2 Become 1 2 Become 1 "2 Become 1" is a song by the English girl group the Spice Girls. Written by the group members, together with Matt Rowe and Richard Stannard during the group's first professional songwriting session, it was produced by Rowe and Stannard for the group's debut album "Spice" (1996). It was inspired by the special relationship that was developing between Geri Halliwell and Rowe during the writing session. "2 Become 1" is a pop ballad, that features instrumentation from a guitar, an electronic keyboard, and string instruments. The lyrics focus on the bonding of two lovers, and also address
You and Forever and Me away and recalls his memories of his teenage years and a lost love. Deborah Evans Price, of "Billboard" magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it a "summertime ballad from a progressive group." She goes on to say that the "praiseworthy performance frolicks with harmonies" and that the production is "effectively smooth." The music video, directed by Jim Shea, shows the band on their bus driving through the desert. Each band member has flashbacks about former loves. "You and Forever and Me" debuted at number 70 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of June 20,