Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty; Stuart Mostyn/Redferns Mel Bis discussing the unexpected place where one of theSpice Girls'biggest hits ever written. During the Wednesday, May 14 episode ofThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the singer and host revealed that she helped write the band's 1996 debut single "Wannabe" in the bathroom. "You know I wrote the rap of that in the toilet," said Mel B., 49. "On the loo." Scary Spice continued: "'Cause I'm like 'Girls, give me like a second to write a rap,' because I thought I was a rapper back then. Clearly not, but I was in my own world, and you know, I own it." Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty "In my version, it's a Leeds rap," said Mel B. In January 2024, Mel B touched on the meaning of the gibberish lyric on "Wannabe" duringan episode ofToday with Hoda & Jenna,revealing she chose to keep it a "group secret." "Wannabe" was written with fellow Spice Girls membersGeri Halliwell,Emma Bunton,Melanie "Mel C" ChisholmandVictoria Beckham, as well as producers Matt Rowe and Richard Stannard. At the time, she said that those are the only people she wants to know the meaning of "zig-a-zig-ah." During the conversation,Jenna Bush Hagersaid she and cohostHoda Kotb"have some thoughts" on the lyric's meaning, to which Mel B replied, "It's a group secret. But you can make of it what you want." TheAmerica's Got Talentjudge added: "I made up that word, and I can't tell you. If I do, I will have to kill you, and we don't want to do that. We love you both." The PEOPLE Appis now available in the Apple App Store! Download it now for the most binge-worthy celeb content, exclusive video clips, astrology updates and more! Bush Hager, 42, however, didn't give up. "Is it what we think it is?" she asked of the seemingly risqué lyric. "You will not stop pushing! I'm not telling you," said Mel B, who added: "I'm not going to say it." Tim Roney/Getty Following its release in 1996, Wannabe" topped the charts in over 20 countries, captivating listeners with its high-energy pop rhythm and lyrics about putting friendship above romance. "If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends / Make it last forever, friendship never ends / If you wanna be my lover, you have got to give / Taking is too easy, but that's the way it is," the Spice Girls sing on the chorus. The track also includes a catchy refrain with the mystery gibberish line: "Yo, I'll tell you what I want, what I really, really want / So tell me what you want, what you really, really want / I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, / I wanna really, really, really wanna zig-a-zig-ah." Read the original article onPeople