"TwentyFourSeven" is a song by

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duo

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featuring All Saints member

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. The version that is included on their debut studio album, '' It's All About the Stragglers'', features another All Saints member,

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, instead of Blatt. Released on 3 September 2001, the song peaked at number six on the

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. Since it was recorded just before the split of All Saints, it was decided to include this song on the '' All Hits'' album as well. Artful Dodger initially consisted of Mark Hill and Pete Devereux, but Devereux left prior to the release of the single "TwentyFourSeven", making this the first single of Artful Dodger as a stage name for Mark Hill.

Music video

The music video for "TwentyFourSeven", directed by Jamie Morgan, has a springtime feel about it with Melanie Blatt sitting in a

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chair with a dog.

Track listings

UK CD1 # "TwentyFourSeven" (radio version) # "TwentyFourSeven" (

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Remix) # "TwentyFourSeven" (Another Dub-A-Holics Injection Dub featuring Miss Shorte-E) # "TwentyFourSeven" (video) UK CD2 # "TwentyFourSeven" (Another Dub-A-Holics Injection Vocal featuring Miss Shorte-E) # "TwentyFourSeven" (Pale Face Mix) # "TwentyFourSeven" (behind the scenes footage) UK cassette single # "TwentyFourSeven" (radio version) # "TwentyFourSeven" (Grant Nelson Remix) European CD single # "TwentyFourSeven" (radio version) – 3:48 # "TwentyFourSeven" (Another Dub-A-Holics Injection Dub featuring Miss Shorte-E) – 7:27 Australian CD single # "TwentyFourSeven" (radio version) # "TwentyFourSeven" (Grant Nelson Remix) # "TwentyFourSeven" (Another Dub-A-Holics Injection Dub featuring Miss Shorte-E)

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

External links

Official Artful Dodger site
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