"Something About Your Smile" | ||||
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Single by Tinchy Stryder featuring Cyleena Cymone | ||||
from the album Star in the Hood | ||||
Released | 6 August 2007 | |||
Format | Digital Download, CD single | |||
Recorded | 2006-2007 | |||
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Length | 4:40 | |||
Label | Takeover Entertainment Limited | |||
Songwriter(s) |
Kwasi Danquah III (Composer) Cylena Cymone (Co-Lyricist) DaVinChe (Co-Lyricist) |
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Producer(s) | DaVinChe | |||
Tinchy Stryder singles chronology | ||||
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"Something About Your Smile" is a single by grime vocalist Tinchy Stryder, released as the second single from his debut album, Star in the Hood on 6 August 2007. The song features guest vocals from British singer-songwriter, Cylena Cymone, and despite not being a true grime track, it was well received by the grime scene. The song was composed by Stryder, and written by Cylena Cymone and DaVinChe, and produced by DaVinChe.
A music video was made to accompany the release of "Something About Your Smile". It was first released onto YouTube by Takeover Entertainment Ltd, on Thursday, July 5, 2007, at a total length of three minutes and forty-five seconds. The music video is set in computer-generated imagery and sees Tinchy Stryder’s ability to bring an upbeat and unique pop rap angle to his original grime sound, he then proceeds with rhymes over a melodic beat, cheeky lyrics and catchy hook. Although the song vocals are of Cylena Cymone, she does not feature in the video. A female in the video lip-sync's over, Cylena Cymone's vocals, then Stryder begins to dance alongside the female lip-synching the song, then a few females later appear in the video dancing. The producer of the song DaVinChe and a few members of Ruff Sqwad make a cameo in the video. The video has thus far reached over 2 million views as of Monday, October 17, 2011.