Teddybears
Teddybears performing in Stockholm on November 16, 2006
Background information
Also known as	Skull, Teddybears STHLM
Origin	Sweden
Genre(s)	Rock, Electronic
Years active	1991–present
Label(s)	BMG, Atlantic Records
Website	TeddybearsRock.com
Members
Patrik Arve Joakim Åhlund Klas Åhlund

Teddybears (formerly Teddybears STHLM) is a Swedish rock band formed in 1991. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2816x2112, 1175 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Teddybears (band) Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Rock and roll. ... Electronic music is a term for music created using electronic devices. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... BMG (Bertelsmann Music Group) is one of the six divisions of Bertelsmann. ... Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label, and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Rock and roll. ...

History

They began as Skull, a grindcore group. ^[1] The band initially consisted of singer Patrik Arve and the brothers Joakim Åhlund and Klas Åhlund, before drummer Olsson joined them. They released their debut album You Are Teddybears in 1993 and their second album, titled I Can't Believe It's Teddybears STHLM followed in 1996. Their third album Rock'n'Roll Highschool came out in 2000 and consisted of electronic elements, which were a departure from the band's previous hardcore music. A fourth album, 'Fresh', was released in 2005 and included the singles Cobrastyle and Hey Boy. Grindcore, often shortened to grind, is an evolution of hardcore punk, most commonly associated with death metal and crust punk. ... Klas Ã…hlund (b. ... Electronic music is a term for music created using electronic devices. ... There are several musical genres known as hardcore: Hardcore punk, a subgenre of punk rock Tribal hardcore, a subgenre of hardcore metal or hardcore punk Hardcore dance music in general Hardcore techno, a subgenre of techno, closely related to the gabba style Breakbeat hardcore, also known as oldskool hardcore, the...

As for the name, "If you're familiar with the Swedish or Norwegian black metal scene, you know back then every band was called things like 'Corpse Grinder From Hell,' Åhlund says. "So we called ourselves the Teddybears as an 'anti' thing."[2] Band members wear large bear masks in album art and promotional photographs.

Joakim Åhlund is also the lead guitarist and songwriter for the Caesars, who are best known for "Jerk It Out", a song used in an iPod commercial. Klas Åhlund has also produced most of the Caesars' albums. Klas Åhlund also produced Robyn's 2005 self titled album, and she covered their hit "Cobrastyle" on her most recent release The Rakamonie EP released exclusively in the UK. Lead guitar refers to a role within a popular music band, especially a rock band, that provides melody or melodic material, as opposed to the rhythm of the rhythm guitar, bass, and drums. ... Caesars is the name of a Swedish alternative rock band. ... Jerk It Out is a song by Caesars which originally appeared on their album 39 Minutes of Bliss (In An Otherwise Meaningless World) and is also featured on the follow-up Paper Tigers in remixed form. ... iPod (fifth generation) in Apple Universal Dock, iPod nano (second generation) and iPod shuffle (second generation) iPod is a brand of portable media players designed and marketed by Apple and launched in 2001. ... Robin Miriam Carlsson aka Robyn (born June 12, 1979) is a Swedish pop singer and songwriter, living in Stockholm. ...

The two brothers also direct television ads and music videos through production outfit Spader Knekt.

In a recent commercial, Intel had used a sample of the band's song "Different Sound," to promote their new Intel Core 2 Duo Processor.

The group has a global music publishing deal with BMG Music Publishing. They have signed to Atlantic Records and Big Beat/Atlantic Records released their first North American album, Soft Machine on September 12, 2006, under the shortened moniker Teddybears. [3] The album includes appearances from Iggy Pop, Annie, Ebbot Lundberg of The Soundtrack of Our Lives, Mad Cobra, and Neneh Cherry.[4] A music publisher is an agent, who deals in the marketing of songs. ... Established in 1987, BMG Music Publishing, a unit of Bertelsmann AG, is the world’s leading independent music publisher and the worlds third largest music publisher. ... Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label, and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ... James Newell Osterberg, Jr. ... Anne Lilia Berge Strand (born November 21, 1978 in Trondheim, Norway), better known by her stage name Annie, is a pop artist and DJ from Bergen, Norway. ... Torbjörn Ebbot Lundberg is the lead singer of the Swedish rock band The Soundtrack of Our Lives. ... The neutrality of this article is disputed. ... Neneh Cherry performing live in Vienna (ca. ...

