Stretch & Vern

Stretch & Vern are an English electronic music duo consisting of Stretch Silvester (Stuart Collins) and Jules Vern (Julian Peake).

Biography
They are best known for the 1996 hit "I'm Alive", which prominently samples "Boogie Wonderland" by Earth, Wind & Fire.

"I'm Alive" was a huge success, reaching No. 6 on the UK Singles Chart, No. 2 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart and No. 1 on the Swedish and UK Dance charts. The song gained popularity again in 2019 after a re-release of new mixes by Illyus & Barrientos, Prins Thomas and Wax Worx.

Their second single, "Get Up! Go Insane!", which samples Ithaka's "So Get Up" and House of Pain's "Jump Around", reached number 17 on the UK Singles Chart as well as also reaching number one on the UK Dance Singles Chart in 1997.