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.

Smash TV
Chase & Status Lyrics

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About five or six years ago I hitchhiked here
And ended up in a skunk out in the
Middle of this place and it turned up outta the freeway.

This little old man comes up to me with a backpack,about
10 bucks between us, and he goes

"You know where you are? you in the jungle baby!"

Jungle, jungle, jungle, jungle

About five or six years ago I hitchhiked here
And ended up in a skunk out in the
Middle of this place and it turned up outta the freeway.
This little old man comes up to me with a backpack,about
Ten bucks between us, and he goes

"You know where you are? you in the jungle baby!"

You know where you are? you in the jungle baby!

Jungle, jungle, jungle, jungle

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Chase & Status's song "Smash TV" open with a story of the singer's past. They recall a time when they hitchhiked to a new place and ended up stranded in the middle of nowhere, high on marijuana ("skunk"). Suddenly, an elderly man approaches the singer and says, "You know where you are? you in the jungle baby!" This phrase repeats throughout the song, creating a sense of urgency and danger.

The overarching theme of the song is the juxtaposition of the chaos of modern life with the primitive, wild nature of the jungle. The drum and bass beat of the song is frenetic and intense, mirroring the feeling of being lost in a jungle. The "smash TV" mentioned in the song's title refers to the phenomenon of people living their lives through screens, untethered from reality, much like the singer's drug-fueled journey. In a way, the chaos and disconnection of modern life are forces that threaten to turn us all into lost wanderers in the jungle.

Line by Line Meaning

About five or six years ago I hitchhiked here
The singer reminisces about hitchhiking to a certain location several years ago.

And ended up in a skunk out in the Middle of this place and it turned up outta the freeway.
The singer recalls ending up in a strange place in the middle of nowhere after getting a ride on a freeway car.

This little old man comes up to me with a backpack,about Ten bucks between us, and he goes
An old man with a backpack approaches the singer, and they share their meager possessions.

"You know where you are? you in the jungle baby!"
The old man greets the artist and informs them that they are in the jungle.

Jungle, jungle, jungle, jungle
This repetition of the word 'jungle' emphasizes the environment the artist finds themselves in.

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: SAUL GREGORY MILTON, WILLIAM FREDERICK KENNARD

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