Mis-Teeq "Lickin' On Both Sides" is 25 - A Classic, or Just a "One Night Stand"?

Mis-Teeq "Lickin' on Both Sides" turns 25, and Chris and Chantel give the debut a full track-by-track honest review, from the singles you know by heart to the deep cuts. This is the album that fused R&B and UK garage into pop and proved a British girl group could sound like no one else.

We go song by song through the standard album, rating production, vocals, visuals, and performances, and finishing with a Cut or Keep. Along the way we untangle why nearly every single exists in three different versions, and dig into the stories behind them: "One Night Stand" as Stargate's first big break years before Rihanna and Beyoncé, the Sunship garage smash "All I Want," the So Solid Crew link on "They'll Never Know," and "Why?", the only Mis-Teeq song featuring original fourth member Zena McNally, who returned to the stage for the group's reunion.

Speaking of which, we get into the 25th anniversary Wembley show and the drama that followed once the reunion fell apart. Alesha Dixon, Sabrina Washington, and Su-Elise Nash made a real UK garage classic. Does it still hold up 25 years on?

Timestamps:

• 0:00 - Intro
• 0:42 - “Lickin’ On Both Sides” Album Info
• 2:33 - Album Cover
• 5:12 - “One Night Stand”
• 18:12 - “That Type of Girl”
• 21:30 - “Roll On”
• 29:29 - “B With Me”
• 38:05 - “Why?”
• 47:12 - “They’ll Never Know” feat. Asher D and Harvey
• 51:17 - “Stamp Reject”
• 55:04 - “All I Want”
• 1:00:57 - “Nasty”
• 1:04:51 - “These Days”
• 1:09:34 - “Better Better”
• 1:11:47 - “Secrets of the Night”
• 1:16:56 - “You’re Gonna Stay”
• 1:21:30 - Cut or Keep
• 1:23:50 - Overall Thoughts & Final Rating

References:

• “One Night Stand” UK MV: https://youtu.be/6CZS-D0se00?si=O7t4HCAHmv10DGOL
• “One Night Stand” US MV: https://youtu.be/V_UP1IOgx24?si=sTCdXfRb7Bpxflur 
• “One Night Stand” Live at Later…with Jools Holland https://youtu.be/7X5uQ225cT0?si=MQXTlS_XQnnHAeyj 
• “Roll On” / “This Is How We Do It” MV https://youtu.be/WCD_c6S2NNA?si=y-kZBh6itqYLXIL_ 
• “Roll On” / “This Is How We Do It” Live on TOTP https://youtu.be/8JB6T_r7d8Y?si=lhYRmntoMLbrgG3O 
• “B With Me” MV https://youtu.be/lwMFIo-zUNo?si=Qlp-OUdTrMlBFumu 
• “B With Me” Live on TOTP https://youtu.be/AWycCHzUkY4?si=FITgqf9vXS4a0KSW 
• “Why” RnB Mix MV https://youtu.be/G2ayaDHYtp0?si=w2qR613RDBKxtbmv 
• “Why” Garage MV https://youtu.be/eeIxA1w0Ytg?si=xxmSJEhjxPCItuM- 
• “Why” feat. Zena Live in 2026 https://youtu.be/QsQ_Oms_qTk?si=efm8-AG2G31ZEYMh 
• “All I Want” MV https://youtu.be/sEecGdMpcoU?si=p7eudgrtJEF3u5O3 
• “All I Want” Live on TOTP https://youtu.be/iGVtmw9cna0?si=yTOr8_2glNcQRWnM