"Style" is a song by British
girl group
A girl group is a music act featuring several female singers who generally harmonize together. The term "girl group" is also used in a narrower sense in the United States to denote the wave of American female pop music singing groups, many of wh ...
Mis-Teeq. It was written by
Stargate
''Stargate'' (often stylized in all caps) is a military science fiction media franchise based on the film directed by Roland Emmerich, which he co-wrote with producer Dean Devlin. The franchise is based on the idea of an alien Einstein–Rosen ...
duo
Mikkel Eriksen and
Tor Erik Hermansen, along with
Hallgeir Rustan, and band member
Alesha Dixon
Alesha Anjanette Dixon (born 7 October 1978) is an English singer, rapper, dancer, television personality, and author. She gained recognition in the early 2000s as a member of the R&B, garage and hip hop group Mis-Teeq. The group disbanded ...
for the re-release edition of their second album, ''
Eye Candy'' (2003). The song contains replayed elements of "
West End Girls" (1984) by English synth-pop duo
Pet Shop Boys. Due to the inclusion of the sample,
Neil Tennant and
Chris Lowe
Christopher Sean Lowe (born 4 October 1959) is an English musician, singer and songwriter, and co-founder of the synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, which he formed with Neil Tennant in 1981.
Biography
Lowe attended Arnold School, an independent sc ...
are also credited as songwriters.
The track marked the third and final single from ''Eye Candy'' and was also one of the last singles released by the group following the breakdown of their record label
Telstar Records
Telstar Records was a British record label that operated from 1982 to 2004.
Background
Telstar was founded in 1982 by Sean O'Brien and Neil Palmer with a government loan of £120,00Telstar RecordsIt was launched as a specialist compilation mar ...
and the band's subsequent split in 2005. Upon its release, "Style" debuted and peaked at number 13 on the
UK Singles Chart, becoming the group's only single not to enter the top 10. "Style" also reached number 18 in Finland, becoming the group's second and most successful single on the Finnish chart.
Track listings
Notes
*
denotes additional producer
Sample credits
* "Style" contains replayed elements of "
West End Girls" as performed by
The Pet Shop Boys
The Pet Shop Boys are an English synth-pop duo formed in London in 1981. Consisting of primary vocalist Neil Tennant and keyboardist Chris Lowe, they have sold more than 50 million records worldwide, and were listed as the most successful duo ...
.
Personnel and credits
Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Eye Candy''.
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Alesha Dixon
Alesha Anjanette Dixon (born 7 October 1978) is an English singer, rapper, dancer, television personality, and author. She gained recognition in the early 2000s as a member of the R&B, garage and hip hop group Mis-Teeq. The group disbanded ...
– vocals, writer
* Robert "L.B." Dorsey – engineer
*
Mikkel S. Eriksen – producer, writer
*
Tor Erik Hermansen – producer, writer
*
Su-Elise Nash – vocals
* Lawrence Johnson – additional producer
*
Chris Lowe
Christopher Sean Lowe (born 4 October 1959) is an English musician, singer and songwriter, and co-founder of the synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, which he formed with Neil Tennant in 1981.
Biography
Lowe attended Arnold School, an independent sc ...
– writer (sample)
*
Hallgeir Rustan – producer, writer
*
Neil Tennant – writer (sample)
* Neil Tucker – engineer
*
Sabrina Washington
Sabrina Fredrica Washington (born 27 October 1978) is a British singer who originally rose to fame as the lead singer of garage/ R&B girl group Mis-Teeq.
Whilst in Mis-Teeq, the singer notched up seven UK top 10 hits and two top 10, double ...
– vocals
* Anne Judith Wiik – additional vocals
Charts
Release history
References
2003 singles
2003 songs
Mis-Teeq songs
Song recordings produced by Stargate (record producers)
Songs written by Alesha Dixon
Songs written by Chris Lowe
Songs written by Mikkel Storleer Eriksen
Songs written by Neil Tennant
Songs written by Sabrina Washington
Songs written by Su-Elise Nash
Songs written by Tor Erik Hermansen
Telstar Records singles
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