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'''''Eye Candy''''' is the second and final studio album by British girl group [[Mis-Teeq]]. It was released by [[Telstar Records]] on 29 March 2003 in the United Kingdom. As with their previous album ''[[Lickin' on Both Sides]]'' (2001), the trio worked with producers [[Stargate (production team)|StarGate]], [[Ed Case]], [[Mushtaq Omar Uddin|Mushtaq]], and [[Rishi Rich]] on the majority of the album, but also consulted new collaborators such as [[Dave Kelly (producer)|Dave Kelly]], [[Salaam Remi]] and singer [[Joe (singer)|Joe]]. Musically, ''Eye Candy'' took the band's sound further into the [[contemporary R&B]] genre, combining [[pop music|pop]] and [[soul music]] with heavy [[Hip hop music|hip hop]], [[UK garage|garage]] and [[reggae]] elements. |
'''''Eye Candy''''' is the second and final studio album by British girl group [[Mis-Teeq]]. It was released by [[Telstar Records]] on 29 March 2003 in the United Kingdom. As with their previous album ''[[Lickin' on Both Sides]]'' (2001), the trio worked with producers [[Stargate (production team)|StarGate]], [[Ed Case]], [[Mushtaq Omar Uddin|Mushtaq]], and [[Rishi Rich]] on the majority of the album, but also consulted new collaborators such as [[Dave Kelly (producer)|Dave Kelly]], [[Salaam Remi]] and singer [[Joe (singer)|Joe]]. Musically, ''Eye Candy'' took the band's sound further into the [[contemporary R&B]] genre, combining [[pop music|pop]] and [[soul music]] with heavy [[Hip hop music|hip hop]], [[UK garage|garage]] and [[reggae]] elements. |
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Upon release, the album |
Upon release, the album received generally positive reviews. It debuted and peaked at number six on the [[UK Albums Chart]], selling 33,500 copies first week,<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/2003/Music-Week-2003-04-12.pdf |title=All the Charts Exposure|page=10|magazine=Music Week|date=12 April 2003}}</ref> and reached number 11 on the [[Scottish Albums Chart]], eventually reaching gold status in the United Kingdom where its sales exceeded 100,000 units in April 2004. ''Eye Candy'' produced three singles, including the [[Blaque]] cover "[[Can't Get It Back]]" and lead single "[[Scandalous (Mis-Teeq song)|Scandalous]]" which became a hit throughout Europe and Oceania and enjoyed success on the US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' charts, as well as "[[Style (Mis-Teeq song)|Style]]" which appeared on a reissue of the album. ''Eye Candy'' was the final album of Mis-Teeq who disbanded after the demise of their record label Telstar Records in 2005. |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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==Chart performance== |
==Chart performance== |
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''Eye Candy'' debuted and peaked at number six on the [[UK Albums Chart]],<ref name="uk"/> and reached number 11 on the [[Scottish Albums Chart]].<ref name="scotland"/> The [[Official Charts Company]] ranked it 83rd on the 2003 UK year-end chart.<ref name="UK year-end"/> The album was certified silver and gold by the [[British Phonographic Industry]] (BPI), indicating sales in excess of 100,000 copies.<ref name="bpi"/> |
''Eye Candy'' debuted and peaked at number six on the [[UK Albums Chart]],<ref name="uk"/> and reached number 11 on the [[Scottish Albums Chart]].<ref name="scotland"/> The [[Official Charts Company]] ranked it 83rd on the 2003 UK year-end chart.<ref name="UK year-end"/> The album was certified silver and gold by the [[British Phonographic Industry]] (BPI), indicating sales in excess of 100,000 copies.<ref name="bpi"/> ''Eye Candy'' was the 83rd best-selling album of 2003 in the UK with 215,000 copies sold. <ref name="UK year-end"/> |
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==Track listing== |
==Track listing== |
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| headline = ''Eye Candy'' {{nobold|– Standard |
| headline = ''Eye Candy'' {{nobold|– Standard edition}} |
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| extra_column = Producer(s) |
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| length8 = 3:53 |
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| title9 = That's Just Not Me |
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| note9 = featuring [[Cham (singer)|Baby Cham]] |
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| title10 = How Does It Feel |
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| writer10 = {{hlist|Dixon|Mushtaq|Washington|Nash}} |
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| extra10 = Mushtaq |
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| length10 = 3:48 |
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| title11 = Best Friends |
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| writer11 = {{hlist|Dixon|Mushtaq|Washington|Nash}} |
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| extra11 = Mushtaq |
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| length11 = 4:41 |
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| title12 = It's Beginning to Feel Like Love |
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| writer12 = {{hlist|Dixon|Darcy Kahn|Delroy Andrews|Skinner|Washington|Nash}} |
