Chase & Status are an English

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duo composed of Saul Milton (Chase) and Will Kennard (Status). In addition, Andy Gangadeen is the drummer when the band performs live.

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formerly performed as MC with the group, but left in July 2021 to focus on solo ventures. The duo are from London, and formed in 2003 after meeting at

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. The duo have since released five studio albums and collaborated with major artists such as

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, CeeLo Green,

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, and Tinie Tempah. They run the

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History

2003–2009: Beginnings and ''More Than Alot''

Saul Milton (Chase) and Will Kennard (Status) originally met in London through a mutual friend, although met up again whilst university students in

. Kennard studied History of Art at the

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, while Milton studied English and Humanities at Manchester Metropolitan University. Kennard decided to drop out of university to pursue a music career, although Milton did manage to achieve an honours in his studies, despite spending most of his time on music. The duo cited

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and Orbital as major influences on their music and creativity alongside the original

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and

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scene. Chase & Status had three number one singles on the

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between 2007–2009; the double A-side "Hurt You" / "Sell Me Your Soul" in 2007 and "Take Me Away" / "Judgement (Informer)" in 2008, then on 5 October 2008, they reached number 70 on the

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and number one on the UK Dance Singles Chart again with the single "

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" featuring vocals from

. In 2009, they peaked at number 45 with " Against All Odds", which featured UK rapper Kano.

2009–2011: ''No More Idols''

In November 2009, the duo entered the top forty of the UK Singles Chart for the first time with the track " End Credits". The track was released on 2 November 2009 and features

; it reached a peak of number nine on the UK Singles Chart. The duo released "

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" on 15 August 2010, revealing it to be the second single to be released from their second studio album ''

No More Idols ''No More Idols'' is the second studio album by English drum and bass production duo Chase & Status, released on 28 January 2011. ''No More Idols'' marks the first major full-length release by Chase & Status since their debut album '' More than ...

''. The single featured vocals from Mali and debuted at number eleven on the UK Singles Chart, marking the duo's second consecutive Top Forty hit. "Hypest Hype" (featuring

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) was confirmed in October 2010 to be the third single from the album. As it was released as a free download from their website on 8 November 2010, it did not qualify to chart. The fourth single from the album is " Blind Faith", which features soul singer/songwriter

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and was released in January 2011. Other singles include "

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" (featuring Delilah), " Hitz" (featuring Tinie Tempah) and " Flashing Lights" (with

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featuring

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). The album also contains the song "Heavy" with

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. The album debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart and was certified gold in the first week of sales by the

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2012–2014: ''Brand New Machine''

In contrast to ''

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'' and ''No More Idols'', the new album has a darker sound. The duo performed as a sub-headline on Friday night at

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2012, provoking an outcry from regular Download enthusiasts (the festival is recognized as a rock/metal festival), not least due to them being higher on the bill than fan favourites

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, who had been subject to an internet campaign to headline the festival. However, they were well received. Chase & Status have also headlined electronic music festival South West Four hosted on London's Clapham Common. ''Chase & Status: Live at Brixton'', a CD/DVD featuring appearances from Tinie Tempah, Liam Bailey, Mali and Delilah, was released on 2 April 2012. On 15 October 2012, the track "Big Man" featuring

was released on the Chase & Status website as a free download. The following day, it was released through online retailers. The music video was also published on 15 October on their YouTube channel and the 'UKFDrumandBass' channel. On 8 March 2013, the duo were confirmed to headline Saturday night at

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following Metallica at Orange stage. On 11 March 2013, the duo were confirmed through their website to co-headline Saturday night at Reading Festival and Sunday night at Leeds Festival 2013. On 4 June 2013, the album's lead single "

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" featuring Louis M^ttrs was uploaded to the Chase & Status Vevo channel. The digital single was released on 26 June and includes remixes from MTA Records artists Dream Mclean, Kove and Josh Butler. On 17 June 2013, MTA Records announced that newly signed Elli Ingram will support them on tour and feature on the album. On 26 July 2013, they announced the album title to be ''

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''. The album's second single " Count On Me" featuring

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(under her stage-name "Moko") premiered on

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show on the same day, and the album artwork was released. "Count On Me" was released on 29 September. The album was released on 7 October. On 24 August 2013, they performed on the Main Stage at Reading Festival before

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. During the performance, MC Rage had to stop the show due to people being crushed at the front of the crowd. The act was resumed, and finished successfully. They headlined 1Xtra Live in

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on 7 October, the same day as the album release, and returned to the BIC on their arena tour in November. The band played their first show in India during the multi-genre music festival

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on 20 October 2013. On 25 July 2014, they headlined Friday night on the mainstage at Global Gathering festival. Despite the performance being a roaring success, attracting the second largest crowd after Saturday headliners

