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In 2002, Tanya Bryson and Tisha Martin — a familiar face at the time after appearing in the children's television shows ''[[Kerching!]]'' and ''[[The Basil Brush Show]]'' — recorded backing vocals for the R&B singer Lemar on his cover version of "Let's Stay Together" by Al Green. A woman from [[Sony Music]] was in attendance and told them, "You guys sound really nice together. If there were a few more of you we'd be interested in doing something with you." Carolyn Owlett grew up on the same street as Bryson, while Suzie Furlonger completed the line-up after a chance meeting when she visited London for the [[Notting Hill Carnival]];<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2004/nov/08/popandrock|title='It's good revenge': The 411 don't write love songs - they'd rather attack rotten boyfriends|last=Simpson|first=Dave|date=8 November 2004|work=The Guardian|accessdate=13 July 2022}}</ref> after which the group went to do an audition for Sony, which resulted in a one-single record deal.<ref name="podcast">{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/1qqhkPx8qAxrnVwSO3s6Ok?si=7b9c3265592d4fb7|title=64: The 411: From 'Dumb' and 'On My Knees' to changes and the Might Comeback at Mighty Hoopla...and beyond!|date=3 September 2022|website=Right Back At Ya! The 2000s Pop Music Podcast|accessdate=3 September 2022}}</ref> The name "The 411" came from [[4-1-1]], an information line in the United States. Owlett told ''[[Newsround]]'', "We thought it'd be cool if people wanted the information on us! And also it's the name of Mary J. Blige's first album and we're big fans!"<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/music/newsid_3737000/3737009.stm|title=Newsround's Rachel gets 'The 411'|date=21 May 2004|work=BBC News}}<br>- {{cite web|url=https://thephoenixremix.com/2017/04/28/forgotten-pop-this-week-the-411/|title=Forgotten Pop! This Week – The 411|date=28 April 2017|website=The Phoenix Remix}}</ref>
Labelled by one critic as "the hip hop [[the Supremes|Supremes]]",<ref name="Simpson"/>{{Cite news |last=Simpson |first=Dave |date=2004-05-11 |title=The 411 |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2004/may/11/1 |access-date=2023-06-06 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> the group's first single, "[[On My Knees (The 411 song)|On My Knees]]", was a hit in the UK (reaching the top 5) and Australia (reaching the top 30), which resulted in an album deal.<ref name="podcast"/> A second single, "[[Dumb (The 411 song)|Dumb]]", reached number 3 in the UK and the top 30 in Australia. These singles appeared on the group's album ''Between the Sheets'', with songs written by [[Diane Warren]], Redeye and The 411 themselves. The group also recorded a cover version of [[SWV]]'s hit "[[Weak (SWV song)|Weak]]".
''Between the Sheets'' was also released in France and Japan. The French edition had two new versions of album tracks, recorded specifically for the French market: "Face À Toi Baby" featuring Mag (using the verses from "Dumb" with a special French chorus) and "Chance" featuring [[K'Maro]] (a new mix of "Chance" with a French language rap). The Japanese edition of the album had the standard 12 tracks from the UK version with two bonus tracks: "Drop Top Jeans" (which appeared as the B-side to "Teardrops" in the UK) and "Soaking Wet", with an enhanced section featuring the videos for "On My Knees" and "Dumb".
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