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Stretch & Vern
OriginLondon, England
GenresElectronic, house
Years active1993–present
Labels
Members
  • Stretch Silvester
  • Jules Vern

Stretch & Vern are an English electronic music duo consisting of Stretch Silvester (Stuart Silvester) and Jules Vern (Julian Peake).

Biography

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They are best known for the 1996 hit "I'm Alive", which prominently samples "Boogie Wonderland" by Earth, Wind & Fire.[1]

"I'm Alive" was a huge success, reaching No. 6 on the UK Singles Chart,[2] No. 2 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart[3] and No. 1 on the Swedish and UK Dance charts.[4][5] The song gained popularity again in 2019 after a re-release of new mixes by Illyus & Barrientos, Prins Thomas and Wax Worx.[1][6]

Their second single, "Get Up! Go Insane!", which samples Ithaka's "So Get Up" and House of Pain's "Jump Around", reached number 17 on the UK Singles Chart[7] as well as also reaching number one on the UK Dance Singles Chart in 1997.[8]

Discography

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Singles

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List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions
UK
[2][7]		 AUS
[9]		 FIN
[10]		 NLD
[11]		 SWE
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"I'm Alive"
(present "Maddog")		 1996 665—2529
"Get Up! Go Insane!"
(present "Maddog")		 1997 17—15——

References

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  1. 1 2 "Stretch & Vern -IDJ Magazine". InternationalDJMag.
  2. 1 2 "STRETCH & VERN PRESENT MADDOG". Official Charts Company.
  3. ↑ "Dance Club Play Songs 1997-03-29". Billboard.
  4. ↑ "Årslistor > Year End Charts > Swedish Dance Chart 1996" (PDF). Music & Media. 15 March 1997. p. 30 (see appendix to the magazine).
  5. ↑ "UK Dance Singles Chart Top 40 08 September 1996 - 14 September 1996". Official Charts Company.
  6. ↑ "90's Superstar DJs Stretch & Vern Talk Hedonistic Clubbing & Re-Release Of Club Anthem 'I'm Alive'". Flow Music. 2 May 2019.
  7. 1 2 "STRETCH 'N' VERN PTS MADDOG | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com.
  8. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com.
  9. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 270.
  10. ↑ "Stretch & Vern pres. Maddog – Get Up! Go Insane!". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  11. 1 2 "Stretch & Vern pres. Maddog – I'm Alive". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 October 2022.
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