Clock | |
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| Origin | Manchester, England |
| Genres | Eurodance,electronic,hip house |
| Years active | 1993–1999 |
| Labels | Media Records |
| Past members | Stu Allan Pete Pritchard Marcus Thomas Lorna Saunders Ché-gun Peters |
Clock were an English band primarily led byStu Allan and Pete Pritchard and fronted byrapper Marcus Thomas (using the name ODC MC) and vocalist Lorna Saunders (using the name Tinka), though the single "Keep the Fires Burning" was sung by Georgia Lewis. They resembled manyEurodance acts of the time with a female singer and male rapper. Their earlier work was harder, similar toCappella, but once they started releasingcovers, their sound became more dance/pop oriented. Thomas left in 1998 to join the bandTzant, to be replaced by Ché-gun Peters.
They had a string of top 40 hits with nine covers during the 1990s on theUK Singles Chart.[1] They also releasedhardcore versions of their hits under the name Visa.[2] Clock broke up in 1999 due to a number of personal reasons; they were not able to continue at the same pace as they had before.[3]
In 2004, Saunders appeared onBBC Television'sNever Mind the Buzzcocks in the celebrity line-up. It was announced that she was now working as alegal secretary. In 2015, it was revealed that Saunders works as a lawyer for Jackamans and is married with two children.[4]
In September 2022, Allan died at age 60 fromgastrointestinal cancer.[5]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
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| UK Albums Chart[1] | AUS [6] | ||
| It's Time... | 16 September 1995 | 27 | 161 |
| About Time 2 | 28 March 1997 | 56 | — |
| Boogie Sound | Japan only | — | — |
| Hits Around the Clock – Best Of | Japan only | — | — |
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||
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| UK [1] | AUS [7][6] | FIN [8] | FRA [9] | IRE [10] | NED [11] | NZ [12] | SWE [13] | |||
| 1993 | "Holding On" | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | It's Time... |
| 1994 | "The Rhythm" | 28 | 171 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Keep the Fires Burning" | 36 | 205 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995 | "Axel F" / "Keep Pushin'" | 7 | 42 | — | — | 8 | 45 | — | 37 | |
| "Whoomph! (There It Is)" | 4 | 96 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 36 | ||
| "Everybody" | 6 | 105 | 16 | — | 17 | — | — | — | ||
| "In the House" | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996 | "Holding On 4 U" | 27 | 183 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Oh What a Night" | 13 | 153 | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | About Time 2 | |
| 1997 | "It's Over" | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "U Sexy Thing" | 11 | 100 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | Boogie Sound | |
| 1998 | "That's the Way (I Like It)" | 11 | 137 | — | 66 | 17 | — | — | — | |
| "Rock Your Body" | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Blame It on the Boogie" | 16 | 132 | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | ||
| 1999 | "Sunshine Day" | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
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