Chase & Status are an electronic production duo from London consisting of S… Read Full Bio ↴Chase & Status are an electronic production duo from London consisting of Saul "Chase" Milton and Will "Status" Kennard.

Chase & Status have had three number one tracks on the UK Dance Chart in 2007 with the double A-side "Hurt You"/"Sell Me Your Soul", and in 2008 with "Take Me Away"/"Judgement (Informer)". On 5 October 2008, they reached number 70 on the national singles chart and number one on the UK Dance Chart again with their single "Pieces" featuring vocals by Plan B. In 2009, they made number 45 with "Against All Odds" which featured UK rapper Kano.
Chase & Status' first album, More Than Alot, debuted in the UK album charts at number 49 on 19 October 2008 and entered the UK dance album chart at number 2.
Their album More Than Alot received the Best Album Award at the 2009 Drum and Bass awards, Birmingham, UK.

Following the success of their last album the band wanted to gain a more global success. After meeting with a long time favourite of theirs, Cloud9, they decided to move in a different direction. Together they agreed that the band should do more pop collaborations in order to achieve a more mainstream fanbase. Soon afterwards they quickly began working on the album. On 8 November 2009, the duo entered the UK Top 40 for the first time with the track "End Credits". The track was released on 2 November 2009 and featuring British musician Plan B managed to reach a peak of number 9 on the UK Singles Chart. The single was written for the movie Harry Brown, which also starred Ben Drew, aka. Plan B.

The duo then released "Let You Go" on 15 August 2010, revealing it to be the second official single to be released from their second studio album, named No More Idols according to posters outside their album launch show at the HMV Forum in Kentish Town on October 21. The single featured vocals from Mali and debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number 11; marking the duo's second consecutive Top 40 hit. "Hypest Hype" featuring Tempa T was confirmed in October 2010 to be the third single from the album and was released as a free download from their website on 8 November 2010; meaning it did not qualify to chart. The fourth single from the album is the dubstep-flavoured Blind Faith, which features Nottingham-born soul singer/songwriter Liam Bailey - it was released on 31 January 2011. The new anticipated album also contains a new single 'Heavy' with Dizzee Rascal.

They have also created a remix version of "Invaders Must Die" for The Prodigy. The remix reached 53 in the Australian Aria Singles Chart and 7 in the Aria Dance Chart. They have also produced for Bajan singer Rihanna, on her fourth album Rated R as well as for British singer Alexandra Burke's album Overcome.

Against All Odds
Chase & Status Lyrics

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I was raised in a city with no heart,
Where there's no car,
Steppin' when it comes to be gettin' that dough fast,
I'm a hustler, I'm a, I'm a hustler
Raised on the battle field,
Born as a sufferer,
Before i had a deal i was still stackin' deals,
Get punked sell food to the costomers,

Now i get love crews in the back o' the S Class,
Dem cant move like dat Y'na,
(I was raised in)

I come from where man were done for hardly nothin'
You can see it in the blues that I'm hardly frontin'
Got kids with guns in the heart of London,
Bullet proof vests ?

There's no acters and actress' barley around here,

This matches them straps of Manchesters,
Soon as you exit Stanstead you might see

Overall Meaning

walls painted with blood and tears,
I come from a place where every single day's a struggle,
Where young girls with no dads become mothers,
Where everybody's tryna bubble,
And if you don't watch your back you might just end up in trouble.

In "Against All Odds", Chase & Status paint a vivid picture of the harsh realities of growing up in an impoverished urban environment. With the opening lines, "I was raised in a city with no heart, where there's no car", the duo immediately sets the tone for the rest of the song. They describe a place where survival is a daily struggle and the only way to get ahead is through hustling and selling drugs. The lyrics are gritty, raw and unapologetic, reflecting the harsh conditions and unforgiving nature of life in the streets.

Line by Line Meaning

I was raised in a city with no heart,
I grew up in an urban area that lacked compassion and empathy.

Where there's no car,
The area was impoverished and didn't have much access to transportation.

Steppin' when it comes to be gettin' that dough fast,
To make money quickly, people would resort to unscrupulous means.

I'm a hustler, I'm a, I'm a hustler
I'm someone who works hard and utilizes every opportunity to achieve my goals.

Raised on the battle field,
I grew up in a tough environment where everyone was fighting for survival.

Born as a sufferer,
From the very beginning, my life was filled with hardship and difficulty.

Before i had a deal i was still stackin' deals,
Even before I became successful, I was already building up my wealth.

Get punked sell food to the costomers,
I would sell whatever I could to make a living, even if it meant being taken advantage of.

Now i get love crews in the back o' the S Class,
These days, I am respected and admired by people who used to overlook me.

Dem cant move like dat Y'na,
Those who doubted me can't keep up with my success now.

(I was raised in)
All of these experiences have shaped who I am today.

I come from where man were done for hardly nothin'
In my hometown, people could get killed for the smallest things.

You can see it in the blues that I'm hardly frontin'
My pain and struggles are real, not just a facade.

Got kids with guns in the heart of London,
Even in the city, there are young people who resort to violence to survive.

Bullet proof vests?
Is it any wonder that people are afraid and feel the need to protect themselves?

There's no acters and actress' barley around here,
In my hometown, there are no celebrities or glamorous people to distract from the harsh realities of life.

This matches them straps of Manchesters,
The gun violence in Manchester is just as bad as it is here.

Soon as you exit Stanstead you might see
As soon as you leave the airport, you'll see the same struggles and hardships that exist in other parts of the country.

Lyrics © MUSIC SALES CORPORATION, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: DAVID AXLEROD, BEN RALEIGH, KANE ROBINSON, WILLIAM KENNARD, SAUL MILTON

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