"Wannabe" - Spice Girls

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   I suspect there is a 45 version of "Wannabe" by the Spice Girls.  The cd version on the cd "Spice" has :04 of footsteps and laughter preceding the music that I doubt would have been included on a single.  So does anyone have the cd single to verify if this introduction is left intact?

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Moderator Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 10 July 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Moderator Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: "Wannabe" - Spice Girls Posted: 20 August 2005 at 3:22pm
	I suspect there is a 45 version of "Wannabe" by the Spice Girls. The cd version on the cd "Spice" has :04 of footsteps and laughter preceding the music that I doubt would have been included on a single. So does anyone have the cd single to verify if this introduction is left intact?
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budaniel Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 12 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote budaniel Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 August 2005 at 5:03pm
	I have an import CD single that says (radio edit) with a running time of 2:52 listed. It contains the steps and laughter.

edtop40 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 29 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote edtop40 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 August 2005 at 5:31pm
	my commercial cd single issued in 1997 on virgin 38579 is the radio edit and runs 2:52 AND contains the footsteps and laughter......... Edited by edtop40
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aaronk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 16 January 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 84	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 August 2005 at 5:48pm
	My Promo Only - Mainstream Radio series has the :04 second intro, too. And I'm positive that the promo single we used to play on the air had this as well, because I used to cue past it in the CD player.

Todd Ireland Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 16 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 18	Post Options Post Reply Quote Todd Ireland Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 August 2005 at 7:03pm
	I used to cue past the :04 intro at the radio station where I worked as well. I don't think this song ever appeared on a commercial or DJ single without the intro.

Brian W. Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 13 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1	Post Options Post Reply Quote Brian W. Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 21 August 2005 at 12:01am
	Yep, my commercial US two-track CD single is the same as Ed's... called "Single Edit," and it HAS the footsteps and laughter, runs 2:52, b/w the song "Bumper to Bumper."

davidclark Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 17 November 2004 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 14	Post Options Post Reply Quote davidclark Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 21 August 2005 at 7:25am
	if the single edit is 2:52, why on the CD it is indicated as running 2:52? are the two versions the same? is there an extended or other version somewhere?
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budaniel Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 12 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote budaniel Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 21 August 2005 at 11:08am
	I've never seen an "extended" version, but my import CD single has a Motiv 8 dance remix, and the 12" vinyl single in the US has Motiv 8 mixes and Junior Vasquez mixes (as well as the "radio edit" clocking in at 2:52).

aaronk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 16 January 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 84	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 21 August 2005 at 2:58pm
	I've seen cases where the single is released several weeks before the album--listing something like "single edit" or "single version"--and the record company decides to use this version for the album, so the original album version never sees the light of day.