Members

• Patrik Arve - Vocals,Lead Guitar
• Joakim Åhlund - Drums
• Klas Åhlund - Guitar

Trivia

"Yours to Keep" The single "Yours to Keep" featuring Neneh Cherry (a remake of the version with Paola from Rock'n'Roll Highschool) was the free download Single of the Week on the iTunes Store the week of September 12, 2006. This single was used as the opener to the snowboard video afterlame (2004), the surf film Get in the Van, and is also featured on the Virgin Mobile 2006 Christmas commercials. Neneh Cherry performing live in Vienna (ca. ... “ITMS” redirects here. ...

"Punkrocker" The Teddybears' single, "Punkrocker (Featuring Iggy Pop)" has been garnering radio play and is also featured in a Cadillac television commercial, titled 'Roll' and features a time-line of Cadillac automobiles, from the original 1902 Cadillac to the 2007 Caddillac SRX sports convertible. The song was also covered by Swedish dansband Torgny Melins, as "Dansbander". James Newell Osterberg, Jr. ... Cadillac is a brand of luxury vehicles, part of General Motors, produced and mostly sold in the United States and Canada. ... In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition (performance or recording) of a previously recorded song. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

"STHLM" is an abbreviation for Stockholm.   (IPA: ; UN/LOCODE: SE STO) is the capital of Sweden, and consequently the site of its Government and Parliament as well as the residence of the Swedish head of state, King Carl XVI Gustaf. ...

Discography

Singles

"Different Sound (Feat. Malte)" has been used in the following places:

• on episode 14 "Starlet Fever" of CBS' Shark
• on an Intel Core Duo TV advertisement
• in the 2007 romantic comedy Music and Lyrics
• on episode 41 "The Mole" of Numb3rs
• on episode 4.11 ("Everything In Its Right Place") of One Tree Hill

"Cobrastyle" is a dance/reggae song, and The Teddybears' most well-known hit to date. Cobrastyle uses the piano riff from "Good Thing" by The Fine Young Cannibals, and uses elements from Sugar Hill Gang's "Rapper's Delight". It has been used in the following places: CBS is one of the largest radio and television networks in the United States. ... Shark is an American television show that is a part of the new crop of CBS shows in the Fall 2006 line up. ... Music and Lyrics is a romantic comedy film released by Warner Bros. ... Numb3rs (Numbers; officially NUMB3RS) is an American television show that follows FBI Special Agent Don Eppes (Rob Morrow) and his mathematical genius brother, Charlie Eppes (David Krumholtz), who develops formulae to predict the actions of various criminals. ... One Tree Hill is an American teen television drama. ...

• by Heineken in their Meet You There advertising campaign, which debuted worldwide in Singapore.
• featured in the popular video game FIFA 06
• played at New York Giants games at Giants Stadium
• advertising for the soft drink Tab Energy
• on an episode of HBO's Entourage
• on an episode of NBC's Las Vegas in September 2005
• on an episode of ABC's Grey's Anatomy in November 2006
• as an official theme song for WWE SummerSlam 2006 pay-per-view event
• featured on the Employee of the Month soundtrack
• appears in a television commercial advertising the film called No Respect
• appeared in an episode of the American reality show Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County
• appeared in the 2006 film Man of the Year.
• appears in a trailer for the film Epic Movie
• appears in the new television commercial for a FOX Network series, Bones.
• appeared in the 2004 film After the Sunset.
• appeared in the 2006 film The Benchwarmers.
• appeared in the 2005 film The Honeymooners.
• appeared in an episode of The Black Donnellys.
• appears in American Eagle Outfitters Stores promotional store music.
• appeared on abercrombie's music player for Winter 2006.
• appeared on Hollister Co.'s music player for Spring 2007.
• played at Cleveland Indians games at Jacob's Field

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Albums

Image File history File links Size of this preview: 380 × 380 pixelsFull resolution (380 × 380 pixel, file size: 51 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Rock n Roll Highschool by Teddybears STHLM http://www. ... Teddybears Live n Direct Rocknroll Highschool Ahead of My Time Move Over Punkrocker Start at 11 Skit 1 Automatic Lover Tigerman Yours to Keep Skit 2 Throw Your Hands Up Digital Cowboy Categories: | ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Cobrastyle Different Sound Little Stereo Hey Boy Lords 115th Dream Check Lil Red Rooster vs. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 498 × 500 pixelsFull resolution (498 × 500 pixel, file size: 34 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Soft Machine by Teddybears http://images. ... Soft Machine is the fifth studio album by the Teddybears released September 12, 2006 Category: ...

References

• Lars Lovén, allmusic.com

External links

• Band's Website
• Band's MySpace Page
• Article and samples on contactmusic.com
• Band Old Website
• Virgin Canada tv commercial featuring the song 'Yours to Keep'
• Teddybears at BandoftheDay.com