Caesars were a Swedish indie rock band from Stockholm, formed in 1995. In their native country, the band was originally known as Caesars Palace, a name which was changed to avoid conflicting with the name of the Las Vegas hotel. In the rest of Scandinavia they are known as Twelve Caesars.
Career Outside of Sweden, the band are best known for the song "Jerk It Out", which was originally featured in the snowboarding video Afterbang in 2002, as well as the Electronic Arts video games SSX 3 and FIFA Football 2004, and on the PlayStation 2 game LMA Manager 2005. The song also appeared in the Wii games Just Dance and Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova, and in the Wii version of Samba de Amigo as downloadable content. It has also been the backdrop of television advertisements for brands such as iPod (2005) and Renault (2009). The song is featured on the band's 39 Minutes of Bliss (In an Otherwise Meaningless World), Paper Tigers, and Love for the Streets albums. The song is featured in episode 2 of Super Pumped and episode 6 of Ted Lasso.
Their song "We Got to Leave" is the theme song for the television series Confessions of a Matchmaker. The song also appears in films such as John Tucker Must Die and The Benchwarmers.
The album Strawberry Weed was released in Scandinavia on 5 March 2008. The 24-track long double album was produced by Ebbot Lundberg from Soundtrack of Our Lives. A significant difference from previous albums was that guitarist Joakim Åhlund and drummer Nino Keller shared vocal duty with César Vidal.
In an interview on Sveriges Radio P3 on February 13, 2012, Joakim Åhlund said that the band is on hiatus until further notice.
In December 2017, Caesars played a surprise reunion gig in Stockholm, their first since 2009. In 2018, the band performed in Stockholm's Popaganda Festival. The band played several shows in Sweden through 2019 before entering a second hiatus.
Band member Joakim Åhlund is also a founding member of the Teddybears.
Band members Final lineup César Vidal – lead vocals, guitar (1995–2012, 2017–2019) Joakim Åhlund – guitars, backing and occasional lead vocals (1995–2012, 2017–2019) David Lindqvist – bass (1996–2012, 2017–2019) Nino Keller – drums, backing and occasional lead vocals (2000–2012, 2017–2019)
Other members Jens Örjenheim – drums (1998–2000) Klas Åhlund – keyboards, various instruments, production (1998–2002; session/touring musician)
Discography
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications SWE FRA GER SCO UK USHeat. Youth Is Wasted on the Young Released: 8 December 1998 Label: Dolores Formats: CD, LP 59 — — — — — Cherry Kicks Released: 2000 Label: Dolores, Virgin Formats: CD, LP 14 — — — — — Love for the Streets Released: 22 April 2002 Label: Dolores, Virgin Formats: CD, LP 3 — — — — — IFPI SWE: Gold Paper Tigers Released: 26 April 2005 Label: Astralwerks, Toshiba-EMI, Virgin Formats: CD, LP 13 143 90 34 40 44 Strawberry Weed Released: 5 March 2008 Label: Dolores Formats: CD, LP 16 — — — — — "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released in that territory
Compilation albums Title Details 39 Minutes of Bliss (In an Otherwise Meaningless World) Released: 21 April 2003 Label: Astralwerks, Virgin Formats: CD, LP
EPs 1995 – Shake It 3-track EP: "Shake It" / "Odd Job" / "Born Cool [7-inch Dolores] 1996 – Rock De Puta Mierda 7-track EP: "Phenobarbital" / "3D-TV" / "Automatic" / "Crap-thinker" / "This Man, This Monster" / "Pupo Diavolo" / "You're My Favorurite"
Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album SWE AUS AUT EUR FRA GER IRE SCOPeaks on the Scotland singles chart: "Jerk It Out": "Jerk It Out" (re-release): UK US "(I'm Gonna) Kick You Out" 1998 — — — — — — — — — — Youth Is Wasted on the Young "Sort It Out" — — — — — — — — — — "Fun 'n Games" 2000 — — — — — — — — — — Cherry Kicks "From the Bughouse" — — — — — — — — — — "Crackin' Up" — — — — — — — — — — "Only You" — — — — — — — — — — "Jerk It Out" 2002 32 — — — — — — 76 60 — Love for the Streets "Over 'fore It Started" 56 — — — — — — — — — "Candy Kane" — — — — — — — — — — "Get Off My Cloud" — — — — — — — — — — "Jerk It Out" 2005 — 43 51 20 26 68 37 8 8 70 BPI: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum Paper Tigers "We Got to Leave" 46 — — — — — — — — — "Paper Tigers" — — — — — — — — — — "It's Not the Fall That Hurts" — — — — — — — — — — "No Tomorrow" /"Every Road Leads to Home" 2007 — — — — — — — — — — Strawberry Weed — — — — — — — — — — "Boo Boo Goo Goo" 2008 — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
References
External links
Caesars American Label website [ AMG Overview]