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| extra12 = {{hlist|Andrews|Skinner}} |
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| length12 = 4:18 |
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| writer13 = {{hlist|Dixon|Hunte|Rekhi|Washington|Nash}} |
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| headline = ''Eye Candy'' {{nobold|– UK edition}} |
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| title9 = Do Me Like That |
| title9 = Do Me Like That |
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| writer9 = {{hlist|Dixon|Hunte|Washington}} |
| writer9 = {{hlist|Dixon|Hunte|Washington}} |
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| extra9 = Mushtaq |
| extra9 = Mushtaq |
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| title10 = That's Just Not Me |
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| writer10 = {{hlist|Dixon|Beckett|Kelly|Washington|Nash}} |
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| extra10 = Kelly |
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| length10 = 3:54 |
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| title14 = Eye Candy |
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| writer14 = {{hlist|Dixon|Hunte|Rekhi|Washington|Nash}} |
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| note14 = UK edition only |
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| headline = ''Eye Candy'' {{nobold|– Japan bonus tracks}} |
| headline = ''Eye Candy'' {{nobold|– Japan standard edition bonus tracks}} |
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| title17 = Scandalous |
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| note17 = enhanced video |
| note17 = enhanced video |
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| headline = ''Eye Candy'' {{nobold|– Japan special edition bonus tracks}} |
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| title16 = Hey Yo |
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| writer16 = {{hlist|Dixon|Hunte|Rekhi|Washington|Nash}} |
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| extra16 = Rich |
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| title17 = [[Style (Mis-Teeq song)|Style]] |
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| writer17 = {{hlist|Dixon|Rustan|Eriksen|Hermansen|[[Chris Lowe]]|[[Neil Tennant]]}} |
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| title1 = [[All I Want (Mis-Teeq song)|All I Want]] |
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| title2 = [[One Night Stand (Mis-Teeq song)|One Night Stand]] |
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| title3 = [[B with Me|B With Me]] |
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| title4 = [[Roll On/This Is How We Do It]] |
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| length1 = 3:43 |
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| title2 = Style |
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| writer2 = {{hlist|Dixon|Rustan|Eriksen|Hermansen| |
| writer2 = {{hlist|Dixon|Rustan|Eriksen|Hermansen|Lowe|Tennant}} |
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| extra2 = Stargate |
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| length2 = 3:18 |
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| length3 = 3:59 |
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| title4 = Can't Get It Back |
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| note4 = Ignorants Radio Edit |
| note4 = Ignorants Radio Edit |
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| writer4 = {{hlist|Dixon|Gravatt|Bellevue|Freeman|Williams|Remi|Life}} |
| writer4 = {{hlist|Dixon|Gravatt|Bellevue|Freeman|Williams|Remi|Life}} |
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| title15 = Eye Candy |
| title15 = Eye Candy |
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| writer15 = {{hlist|Dixon|Hunte| |
| writer15 = {{hlist|Dixon|Hunte|Rekhi|Washington|Nash}} |
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| title3 = Style |
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| title4 = Sumthin' Scandalous |
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| title5 = Can't Get It Back |
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| note5 = Making Of |
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| note6 = Linus Rock Mix |
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'''Notes''' |
'''Notes''' |
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[[Category:Albums produced by Stargate]] |
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[[Category:Albums produced by Salaam Remi]] |
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[[Category:Albums produced by Dave Kelly (producer)]] |
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Eye Candy is the second and final studio album by British girl group Mis-Teeq. It was released by Telstar Records on 29 March 2003 in the United Kingdom. As with their previous album Lickin' on Both Sides (2001), the trio worked with producers StarGate, Ed Case, Mushtaq, and Rishi Rich on the majority of the album, but also consulted new collaborators such as Dave Kelly, Salaam Remi and singer Joe. Musically, Eye Candy took the band's sound further into the contemporary R&B genre, combining pop and soul music with heavy hip hop, garage and reggae elements.
