Stretch & Vern
English electronic music duo
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Stretch & Vern are an English electronic music duo consisting of Stretch Silvester (Stuart Collins) and Jules Vern (Julian Peake).
- FFRR
- London
- Spot On Records
- Mono-Type Records
- VC Recordings
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| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Electronic, house |
| Years active | 1993–present |
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Biography
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]
