Against All Odds (Chase & Status song)

"Against All Odds" is a collaborative single, recorded by British musicians and production team Chase & Status featuring vocals from British rapper Kano. The single was released on 23 February 2009 as the second single from Chase & Status' debut studio album, More Than Alot. "Against All Odds" contains samples from the 1967 song "Dead End Street" by Lou Rawls and a drum sample from "Apache" by Incredible Bongo Band.^[1]^[2] The music video for the track features Kano and Chase & Status in an underground nightclub in London.

"Against All Odds" was released as a double AA-side with the instrumental track "Saxon", which later went on to appear in the deluxe edition of More Than Alot. "Saxon" is a reggae-inspired dubstep song, as well as one of the few dubstep songs in the drum and bass album. Ironically, the instrumental contains heavy elements of the Metallica song "Wherever I May Roam", giving it its dark sound.^[3] The song also takes various vocal samples from the 1984 live project Coughing Up Fire!!!.^[4] The track's title refers to Saxon Studio International, the reggae sound system (group of MCs) being sampled from the project. "Saxon" is also the instrumental used in the Rihanna song "Red Lipstick" from the deluxe edition of her 2011 album Talk That Talk.

Track listing

CD single^[5]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Against All Odds"	Will Kennard, Saul Milton, Kane Robinson, David Axelrod, Ben Raleigh	2:41
2.	"Against All Odds" (Xample Remix)	Kennard, Milton, Robinson, Axelrod, Raleigh	5:03
3.	"Against All Odds" (Dave Spoon Remix)	Kennard, Milton, Robinson, Axelrod, Raleigh	4:37
4.	"Against All Odds" (Dubstep Remix)	Kennard, Milton, Robinson, Axelrod, Raleigh	3:22
5.	"Saxon"	Kennard, Milton	4:57

12" single #1^[6]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Against All Odds"	Kennard, Milton, Robinson, Axelrod, Raleigh	2:41
2.	"Saxon"	Kennard, Milton	4:57

12" single #2^[7]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Against All Odds" (Xample Remix)	Kennard, Milton, Robinson, Axelrod, Raleigh	5:03
2.	"Against All Odds" (Dubstep Remix)	Kennard, Milton, Robinson, Axelrod, Raleigh	3:22

Personnel

Saul Milton – producer
Will Kennard – producer
Kano – vocals
Mitchy Boy – artwork

Chart performance

Chart (2008)	Peak position
UK Dance (Official Charts Company)^[8]	11
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[9]	45

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Catalogue
United Kingdom	23 February 2009	CD single^[10]	Ram Records	B001PSQGP4

References

Chase & Status

Discography

Studio albums	More than Alot No More Idols Brand New Machine

Singles	"Pieces / Eastern Jam" "Against All Odds / Saxon" "End Credits" "Let You Go" "Blind Faith" "Time" "Hitz" "Flashing Lights" "Lost & Not Found" "Count on Me" "Alive" "Blk & Blu" "Funny" "More Ratatatin"

Promotional singles	"Hypest Hype" "Big Man" "Machine Gun" "International"

Labels	MTA Records Ram Records Mercury Records Vertigo Records Roc Nation

Associated acts	Plan B Rihanna Takura Tinie Tempah Liam Bailey Dizzee Rascal

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