Upon release, the album received generally positive reviews. It debuted and peaked at number six on the UK Albums Chart, selling 33,500 copies first week,[2] and reached number 11 on the Scottish Albums Chart, eventually reaching gold status in the United Kingdom where its sales exceeded 100,000 units in April 2004. Eye Candy produced three singles, including the Blaque cover "Can't Get It Back" and lead single "Scandalous" which became a hit throughout Europe and Oceania and enjoyed success on the US Billboard charts, as well as "Style" which appeared on a reissue of the album. Eye Candy was the final album of Mis-Teeq who disbanded after the demise of their record label Telstar Records in 2005.
Background
[edit]Mis-Teeq reteamed with much of the same team that had worked with them on their previous album Lickin' on Both Sides (2001) to produce their second album.[3] When asked about the background of Eye Candy, band member Su-Elise Nash commented: "I would say it's extremely diverse, we worked with a lot of the producers from the first album, like Stargate and also Ed Case to bring that garage flavor back in. And we worked with Dave Kelly who does a lot of the production for all the Shaggy stuff. It's been very successful and this album is a lot more R&B dominated than Lickin' which was more equally balanced with the garage and the R&B. Eye Candy is very much R&B but within that there are so many urban influences, the garage element, hip hop a much greater reggae aspect and an element of bhangra."[3]
Critical reception
[edit]Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
BBC Music | (favorable)[4] |
City Life | (average)[5] |
entertainment.ie | [6] |
The Guardian | [1] |
In his review for The Guardian, Dave Simpson wrote that Eye Candy "documents Mis-Teeq's post-fame rollercoaster with breathless, Hard Day's Night-type detail. It's a life every girl dreams of - being whisked from club to party and at least two hours in make-up - but behind the dream lies the reality of "dawn to dusk in the studio" and brittle personal relationships. Such candour makes Eye Candy a sharp career move, but one with humanity and depth. And that title is clearly an ironic in-joke: on the cover, Mis-Teeq preen prettily with waxed legs, but inside, they prove their worth."[1] BBC Music critic Bren O'Callaghan found that "veering between underground and packaged pop, each track on Eye Candy evades definition from one to the next or even partway through [...] It's exactly this type of mix that should stand them in good stead with clubbers and DJs alike. They have mainstream appeal, as they pout and strut for the cameras, and they have credible content for unlikely dance floor fusions."[4]
Chart performance
[edit]Eye Candy debuted and peaked at number six on the UK Albums Chart,[7] and reached number 11 on the Scottish Albums Chart.[8] The Official Charts Company ranked it 83rd on the 2003 UK year-end chart.[9] The album was certified silver and gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), indicating sales in excess of 100,000 copies.[10] Eye Candy was the 83rd best-selling album of 2003 in the UK with 215,000 copies sold. [9]
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "My Song" | Mushtaq | 4:45 | |
2. | "Scandalous" (Stargate Radio Mix) |
| Stargate | 3:59 |
3. | "Can't Get It Back" |
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| 4:05 |
4. | "Dance Your Cares Away" |
| Ed Case | 3:48 |
5. | "All in One Day" |
| Remi | 3:52 |
6. | "Strawberrez" |
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| 5:25 |
7. | "Nitro" |
| JD | 4:06 |
8. | "Home Tonight" (featuring Joe) |
| Joe | 3:53 |
9. | "That's Just Not Me" (featuring Baby Cham) |
| Kelly | 3:54 |
10. | "How Does It Feel" |
| Mushtaq | 3:48 |
11. | "Best Friends" |
| Mushtaq | 4:41 |
12. | "It's Beginning to Feel Like Love" |
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| 4:18 |
13. | "Just for You" |
