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. MC Rage 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 seven studio albums and collaborated with major artists such as Plan B,

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, and

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. They run the

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MTA Records. William Kennard founded

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(East London Arts and Music) in 2014. In 2023–24, Chase & Status won their first Brit Award for "Producer of the Year". Their second consecutive top four album, ''2 Ruff, Vol. 1'', included four singles in the UK top 40 simultaneously, a feat not achieved by a UK band since 2010. The lead single, "Baddadan", reached the UK singles chart top four. In 2024, they achieved a UK number one single with " Backbone", a collaboration with

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

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. 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 drum & bass scene. They were supported by

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DJs early in their career, with "Love's Theme", released via

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's Bingo Beats, played on air in 2004. Chase & Status had three number one singles on the

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between 2007 and 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 UK Singles Chart and number one on the UK Dance Singles Chart again with the single " Pieces" featuring vocals from Plan B. 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 "

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". The track was released on 2 November 2009 and features Plan B; it reached a peak of number nine on the UK Singles Chart. The duo released " Let You Go" on 15 August 2010, revealing it to be the second single to be released from their second studio album '' No More Idols''. 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 Tempa T) 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 "

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", which features soul singer/songwriter Liam Bailey and was released in January 2011. Other singles include "

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" (featuring

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), "

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" (featuring

) and " Flashing Lights" (with

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featuring Takura). 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 '' More Than Alot'' 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 Liam Bailey 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 " Lost & Not Found" 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 '' Brand New Machine''. The album's second single " Count On Me" featuring Nadiah Adu-Gyamfi (under her stage-name "Moko") premiered on B.Traits'

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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

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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 NH7 Weekender 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

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

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and

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. 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 Rhythm & Vines

2015: ''London Bars'' EP

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

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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

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

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and SOFT PLAY. The album featured much more

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compared to their last album '' Brand New Machine'', 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

and

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in the track "Control" with British

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band Soft Play.

Remixes and productions

The duo have also created a remix version of " Invaders Must Die" 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

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'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

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'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) – production, mixing, keyboards, programming, guitar (2003–present) * Will Kennard (Status) – production, mixing, keyboards, programming, engineering, bass guitar (2003–present) Touring members * Takura Tendayi - ( Takura) Frontman (2022-present) * Andy Gangadeen – drums (2009–present) Former members * Patrick Williams (MC Rage) – MC (2009–2021)

Discography

* '' More than Alot'' (2008) * '' No More Idols'' (2011) * '' Brand New Machine'' (2013) * ''

'' (2017) * ''Rtrn II Jungle'' (2019) * ''What Came Before'' (2022) * ''2 Ruff, Vol. 1'' (2023)

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) * 2 Ruff Tour (UK, Europe, North America, 2023-24)

Awards and nominations

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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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