Lickin' on Both Sides is the debutstudio album by BritishR&B/UK garage groupMis-Teeq, released byTelstar Records on 29 October 2001. It was primarily produced byStargate, with additional production from Jensen & Larsson, and Synth among others. The album became a top-five success in theUnited Kingdom, reaching number three on thenational albums chart. The album was re-released three times, with the final release, a special edition, being released on 22 June 2002.Lickin' on Both Sides was certifieddouble platinum in the UK.[2] Altogether the album spawned five top-ten singles.
"Why?" was released as the lead single fromLickin' on Both Sides on 18 September 2000. Serving as the group's debut single, it was later being re-released on 8 January 2001. The original version is a Latin-inflected mid-tempo R&B track. The more known version is a UK garage remix done byMatt "Jam" Lamont and DJ Face.
"All I Want" was released as the album's second single on 11 June 2001. The UK garage track was produced bySunship and became the group's highest-charting single, at No. 2.
"One Night Stand" was released on 15 October 2001 as the album's third single. It is an R&B song produced byStargate, also receiving a garage remix by Sunship. The song was later released in the U.S. as the group's second American single in 2004. The group performed the song at the2002 Brit Awards.
"B with Me" was released as the fourth single on 18 February 2002. For the single release, the song received a garage remix produced byBump & Flex.
"Roll On" was released as the album's fifth and final single on 17 June 2002. It was released as a double A-single alongside a cover of Montell Jordan's song "This Is How We Do It". The single version of "Roll On" was remixed by Rishi Rich and included on the soundtrack for the filmAli G Indahouse.