Clock
OriginManchester, England
GenresEurodance, electronic, hip house
Years active1993–1999
LabelsMedia Records
Past membersStu Allan
Pete Pritchard
Marcus Thomas
Lorna Saunders
Ché-gun Peters

Clock were an English band primarily led by Stu Allan and Pete Pritchard and fronted by rapper 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 many Eurodance acts of the time with a female singer and male rapper. Their earlier work was harder, similar to Cappella, but once they started releasing covers, their sound became more dance/pop oriented. Thomas left in 1998 to join the band Tzant, to be replaced by Ché-gun Peters.

They had a string of top 40 hits with nine covers during the 1990s on the UK Singles Chart.[1] They also released hardcore 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 on BBC Television's Never Mind the Buzzcocks in the celebrity line-up. It was announced that she was now working as a legal 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 passed away at age 60 from gastrointestinal cancer. Many tributes came in from across the rave scene, including pop star Robbie Williams, who had been a fan of Allan when he was around 14 years old. A festival in his name was started, and the first event was held at the Bowlers Exhibition Centre in his hometown of Manchester on 25th November 2023.

Discography

Albums

Title Release date UK Albums Chart[1]
It's Time... 16 September 1995 27
About Time 2 28 March 1997 56
Boogie Sound Japan only —
Hits Around the Clock – Best Of Japan only —

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
UK
[1]		 AUS
[5]		 FIN
[6]		 FRA
[7]		 IRE
[8]		 NED
[9]		 NZ
[10]		 SWE
[11]
1993 "Holding On" 66 — — — — — — — It's Time...
1994 "The Rhythm" 28 — — — — — — —
"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 — 16 — 17 — — —
"In the House" 23 — — — — — — —
1996 "Holding On 4 U" 27 — — — — — — —
"Oh What a Night" 13 — — — 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 — — 66 17 — — —
"Rock Your Body" 30 — — — — — — —
"Blame It on the Boogie" 16 — — — — — 22 —
1999 "Sunshine Day" 58 — — — — — — — Non-album single
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Official Charts > Clock". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Visa". Discogs.com.
  3. ↑ David Balls (18 May 2009). "Whatever happened to... Clock?". Digitalspy.com.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ↑ Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
  6. ↑ "finnishcharts.com > Clock in Finnish Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "lescharts.com > Clock dans les Charts Français" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  8. ↑ "The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for 'Clock' (from irishcharts.ie)". Imgur.com (original document published by Fireball Media). Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  9. ↑ "dutchcharts.nl > Clock in Dutch Charts" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  10. ↑ "charts.nz > Clock in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  11. ↑ "swedishcharts.com > Clock in Dutch Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
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