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Undercover are an English dance music group which formed in 1991 and had three UK top-30 hits, two of them top-five hits, in 1992. The group's vocalist, John Matthews, continues to perform solo as Undercover across the UK/Europe and South America. Keyboardist Steve Mac went on to become a successful songwriter and music producer for many other artists.[1] Bassist Jon Jules went on to success in the UK soul music scene as a DJ, radio presenter and event organiser. He achieved many accolades, including best radio programme (Soul Survivors Awards), and is a seasoned presenter on DAB soul internet radio station Mi-Soul Radio.

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Undercover
Origin	London, United Kingdom
Genres	Electronic, dance
Years active	1991–present
Labels	PWL International
Members	John Matthews Jon Jules Steve Mac

Overview

The group's first single, a cover version of Gerry Rafferty's 1978 UK/US chart success "Baker Street", became their biggest hit, reaching No. 2 in the UK Singles Chart in September 1992,[2] held off from the top by another dance track, "Rhythm Is a Dancer" by Snap!. It was the 11th-biggest-selling single of 1992 in the United Kingdom, and also attained major chart success across Europe, selling over a quarter of a million units in Germany alone.

Undercover released five more chart singles. The group's second single, a cover of Andrew Gold's "Never Let Her Slip Away", also originally a 1978 track, reached No. 5 and stayed in the charts in the United Kingdom for 11 weeks.[2] After the success of these two singles, an album, Check Out the Groove, was released, reaching No. 26 in the UK Albums Chart.[2] "I Wanna Stay with You" (a cover of the Gallagher and Lyle song) and "Lovesick", both from 1993, managed No. 28 and No. 62 respectively.

In 1994, Undercover released a new single, "Best Friend", and their second album, Ain't No Stopping Us.[2] The musical style of Undercover's interpretations is cheerful and upbeat, incorporating electronic drums and short piano or organ harmonies with repetitive and layered vocal phrases, typical for club songs of the 1990s.

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		UK [3]	AUT [4]	EUR [5]	GER [6]	NED [7]
Check Out the Groove	Released: 18 September 1992 Label: PWL International Formats: LP, CS, CD	26	29	73	56	34
Ain't No Stopping Us	Released: 1994 Label: PWL International Formats: LP, CS, CD	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		UK [3]	AUT [4]	BEL [8]	DEN [9]	EUR [10]	GER [11]	IRE [12]	NED [7]	SWE [13]	SWI [14]
1992	"Baker Street"	2	3	2	4	4	3	2	3	7	2	GER: Gold[15]	Check Out the Groove
	"Never Let Her Slip Away"	5	23	3	8	11	16	2	8	23	—
1993	"I Wanna Stay with You"	28	—	14	—	66	—	8	43	—	—
	"The Way It Is"	—	—	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Lovesick" (featuring John Matthews)	62	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Ain't No Stoppin' Us
1994	"Best Friend"	79	—	—	—	—	67	—	—	—	—
1995	"Every Breath You Take"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album singles
1996	"Bring Back Your Love"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	"If You Leave Me Now"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	"Viva England"	49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Members

• John Matthews – vocals
• Jon Jules – bass guitar
• Steve Mac – keyboards

References

На других языках

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[de] Undercover (Popband)

Undercover war eine britische Popgruppe, die in den 1990er Jahren hauptsächlich mit Coverversionen bekannter Lieder erfolgreich war.

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- [en] Undercover (dance group)

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