aitchison Emmanuel Valere Joel Jaccoulet
Producer(s)	Herve Pagez Diplo
Herve Pagez singles chronology
"In Those Jeans" (2017) "Spicy" (2019)
Diplo singles chronology
"Give Dem" (2019) "Spicy" (2019) "JustYourSoul" (2019)
Charli XCX singles chronology
"Blame It on Your Love" (2019) "Spicy" (2019) "Dream Glow" (2019)
Music video
"Spicy" on YouTube

"Spicy" is a song by French musician Herve Pagez and American producer Diplo, featuring vocals by English singer Charli XCX. The song was released on 30 May 2019 by the Mad Decent record label and heavily interpolates the popular Spice Girls song "Wannabe". Therefore, the Spice Girls are credited as songwriters for the track, alongside Charli XCX, Emmanuel Valere, Joel Jaccoulet and "Wannabe" co-writers Matt Rowe and Richard Stannard. "Spicy" was produced by Pagez and Diplo.^[2]

Charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[3]	16
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Wallonia)[4]	48
France (SNEP)[5]	87
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[6]	22
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[7]	17
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[8]	18
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[9]	33

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Version	Label	Ref.
Various	30 May 2019	Digital download streaming	Original	Mad Decent
Italy	14 June 2019	Contemporary hit radio		Sony	[10]
Various	11 October 2019	Digital download streaming	Remixes EP	Mad Descent	[11]

References

1. Zemler, Emily. "Hear Diplo, Herve Pagez, Charli XCX Reimagine Spice Girls on 'Spicy'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
2. Bein, Kat (30 May 2019). "Herve Pagez, Diplo & Charli XCX Unveil 'Spicy' New Collab: Listen". Billboard. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
   - Kenneally, Cerys (28 May 2019). "Charli XCX will feature on Diplo and Herve Pagez's new single 'Spicy'". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
   - Breihan, Tom (30 May 2019). "Hear Charli XCX, Dilpo, & Herve Pagez Cover The Spice Girls' 'Wannabe'". Stereogum. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
3. "Herve Pagez & Diplo feat. Charli XCX – Spicy" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
4. "Herve Pagez & Diplo feat. Charli XCX – Spicy" (in French). Ultratop Dance. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
5. "Herve Pagez & Diplo feat. Charli XCX – Spicy" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
6. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
7. "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 23". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
8. "Diplo Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
9. "Diplo Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
10. "HERVE PAGEZ "Spicy" | (Radio Date: 14/06/2019)".
11. "Spicy (feat. Charli XCX) [Remixes] - EP by Harve Pagez on Apple Music". iTunes. 11 October 2019.

External links

• "Spicy" (music video) on YouTube