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Teddybears (formerly Teddybears STHLM ) is a Swedish band formed in 1991, known for mixing pop, rock, hip-hop, electronica, reggae, punk and many other genres.

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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 sound. A fourth album, Fresh , was released in 2005 and included the singles "Cobrastyle" and "Hey Boy".

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." Band members wear large bear masks in album art and promotional photographs.

Joakim Åhlund is also the lead guitarist and songwriter for the band Caesars, who are best known for "Jerk It Out." Klas Åhlund has also produced most of the Caesars' albums. Klas Åhlund also produced Robyn's 2005 self titled album. The two brothers also direct television ads and music videos.

Their song "Cobrastyle" was used in the FIFA 06 and Forza Motorsport 2 video games. It was also used in the ending credits of the film Employee of the Month . A part from their song "Move Over" ("Rock 'n' Roll Highschool") was used in the 2005 video game Driv3r . 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 band's song "Cobrastyle" was featured prominently on the pilot episode of NBC's 2007 comedy show Chuck . In 2009, Telus used the track "Ahead of My Time" in their 'Downtime' TV advertisement. ^[2]

Their song "Different Sound" was featured on the soundtrack album for the Hugh Grant film Music and Lyrics . They also made a remix of "Stayin' Alive" by The Bee Gees which was featured on the 2007 album, Bee Gees Greatest (Special Edition) . ^[3]

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. ^[4] The album includes appearances from Iggy Pop, Annie, Ebbot Lundberg of The Soundtrack of Our Lives, Mad Cobra, Elephant Man, and Neneh Cherry.

In an interview with Scandinavian news agency TT Spectra, Joakim Åhlund states that he hopes to record a new Teddybears album in the fall of 2008. Two tracks are already recorded with rapper Slick Rick and Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne. ^[5]

In the summer of 2009 they released the track Get Mama a House as part of the advertising campain for a Swedish real estate company. ^[6]

Members

Patrik Arve – Lead vocals , bass, programming, percussion, keyboards
Joakim Åhlund – Bass guitar , bass, programming, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals, guitar
Klas Åhlund – Guitars , bass, programming, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals

Former members

Erik Olsson – Drums, vibraphone
Glenn Sundell – Drums

Discography

Albums

Year	Album	Band name
1993	You Are Teddybears	Teddybears STHLM
1996	I Can't Believe It's Teddybears STHLM
2000	Rock 'n' Roll Highschool
2004	Fresh
2006	Soft Machine	Teddybears

EPs

"Women in Pain" (1991)
"Extra Pleasure" (1993)
"Step on It (We Are The Best!)" (German Release Only) (1994)

Singles

"Purple Rain" (1995)
"Magic Finger" (1996)
"Kanzi" (1996)
"Ahead of My Time" featuring Daddy Boastin' (1999)
"Yours to Keep" featuring Paola (2000)
"Automatic Lover" (2000)
"Hiphopper" featuring Thomas Rusiak (2000)
"Rock 'n' Roll Highschool" featuring Thomas Rusiak (2000)
"Cobrastyle" featuring Mad Cobra (2004, US release: 2006)
"Hey Boy" featuring Swing-Fly (2004)
"Little Stereo" featuring Daddy Boastin' (2005)
"Punkrocker" featuring Iggy Pop (2006)
"Yours to Keep" featuring Neneh Cherry (2006)
"Get Mama A House" (2009)

Guests

Thomas Rusiak – Magic Villa (2000), appears on "Hiphopper" & "STHLM's Finest"
Daddy Boastin' – Efterlyst (2002), co-writers & producers of 4 tracks
Robyn – The Rakamonie EP (2006), co-writers & producers of "Cobrastyle"
Robyn – Robyn (2007, international edition), co-writers & producers of "Cobrastyle"

Appearances

"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
* In the 2007 movie Mad Money starring Diane Keaton, Queen Latifah, and Katie Holmes
Xbox Live's Major Nelson currently uses the track "Move Over" on his weekly Blogcast
"Ahead Of My Time (feat. Daddy Boastin')" has been used:
* in the movie The Air I Breathe (2007)
* in a series of Telus commercials, Canada-Wide, spring 2009
* in the TV series Life season 1 episode 11 (2007)
Axe Dandruff commercial has "Hey Boy" playing in the club