The phrase comes from Wannabe, the debut single released by British girl group the Spice Girls in 1996, which became a global number one hit. Its opening call and response and repeated really really want hook made the song a defining piece of nineties girl power pop culture. Decades later the line is quoted and sampled across social media whenever someone lists demands or desires, because the wording is familiar even to listeners who were not born when the single first charted worldwide.