 " Spice Up Your Life " is a song by the British pop group Spice Girls . It was written by the group members , with Matt Rowe and Richard Stannard , at the same time as the group was filming scenes for their movie Spice World . The song was produced by Rowe and Stannard for the group 's second album Spiceworld , which was released on 4 November 1997 . The song was released as the second single from the album in the United Kingdom on 24 November 1997 . " Spice Up Your Life " peaked at number 4 on the UK Singles Chart . In the United States, the