"Toxic Girl" is a single by the Norwegian indie rock

Indie rock

Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...

 duo Kings of Convenience

Kings of Convenience

Kings of Convenience are an indie folk-pop duo from Bergen, Norway. Consisting of Erlend Øye and Eirik Glambek Bøe, the musical group is known for their delicate tunes, calming voices, and intricate and subtle guitar melodies...

. It was released in three formats in the United Kingdom by Astralwerks

Astralwerks

Astralwerks is a New York-based record label that releases primarily electronic music. It is owned by Virgin Records/EMI and distributed by Caroline Distribution in the United States....

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The song gained some exposure in the United States in 2002 when it was used in a television commercial for AT&T Wireless

AT&T Wireless

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. The song was also used in the movie Shallow Hal

Shallow Hal

Shallow Hal is a 2001 romantic comedy film starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Jack Black, and Jason Alexander. It was directed by the Farrelly Brothers and filmed in and around Charlotte, North Carolina as well as Sterling and Princeton, Massachusetts at Wachusett Mountain.- Plot :Hal Larson is a...

when Hal first sees Rosemary.

Tracklisting

CD 1

1. "Toxic Girl" (Monte Carlo 1963 Version) - 3:06
2. "Little Kids" (Lively Version) - 2:53
3. "Once Around The Block" (Our Version) - 2:26

CD 2

1. "Toxic Girl" (Album Version) - 3:07
2. "Winning a Battle, Losing the War" (J-Walk Remix) - 5:11
3. "Gold for the Price of Silver" (Acoustic version) - 03:58

7" vinyl

1. "Toxic Girl" (Album Version) - 3:07
2. "Once Around the Block" - 2:26