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.
members: Joakim Åhlund, David Lindqvist, César Vidal, Jens Örjeheim, Nino Keller
formed in: Stockholm
labels: Astralwerks
genres: rock music, indie rock, garage rock
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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.
"Jerk It Out" is a song by Swedish rock band Caesars. It was released in 2002 as the lead single from their third studio album, Love for the Streets; it also appeared on the follow-up, Paper Tigers, in remixed form.
The song was an international success following a re-release in 2005, reaching number eight on the UK Singles Chart and peaking at number 70 on the US Billboard Hot 100.