| Rishi Rich | 4:02 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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9. | "Do Me Like That" |
| Mushtaq | 4:21 |
10. | "That's Just Not Me" (featuring Cham) |
| Kelly | 3:54 |
11. | "How Does It Feel" |
| Mushtaq | 3:48 |
12. | "Best Friends" |
| Mushtaq | 4:41 |
13. | "It's Beginning to Feel Like Love" |
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| 4:18 |
14. | "Eye Candy" |
| Rich | 2:46 |
15. | "Just for You" |
| Rich | 4:02 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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16. | "Hey Yo" |
| Rich | 4:12 |
17. | "Scandalous" (enhanced video) |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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16. | "Hey Yo" |
| Rich | 4:12 |
17. | "Style" |
| Stargate | 3:18 |
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1. | "All I Want" | |
2. | "One Night Stand" | |
3. | "B With Me" | |
4. | "Roll On/This Is How We Do It" | |
5. | "Scandalous" | |
6. | "Can't Get It Back" |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Sumthin' Scandalous" (featuring Redman) |
| Stargate | 3:43 |
2. | "Style" |
| Stargate | 3:18 |
3. | "Scandalous" (Stargate Radio Mix) |
| Stargate | 3:59 |
4. | "Can't Get It Back" (Ignorants Radio Edit) |
| 4:05 | |
5. | "My Song" |
| Mushtaq | 4:45 |
6. | "Strawberrez" |
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| 5:25 |
7. | "Home Tonight" (featuring Joe) |
| Joe | 3:53 |
8. | "Nitro" |
| JD | 4:06 |
9. | "Dance Your Cares Away" |
| Case | 3:48 |
10. | "That's Just Not Me" (featuring Baby Cham) |
| Kelly | 3:54 |
11. | "How Does It Feel" |
| Mushtaq | 3:48 |
12. | "It's Beginning to Feel Like Love" |
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| 4:18 |
13. | "Hey Yo" |
| Rich | 4:12 |
14. | "Style" (Linus of Hollywood's Rock Remix) |
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| 3:18 |
15. | "Eye Candy" |
| Rich | 2:46 |
16. | "Just for You" |
| Rich | 4:02 |
17. | "Best Friends" |
| Mushtaq | 4:41 |
18. | "Do Me Like That" |
| Mushtaq | 4:21 |
19. | "Can't Get It Back" |
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| 4:05 |
20. | "All in One Day" |
| Remi | 3:52 |
Notes
- ^[a] signifies a co-producer
Charts
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Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[10] | Gold | 100,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Simpson, Dave (27 March 2003). "CD: Mis-Teeq, Eye Candy". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
- ^ "All the Charts Exposure" (PDF). Music Week. 12 April 2003. p. 10.
- ^ a b "Mis~Teeq: Su-Elise - Interview". contactmusic. 13 March 2003. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ a b O'Callaghan, Bren (30 April 2003). "Review of Mis-Teeq - Eye Candy". BBC Music. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
- ^ Taylor, Paul (4 April 2003). "Mis-Teeq - Eye Candy (Telstar)". City Life. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
- ^ "Mis-Teeq - Eye Candy". entertainment.ie. 18 April 2003. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
- ^ a b "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "2003 UK Year-End Chart" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ a b "British album certifications – Mis-teeq – Eye Candy". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ "Eye Candy: Mis-Teeq: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon UK. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
- ^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums - Week Commencing 26th May 2003" (PDF). ARIA. Australia. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Mis-Teeq – Eye Candy". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Mis-Teeq". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Mis-Teeq – Eye Candy". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Mis-Teeq – Eye Candy". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 September 2020.