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Surrender by Cheap Trick
Cheap Trick
Artist Biography For Cheap Trick
Cheap Trick Is An American Power Pop/rock N Roll Band From Rockford Illinois That's Played For Over Four Decades And In 2016 Was Inducted Into The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame. Having Gained Popularity In The Late-70s Centered Within The Midwest And Within Japan The Band Members Are Rick Nielsen Guitarist And Main Songwriter Bun E. Carlos Born Brad Carlson Drums Robin Zander Vocals And Guitars And Tom Petersson Bass Guitar . Though They Have Had Only Flirtations With Mainstream National Success Such As The Multi-Platinum Smash At Budokan Cheap Trick Has Held A Substantial Following Through Regular Touring And A Hard-Edged Yet Blissful Pop Sound That Combines The Tunefulness Of The Beatles With The Speed And Energy Of Punk Rock With Many Musicians And Music Journalists Being Fans. One Of The Best Known American Power Pop Bands The Group's Biggest Hits Over The Years Include "I Want You To Want Me" "Surrender" "Dream Police" "Don't Be Cruel" A Cover Of Elvis Presley's Hit And "The Flame". Their Most Recent Release The Latest Has Gained Critical Acclaim. They Also Wrote And Performed The Theme Song For "The Colbert Report" As Well As "That 70s Show" Both Tunes Being Fan Favorites. Nielsen And Petersson Originally Formed The Group As Fuse In 1967 With Carlos Joining The Group Several Years Later However When Zander Joined As Vocalist In 1972 The Group Was Renamed Cheap Trick. Zander Is Considered One Of The Best Hard Rock Vocalists Of His Era. For Their Part Tom Petersson Has Been Known For Playing Custom Made 8 12 And Even A 18 String Custom Bass Made By Modulus For Tom In 1981 And Rick Nielsen Also Has A Penchant For Unusual Instruments. He Owns And Plays A Five-Necked Solidbody Electric Guitar It Can Be Seen In The Video For The Song "She's Tight" Among Others . Studio Albums 1977 Cheap Trick A.K.A Cheap Trick 1997 1977 In Color 1978 Heaven Tonight 1979 Dream Police 1980 All Shook Up 1980 Found All The Parts 1982 One On One 1983 Next Position Please 1985 Standing On The Edge 1986 The Doctor 1988 Lap Of Luxury 1990 Busted 1994 Woke Up With A Monster 1997 Cheap Trick A.K.A Cheap Trick 1997 2003 Special One 2006 Rockford 2009 The Latest 2016 Bang Zoom Crazy...Hello 2017 We're All Alright! 2021 In Another World Live Albums 1978 At Budokan 1978 Budokan II 1998 At Budokan The Complete Concert 1999 Music For Hangovers 2001 Silver
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Surrender
Cheap-Trick - Heaven Tonight
"Surrender" Is A Single By Cheap Trick Released In June 1978 From The Album "Heaven Tonight". It Was The First Cheap Trick Single To Enter The Billboard Hot 100 Chart Peaking At Number 62. Its Success In Japan As Well As The Success Of Its Preceding Singles Which Are Known As "Clock Strikes Ten" And "I Want You To Want Me" Paved The Way For Cheap Trick's Famous Concerts At Nippon Budokan In Tokyo In April 1978 That Were Recorded For The Group's Most Popular Album Cheap Trick At Budokan. "Surrender" Is A Late 1970s Teen Anthem Describing The Relations Between The Baby Boomer Narrator And His G.I. Generation Parents. His Mother Frequently Warns Him About The Girls He Will Meet As He Will Never Know What Diseases He Will Catch From Them As Exemplified By A Rumor About "a Soldier's Falling Off" As A Result Of "some Indonesian Junk That's Going Around". The Mother's Expertise On Such Matters Is Endorsed By The Father Who States That She Served With The WACs In The Philippines A Claim Which Amazes The Narrator Who Had Been Under The Impression The WACs Only Recruited "old Maids" And Mommy Isn't One Of Those . The Narrator Then Describes How His Parents Are Weirder And Hipper Than Many Teens Would Believe. For Example The Narrator Describes How He Discovers His "mom And Dad Are Rolling On The Couch" And Listening To His KISS Records Late At Night "rolling Numbers Rock-And-Rolling Got My KISS Records Out" This Mention Was A Thank You By Cheap Trick Who Were Heavily