Poptastic Confessions!: Not Such An Innocent Girl by Victoria Beckham

Thursday, January 22, 2026

Not Such An Innocent Girl by Victoria Beckham

Dear Poptastic Readers,

Earlier this week, Victoria Beckham's oldest adult son went on a social media tirade about his parents airing family dirty laundry. The world went wild from the memes, and in result, Victoria's 2001 single "Not Such An Innocent Girl" is climbing the UK charts and could very well give Victoria her first solo #1 record. She is the only Spice Girl not to have a solo UK #1. Let's check out the song in question, as well as her short-lived solo career.

"Not Such An Innocent Girl" was the first release from Victoria's self-titled album. It actually sold really well and it debuted on the UK singles chart at #6. The problem was that it was released the same week as Kylie Minogue's "Can't Get You Out Of My Head", which was massive. In the music video, Victoria played two characters: A blonde innocent woman and a dark-haired vamp. It ended in a dance-off. Watch it on our 2026 Poptastic Confessions YouTube Playlist ...

"Not Such An Innocent Girl" wasn't Victoria's only chart battle ...

A year earlier in 2000, Victoria was featured on True Steppers single with Dane Bowers called "Out Of Your Mind." That landed at #2 on the UK charts behind another massive hit called "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)" by Spiller featuring Sophie Ellis-Bextor.

There was only one other single released from Victoria's debut album and it was ...

"A Mind Of It's Own" was released in early 2002. While her two previous singles were dance pop, this one was more mid-tempo and radio friendly. It also charted at #6 in the UK.

There were rumours of a third single from the album ...

"I Wish" was the main contender and Victoria even performed a duet version with Robbie Craig on TV. Sadly, the single never materialized. Victoria and her record company Virgin parted ways in 2002.

However, Victoria signed a deal with a smaller label Telstar and went to work recording not one, but two albums. One album was more pop dance songs (Open Your Eyes) while the other being more RnB and hip-hop influences (Come Together). For the RnB album, Victoria recorded a song called "Resentment", which would later be released by Beyoncé.

On the last week of December 2003, Victoria released a double A-side single with a song from each album to test which genre her fans would like best. The single was "This Groove" / "Let Your Head Go." The first being the more RnB influenced song and the chorus was taken from "Don't Disturb This Groove" by The System in 1987.

However, the standout track was ...

"Let Your Head Go" was the dance pop track was the more popular of the two songs. The double A-side single was successful as it went to #3 in the UK, but once again Victoria had missed the #1 spot.

It looked like Victoria's dance pop album was going to be released with "Open Your Eyes" being the next single. However, Victoria's record label went bankrupt and all of her future music was cancelled.

Fast foward to now. We didn't have Victoria having a hit record on our 2026 Bingo Card, but we are loving it. No matter where you are in the world, check out Victoria's music. If you live in the UK, please consider downloading "Not Such An Innocent Girl." You can also find her debut album Victoria Beckham on digital outlets everywhere.

"Not Such An Innocent Girl" was written by Andrew Frampton and Steve Kipner, who produced the song. It is available on digital outlets everywhere. Buy your copy today! We've added it to our 2026 Poptastic Confessions Playlist on Spotify.