"Style" is a song by British

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Mis-Teeq. It was written by

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duo Mikkel Eriksen and Tor Erik Hermansen, along with Hallgeir Rustan, and band member

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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

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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

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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

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Personnel and credits

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Eye Candy''. *

– 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 *

– writer (sample) * Hallgeir Rustan – producer, writer * Neil Tennant – writer (sample) * Neil Tucker – engineer *

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– 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 {{2000s-R&B-song-stub