, the festival's memory was tainted with the death of a man on the Friday night. For 2014's

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Culture Clash, Chase & Status joined forces with Shy FX,

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and MC Rage to form the soundsystem Rebel Sound. They went on to win the clash, defeating fellow groups

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, Boy Better Know and ASAP Mob. On 21 and 28 November 2014, they headlined the UK's largest indoor winter music festival, The Big Reunion. On 30 December, they headlined the main stage of

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2015: ''London Bars'' EP

While working on their fourth studio album, the duo began releasing a new

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or British hip hop track every week. The four songs were released collectively as the ''London Bars'' EP on 4 December 2015. The project was also made available on limited 12" vinyl on

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2016. All of the tracks from the EP received daytime and night-time airplay on

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as well as Kiss 100 during its urban specialist shows, although " Wha Gwarn?" featuring Bonkaz was pulled due to the rapper's past conviction and imprisonment for a sex offence, which he continues to deny.

2016–2017: ''Tribe''

The duo released their fourth studio album ''

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'' on 18 August 2017, and featured collaborations with artists such as Craig David, Emeli Sandé, Shy FX and Slaves. The album featured much more

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compared to their last album ''

'', taking the band back to the sound which initially made them a commercial success, whilst still experimenting with other genres such as

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in the track "Reload" with Craig David and electronic rock in the track "Control" with British punk band Slaves.

Remixes and productions

The duo have also created a remix version of "

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" for

. In Australia, the remix reached fifty three on the

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and number seven on the Aria Dance Chart. They have also produced for

numerous times, on her fourth album '' Rated R'', sixth album '' Talk That Talk'' and seventh album " Unapologetic", as well as producing British singer Rita Ora's number one UK hit, "

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", and co-producing a track on

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's album '' Overcome''. Other remixes include Black Canvas' "Broken Dreams",

's "Sirens", Nneka's "Heartbeat" and Capleton's "Who Dem" (renamed "Duppy Man"). Chase & Status also produced a track for singer

for his second album '' Won't Go Quietly'' ("Sick Note") and again for his third album '' Playing in the Shadows'' ("Playing in the Shadows"). They also produced Example's unreleased track "Pink Notes" that features on his mixtape ''The Credit Munch Redux''.

Members

* Saul Milton (Chase) – keyboards, programming, guitar (2003–present) * Will Kennard (Status) – keyboards, onstage engineering, bass guitar (2003–present) Live Members * Andy Gangadeen – drums (2009–present) Past Members * Patrick Williams (MC Rage) – MC (2009–2021)

Discography

* ''

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'' (2008) * ''

'' (2011) * ''

'' (2013) * ''

'' (2017) * ''Rtrn II Jungle'' (2019) * ''What Came Before'' (2022)

Tours

* Chase & Status Debut Live Tour (UK, 2009) * Live Tour (UK Spring 2010, Autumn, 2010) * No More Idols Tour (UK, Europe, North America, 2011) * Brand New Machine Arena Tour (UK Autumn-Winter 2013) * Live Tour (UK November 2016) * Headline act – Royal Holloway Summer Ball (2017) * Headline act – V Fest in Stafford (2017) * Rtrn II Jungle Tour in advance of new album (DJ sets) (Late 2018)

Awards and nominations

;BRIT Awards , - , align="center" rowspan="2", 2012 , Chase & Status , British Group , ;Drum & Bass Awards , - , align="center" rowspan="2", 2008 , Chase & Status , Best Producer , , - , "Hurt You" , Best Track , , - , align="center" rowspan="3", 2009 , Chase & Status , Best Producer , , - , ''More Than Alot'' , Best Album , , - , "Take Me Away" , Best Track , , - , align="center" rowspan="3", 2010 , rowspan="2", Chase & Status , Best Live Act , , - , Best Producer , , - , "End Credits" (featuring Plan B) , Best Track , , - , align="center" rowspan="2", 2011 , rowspan="2", Chase & Status , Best Live Act , , - , Best Producer , , - , align="center", 2017 , ''Tribe'' , Best Album , , - , align="center", 2022 , ''What Came Before'' , Best Album , , - ;NME Awards , - , align="center", 2011 , "Let You Go" (featuring Mali) , Best Video , , - ;Q Awards , - , align="center", 2010 , "End Credits" (featuring Plan B) , Best Video , , - ;UK Festival Awards , - , align="center" rowspan="2", 2010 , Chase & Status (Bestival) , Critic's Choice , , - , Chase & Status (Beach Break Live) , Headline Performance , , - ;Virgin Media Music Awards , - , align="center", 2010 , Chase & Status , Best Newcomer , , - ;Xtra Bass Awards , - , align="center", 2007 , "In Love" (with

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) , Best Track , , -

References

External links

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Chase & Status video interview on Virgin Red Room

Chase & Status on TopDeejays
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