Supported By KISS In Their Early Days As A Support Band To KISS. Cash Box Said It Has "energetic Drumming And Excellent Rhythm Guitar Work" And That "the Singing Is Intriguing And Melodic." In The 2007 Book Shake Some Action The Ultimate Power Pop Guide A Section On Cheap Trick Featured Reviews On The Top 20 Stand-Out Tracks From The Band. One Track Included Was "Surrender" Where The Author John M. Borack Wrote "A No-Brainer Selection To Be Sure But Since I Believe That It's Clinically Impossible To Get Tired Of This Rock And Roll Funhouse It Belongs Here. A Stone Classic For The Ages." Rolling Stone Deemed It "the Ultimate Seventies Teen Anthem" And Ranked It Number 471 On Its List Of The "500 Greatest Songs Of All Time". It Was On The Soundtrack Of The Classic 1979 Crime Drama Over The Edge. Mariah Carey’s Band Chick Covered The Song On Their 1995 Debut Album “Someone’s Ugly Daughter.” A Live Version Of The Song Can Be Heard In The 1999 Film Detroit Rock City. It Is Also On The Movie's Soundtrack. In The 2003 Film Daddy Day Care Cheap Trick Make An Appearance Performing The Song. In 2008 Erin Lyndal Martin Heard This Song In Walgreen's And Believed The Universe Wanted Her To Reunite With Her Great Love. A Cover Of The Song Is Part Of The Soundtrack To The PS2 And Xbox 360 Game Guitar Hero II. This Song Is Also Included On The Soundtrack For EA's Skateboard Video Game Skate. The Song Was Also Used In The Intro For The First Episode Of The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien In 2009 As Well As In A Montage For The Final Episode In 2010. It Also Appeared At The Beginning And End Of The 2015 Film Pixels. In 2017 It Was Used In The Closing Credits Of The Film Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 And Was Included On Its Soundtrack. The Opening Theme Song For That '70s Show References The Song When It Says "we're All Alright". In Californication Hank’s Daughter Becca Sings A Cover Version. At The End Of Season 5 Episode 8 Of F Is For Family It Plays On The Outro.
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Cheap Trick Is An American Power Pop/rock N Roll Band From Rockford Illinois That's Played For Over Four Decades And In 2016 Was Inducted Into The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame. Having Gained Popularity In The Late-70s Centered Within The Midwest And Within Japan The Band Members Are Rick Nielsen Guitarist And Main Songwriter Bun E. Carlos Born Brad Carlson Drums Robin Zander Vocals And Guitars And Tom Petersson Bass Guitar . Though They Have Had Only Flirtations With Mainstream National Success Such As The Multi-Platinum Smash At Budokan Cheap Trick Has Held A Substantial Following Through Regular Touring And A Hard-Edged Yet Blissful Pop Sound That Combines The Tunefulness Of The Beatles With The Speed And Energy Of Punk Rock With Many Musicians And Music Journalists Being Fans. One Of The Best Known American Power Pop Bands The Group's Biggest Hits Over The Years Include "I Want You To Want Me" "Surrender" "Dream Police" "Don't Be Cruel" A Cover Of Elvis Presley's Hit And "The Flame". Their Most Recent Release The Latest Has Gained Critical Acclaim. They Also Wrote And Performed The Theme Song For "The Colbert Report" As Well As "That 70s Show" Both Tunes Being Fan Favorites. Nielsen And Petersson Originally Formed The Group As Fuse In 1967 With Carlos Joining The Group Several Years Later However When Zander Joined As Vocalist In 1972 The Group Was Renamed Cheap Trick. Zander Is Considered One Of The Best Hard Rock Vocalists Of His Era. For Their Part Tom Petersson Has Been Known For Playing Custom Made 8 12 And Even A 18 String Custom Bass Made By Modulus For Tom In 1981 And Rick Nielsen Also Has A Penchant For Unusual Instruments. He Owns And Plays A Five-Necked Solidbody Electric Guitar It Can Be Seen In The Video For The Song "She's Tight" Among Others . Studio Albums 1977 Cheap Trick A.K.A Cheap Trick 1997 1977 In Color 1978 Heaven Tonight 1979 Dream Police 1980 All Shook Up 1980 Found All The Parts 1982 One On One 1983 Next Position Please 1985 Standing On The Edge 1986 The Doctor 1988 Lap Of Luxury 1990 Busted 1994 Woke Up With A Monster 1997 Cheap Trick A.K.A Cheap Trick 1997 2003 Special One 2006 Rockford 2009 The Latest 2016 Bang Zoom Crazy...Hello 2017 We're All Alright! 2021 In Another World Live Albums 1978 At Budokan 1978 Budokan II 1998 At Budokan The Complete Concert 1999 Music For Hangovers 2001 Silver
