Mis-Teeq

Mis-Teeq
General information
Genre (s)	Contemporary R&B , Garage House
founding	2000
resolution	2005
Last occupation
singing	Alesha Dixon
singing	Su-Elise Nash
singing	Sabrina Washington
former members
singing	Zena McNally (2000-2001)

Mis-Teeq was a female R&B and garage house trio from the UK . After trying to get started in the US, the band announced their split on January 31, 2005.

history

founding

In the spring of 1999, Sabrina Washington and Alesha Dixon first became aware of each other during a joint dance class in South West London. The two discovered musical parallels and decided to gain a foothold in the music business as a duo. Barely six months later, Su-Elise Nash and Zena McNally, who Sabrina and Alesha met during a casting, joined the group and Mis-Teeq grew into a quartet. With the signing of their record deal in 2000, the disagreements within the band increased drastically, so that McNally, even before the release of the first single Why , decided to quit.

First successes

The debut single developed into a hit and reached number 8 in the British single charts. The subsequent release All I Want was able to surpass this success with a 2nd place and increase the level of awareness of the current trio. Her record company , Telstar Records , decided to release the debut album Lickin 'On Both Sides . This climbed to number 3 in the album charts and, in addition to the other releases B With Me and Roll On / This Is How We Do It , also produced the first international single One Night Stand .

In early 2003, Mis-Teeq returned with their second album, Eye Candy . The single Scandalous became a worldwide hit and paved the way for two more releases: Can't Get It Back , a remix of the Blaque song of the same name , and Style , which was released as a single when the album was re-released in the summer of the same year.

Dissolution of the band

In 2004 the band tried to gain a foothold in the USA with their music . The first single One Night Stand (as a remix and with a new video) achieved considerable success for a foreign production. It reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Charts and promoted the release of the album Mis-Teeq , which was composed of tracks from the two first works. At about the same time, their record company had to file for bankruptcy because of huge losses , which were not caused by Mis-Teeq itself, but by the lack of success of various other artists, such as Victoria Beckham . Even before their last album, Greatest Hits , was released, now under the Universal label , the three singers announced the breakup of their band on January 31, 2005.

Discography

Studio albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
2001	Lickin 'on Both Sides	-	-	CH68 (6 weeks) CH	UK3 platinum (38 weeks)UK	-	First published: October 27, 2001
2003	Eye candy	-	-	CH77 (3 weeks) CH	UK6th gold (22 weeks)UK	-	First published: March 29, 2003

Compilations

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
2004	Mis-Teeq	-	-	-	-	US125 (2 weeks) US	First published: July 13, 2004
2005	Greatest hits	-	-	-	UK28 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: April 25, 2005

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
2001	Why? Lickin 'on Both Sides	-	-	-	UK8 (7 weeks) UK	-	First published: January 8, 2001
	All I Want Lickin 'on Both Sides	-	-	CH82 (1 week) CH	UK2 silver (11 weeks)UK	-	First published: June 11, 2001
	One Night Stand Lickin 'on Both Sides	DE57 (8 weeks) DE	-	CH24 (11 weeks) CH	UK5 (12 weeks) UK	-	First published: October 15, 2001
2002	B with Me Lickin 'on Both Sides	-	-	-	UK5 (9 weeks) UK	-	First published: February 18, 2002
	Roll On / This Is How We Do It Lickin 'on Both Sides	DE100 (1 week) DE	-	-	UK7 (7 weeks) UK	-	First published: June 17, 2002
2003	Scandalous Eye Candy	DE59 (4 weeks) DE	-	CH35 (22 weeks) CH	UK2 silver (11 weeks)UK	US35 (16 weeks) US	First published: March 17, 2003
	Can't Get It Back Eye Candy	-	-	-	UK8 (9 weeks) UK	-	First published: June 30, 2003
	Style eye candy	-	-	-	UK13 (5 weeks) UK	-	First published: November 17, 2003

Video albums

• The Story So Far ... (November 18, 2002. Region code 2. The Mis-Teeq singers give insights into their lives as a band. Several live performances and their first five music videos are integrated.)

• The Pepsi Silver Clef Concert (September 15, 2003. Region code 0. Manchester charity concert on May 14, 2003. Includes performances by ten bands and individual singers. Mis-Teeq sings the three tracks All I Want , One Night Stand and Scandalous .)

• Greatest Hits Bonus DVD Video (April 25, 2005. Region code 0 (?). Supplement to the limited edition album Greatest Hits . Contains all eight music videos in non-chronological order.)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Placement of One Night Stand in the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Charts (English)
2. ↑ No more Mis-Teeq. In: Daily Mirror. February 1, 2005, archived from the original on April 21, 2009 ; accessed on September 11, 2016 . 
3. ↑ ^{a b c} Chart sources: DE CH UK US
4. ↑ Music Sales Awards: UK
5. ↑ Concert review in the Manchester Evening News from May 15, 2003 (English)
6. ↑ Tracklist with audio samples at mtv.com (English)