Artist:Saint Etienne
Song:Nothing Can Stop Us
Album:Smash the System: Singles and More
Saint Etienne is a British band that had success in the early 90s in England and on the dance charts. The 1991 single Nothing Can Stop Us topped the dance charts. They recently released their final album as they have already split up. Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs are childhood friends from the London borough of Croydon. They were music journalists and had a fanzine called Caff. They decided to turn it into a record company called Saint Etienne after the French soccer team. The plan was to make electronic dance music with 60s influence. The British band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark was a big influence. They planned to feature several vocalists on the 1991 album Foxbase Alpha. The first single was a cover of Neil Young's Only Love Can Break Your Heart featuring Moira Lambert on Heavenly Records. When that topped the dance chart. they got a US record deal with Warner Bros. The singer on Nothing Can Stop Us was Sarah Cracknell. When that single also topped the dance chart, they decided to make her a permanent member of Saint Etienne and she helped with the songwriting. The main sample is Dusty Springfield's 1967 recording I Can't Wait to See My Baby's Face. Saint Etienne continued to have success on the British charts in the 90s. This 2CD comp is a good intro to their music. Saint Etienne has continued to release albums. After releasing the album The Night in Dec. 2024, they released another album International in May 2025. They have since announced that Saint Etienne is disbanding and that would be their final album. Here's the video for Nothing Can Stop Us by Saint Etienne.
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