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"Surrender" is a single by Cheap Trick released in June 1978 from the album "Heaven Tonight". It was the first Cheap Trick single to enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number 62. Its success in Japan, as well as the success of its preceding singles which are known as "Clock Strikes Ten" and "I Want You to Want Me", paved the way for Cheap Trick's famous concerts at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo in April 1978 that were recorded for the group's most popular album Cheap Trick at Budokan.
"Surrender" is a late 1970s teen anthem, describing the relations between the baby boomer narrator and his G.I. Generation parents. His mother frequently warns him about the girls he will meet, as he will never know what diseases he will catch from them, as exemplified by a rumor about "a soldier's falling off" as a result of "some Indonesian junk that's going around". The mother's expertise on such matters is endorsed by the father, who states that she served with the WACs in the Philippines, a claim which amazes the narrator, who had been under the impression the WACs only recruited "old maids" (and Mommy isn't one of those). The narrator then describes how his parents are weirder and hipper than many teens would believe. For example, the narrator describes how he discovers his "mom and dad are rolling on the couch" and listening to his KISS records late at night ("rolling numbers, rock-and-rolling, got my KISS records out") This mention was a thank you by Cheap Trick who were heavily supported by KISS in their early days as a support band to KISS.
Cash Box said it has "energetic drumming and excellent rhythm guitar work" and that "the singing is intriguing and melodic."
In the 2007 book Shake Some Action: The Ultimate Power Pop Guide, a section on Cheap Trick featured reviews on the top 20 stand-out tracks from the band. One track included was "Surrender", where the author John M. Borack wrote "A no-brainer selection, to be sure, but since I believe that it's clinically impossible to get tired of this rock and roll funhouse, it belongs here. A stone classic for the ages." Rolling Stone deemed it "the ultimate Seventies teen anthem" and ranked it number 471 on its list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time".
It was on the soundtrack of the classic 1979 crime drama Over the Edge.
Mariah Carey’s band, Chick, covered the song on their 1995 debut album “Someone’s Ugly Daughter.”
A live version of the song can be heard in the 1999 film Detroit Rock City. It is also on the movie's soundtrack.
In the 2003 film Daddy Day Care, Cheap Trick make an appearance performing the song.
In 2008, Erin Lyndal Martin heard this song in Walgreen's and believed the universe wanted her to reunite with her great love.
A cover of the song is part of the soundtrack to the PS2 and Xbox 360 game Guitar Hero II.
This song is also included on the soundtrack for EA's skateboard video game Skate.
The song was also used in the intro for the first episode of The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien in 2009, as well as in a montage for the final episode in 2010.
It also appeared at the beginning and end of the 2015 film Pixels.
In 2017, it was used in the closing credits of the film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and was included on its soundtrack.
The opening theme song for That '70s Show references the song when it says "we're all alright".
In Californication, Hank’s daughter Becca sings a cover version.
At the end of season 5 episode 8 of F is for Family, it plays on the outro. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.