Spicy (Herve Pagez and Diplo song)

"Spicy" is a song by French musician Herve Pagez and American producer Diplo, featuring vocals by British 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]

"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

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]