Undercover was a short-lived dance music group from the UK, who had two Top 10 hits in 1992. The vocals on all the group's songs were sung by John Matthews. The first single they released was a cover version of Gerry Rafferty's 1978 UK/U.S. hit "Baker Street". It reached #2 in the UK Singles Chart, held off from the top only by another dance record, the rave anthem "Ebeneezer Goode" by The Shamen. Undercover followed up with three more singles, only one of which also achieved Top 5 success.

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  • Undercover was a short-lived dance music group from the UK, who had two Top 10 hits in 1992. The vocals on all the group's songs were sung by John Matthews. The first single they released was a cover version of Gerry Rafferty's 1978 UK/U.S. hit "Baker Street". It reached #2 in the UK Singles Chart, held off from the top only by another dance record, the rave anthem "Ebeneezer Goode" by The Shamen. Undercover followed up with three more singles, only one of which also achieved Top 5 success. The second single was a cover of Andrew Gold's "Never Let Her Slip Away". It reached #5, and stayed in the UK chart for a total of eleven weeks. After the success of these two singles, an album, Check Out The Groove, was released, reaching #26 in the UK Albums Chart. Subsequent singles did not fare as well. "I Wanna Stay With You" and "Lovesick", both from 1993, only managed #28 and #62, respectively, whilst another single, "Viva England" (2004) only made it up to #49. In 1994, Undercover released a single, 'Best Friend', and an album, 'Ain't No Stopping Us'. After 2004, the group faded into obscurity.
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  • Undercover was a short-lived dance music group from the UK, who had two Top 10 hits in 1992. The vocals on all the group's songs were sung by John Matthews. The first single they released was a cover version of Gerry Rafferty's 1978 UK/U.S. hit "Baker Street". It reached #2 in the UK Singles Chart, held off from the top only by another dance record, the rave anthem "Ebeneezer Goode" by The Shamen. Undercover followed up with three more singles, only one of which also achieved Top 5 success.
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  • Undercover (dance group)
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