Rage were an English dance music group composed of producers Barry Leng and Duncan Hannant, drummer Hans Greeve, and fronted by vocalists Tony Jackson (1992–1993) and Steve Lee (1995).[1] The group were renamed En-Rage in Germany, to avoid confusion with the German band Rage.
Rage | |
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Also known as | En-Rage |
Origin | United Kingdom |
Genres | Eurodance, house, pop |
Years active | 1992–1995 |
Labels | Pulse 8, Demon Music Group |
Past members | Hans Greeve Duncan Hannant Tony Jackson Steve Lee Barry Leng |
In 1992, the group released a dance cover version of Bryan Adams' "Run to You", which reached number 3 on the UK Singles Chart.[2] Subsequent singles, including a dance remake of "House of the Rising Sun", fared less well on the chart,[2] although an album titled Saviour was released in 1993.
Singer Tony Jackson, who had previously performed backing vocals for Billy Ocean, Amii Stewart and Paul Young among others,[3] died in June 2001.[4]
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||
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UK [2] |
AUS [5] |
AUT [6] |
GER [7] |
IRE [8] |
SWI [9] | |||
1992 | "Run to You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Saviour |
"Be Yourself" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Run to You" (re-release) | 3 | 56 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 20 | ||
1993 | "Why Don't You" | 44 | 209 | 26 | 40 | — | 39 | |
"House of the Rising Sun" | 41 | 171 | 20 | — | — | — | ||
"Give It Up" | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995 | "My Cryings Done" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. |