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vocalist

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's debut album, '' Star in the Hood''. The single was released in November 2007. The song was written and produced by renowned

music producer

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, who has claimed that the instrumental for the track is the one he is most proud of.''Something About Your Smile''
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" several times in late 2007. The track "Sorry, You Are?" was also released as part of the single. It features vocals from fellow rapper

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, and later featured as a hidden track on ''Star in the Hood'', and also appeared on ''Cloud 9: The EP''.

Music video

A music video was made for the song, and was uploaded to

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on Sunday, 7 October 2007, at a total length of three minutes and thirty seconds. The video was also shown on British satellite music channel Channel U.Tinchy Stryder - Mainstream Money, Official video

. Retrieved Monday, October 17, 2011. The video was filmed in Bow,

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, UK, and finds Stryder chopping out his rhymes over big drum & base and big beats in different locations of a

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cut with scenes with the

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Track listing

; Digital Download / 12" VinylTinchy Stryder – Mainstream Money/Sorry You Are?
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. # "Mainstream Money" # "Mainstream Money" (Mainiac Instrumental) # "Sorry, You Are?" # "Sorry, You Are?" (Mainiac Instrumental)

References

External links

''Mainstream Money (Bonus Track - Explicit) - Digital Download''
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