Caesars (band)
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Caesars is the name of a Swedish alternative rock band. In their native Sweden the band was originally known as Caesar's Palace, and in the rest of Scandinavia they are known as Twelve Caesars. Elsewhere they go by the name Caesars. Outside of Sweden, they may be best known for the song "Jerk It Out", which appears in an Apple iPod advertisement, as well as the Electronic Arts video games SSX 3 and FIFA Football 2004, aka FIFA Soccer 2004 and also on the PS2 game LMA Manager 2005, and arcade game Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA. The song is featured on their 39 Minutes of Bliss (In An Otherwise Meaningless World), Paper Tigers, and Love For The Streets albums. They have won Swedish Grammy Awards for best album and best new artist.
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[edit] Band members
- Joakim Åhlund - guitars, vocals
- César Vidal - guitars, lead vocals
- David Lindquist - bass
- Jens Örjenheim - drums (1998-2000)
- Nino Keller - drums (2000-)
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Rock De Puta Mierda (Dolores), released 1996
- Youth Is Wasted On The Young (as The Twelve Caesars), released December 8 1998
- Cherry Kicks (as Caesar's Palace), released 2000 (Gold In Sweden)
- Love For The Streets (as Caesar's Palace), released 2002 (Gold In Sweden)
- 39 Minutes of Bliss (In an Otherwise Meaningless World), released April 22 2003
- Paper Tigers, released April 26 2005 UK #40
[edit] Singles
- Shake It 7 inch (Dolores) 1995.Their first seven inch single with three songs: “Shake It”; “Odd Job” and “Born Cool”.
- "Jerk It Out", released April 7 2003 UK #60; re-released April 18 2005 US #70, UK #8, Taiwan #6
- This single has been featured in Apples' iPod shuffle advertisements, the British television series Teachers, an advertisement for NIVEA, on the video games FIFA Football 2004, SSX 3, LMA Manager 2005 and Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA, and in a parody of the iPod commercial in Weebl and Bob. It was also on the soundtrack to Robot Food's 2002 snowboarding video, "Afterbang." in Willie Yli-Luoma's section, and is featured in the movies Spun and The Benchwarmers. It's also appeared in trailers for Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo, The Pink Panther and Clerks 2. And also in an advertisement for Bulgarian Mobile Company - Mtel.
- This single has also been featured on the Quicksilver's promotional DVD for the Autum/Winter '03/'04 clothing season.