He recorded a cover of The Clash's " Train in Vain " in 1997, a cover of the Grateful Dead song " Truckin '", as well as Cheap Trick's " I Want You to Want Me ".

Cheap Trick's 1979 album Cheap Trick at Budokan went triple platinum in the United States, and singles such as " Surrender " and " I Want You To Want Me " brought power pop to an international audience.

Regarded by many fans and critics as their best album, the lead-off track " Surrender " was Cheap Trick's first single to chart in the United States, peaking at No. 62.

None of Cheap Trick's first three albums made it into the Top 40 in the United States.

It reached No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100, and became Cheap Trick's biggest-selling single.

The album never found much of an audience and Cheap Trick's commercial fortunes were in decline.

In 1991, Cheap Trick's Greatest Hits was released.

In 2010, Cheap Trick's " Dream Police ", re-recorded as " Green Police ", appeared as the music bed in an Audi commercial that first aired during the Super Bowl.

On April 6, 2010 Sony Music began to reissue Cheap Trick's albums that have been out of print via reissue specialist labels Friday Music and Wounded Bird Records.

Petersson plays bass as a second lead guitar on " He's a Whore " from Cheap Trick's debut album.

* The last chorus of The Age of Pampurius from Apocalypse Dudes has a reference to Cheap Trick's song Clock Strikes Ten, itself a reference to Westminster Quarters.

Both Manning and Falkner are credited on Cheap Trick's 2009 album, The Latest, with Manning playing select tour dates.

Manning was also featured on Cheap Trick's appearance at SXSW, which was taped and shown on HDNet TV.

During their career Big Black recorded cover versions of songs from a number of styles including post-punk, New Wave, funk, hard rock, synthpop, and R & B ; these included Rema-Rema's " Rema-Rema ", James Brown's " The Payback ", Wire's " Heartbeat ", Cheap Trick's " He's a Whore ", Kraftwerk's " The Model ", and the Mary Jane Girls ' " In My House ".

* Cheap Trick's " I Want You To Want Me "

* He was part of an all-star lineup — including Little Richard and Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen — that recorded the 2006 version of the Monday Night Football theme song with Hank Williams, Jr.

The Shadows also joined Cheap Trick's Halloween show (" Cheap Trick or Treat "), along with guest appearances by members of The Romantics and The Charms.

The band toured Finnish clubs, playing McCoy and Monroe's own songs and covers like Cheap Trick's " He's a Whore ", The Police's " Born in the 50's " and MC5's " Looking at You ".

Cheap Trick and two-time guest Blondie had no actual involvement with the show — Cheap Trick's music video for " Dream Police " was shown, as were Blondie's videos for " Shayla " and " Eat to the Beat ," which were both shot for a then newly-released home video.

In 1992, Propagandhi played a show with California punk rock band NOFX and included in their set a cover version of Cheap Trick's " I Want You to Want Me ".

" A Real Cool Time " almost certainly features a melodic homage to Cheap Trick's " So Good to See You " from their 1977 In Color album.

In 1997, Cheap Trick signed with indie label Red Ant Records and released Cheap Trick, produced by Ian Taylor, who the band had previously worked with in 1982 and 1983.

At about this time Mac joined another company, this time presenting children's shows in conjunction with the Inner London Education Authority until in 1982, after a couple of seasons, he and another member, Hilary, left to form a three-person musical comedy troupe, The Cheap Shots, with Mac's close friend Sakal providing the music.

on BBC ( early 1960s ), General Sternwood in a BBC version of Raymond Chandler's The Big Sleep ( 1977 ), Pay Any Price ( BBC 1982 ), The Mystery of the Blue Train ( BBC 1985 / 1986 ), and as Henry Hickslaughter in Elizabeth Troop's Sony Award winning adaptation of Graham Greene's short story Cheap In August ( 1993 ).

For the better part of 1982 Randy was a member of the Chicago-based band USSA which also featured former Cheap Trick member Pete Comita on guitar, ex-Montrose vocalist Bob James, ex-Wumblies bassist Rick Wilson, and former Pezband guitarist Tommy Gawenda.

* Cheap Trick: One on One ( 1982 )

In 1982 the Company kicked off with Grant Fraser's ' Cheap Thrills ' and since then ... Australian plays have been produced, most of which have been premieres.

The album produced two singles, including " I Thank You ," a cover of a song recorded by Sam & Dave, and " Cheap Sunglasses.

* Rockford ( album ), a 2006 album by the American rock band Cheap Trick

AC / DC's unintended hit Big Balls off their album Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap refers to ballroom dancing, but the lyrics suggest masturbation of the testicles.

Crumb has illustrated many album covers, including most prominently Cheap Thrills by Big Brother and the Holding Company and the compilation album The Music Never Stopped: Roots of the Grateful Dead.

Between 1974 and 1984, Crumb drew at least 17 album covers for Yazoo Records / Blue Goose Records, including those of the Cheap Suit Serenaders.

Also, bands sometimes release eight-tracks as special releases ; for example, The Melvins released a limited-time, live eight-track album and Cheap Trick issued a limited edition version of their album The Latest on the format on June 23, 2009.

In early 2009, Taylor Hanson launched a separate project including members of Smashing Pumpkins, Fountains of Wayne and Cheap Trick called Tinted Windows, a power pop quartet whose debut album quickly earned critical praise and repeat airplay on leading syndicated FM radio programs.

His post-Beatles career included work with Paul McCartney ( including Band On The Run, which netted Emerick another Grammy, London Town, and Flaming Pie ), Elvis Costello ( for whom he produced Imperial Bedroom and All This Useless Beauty ), Badfinger, Art Garfunkel, America, Gino Vannelli, Supertramp, Cheap Trick, Nazareth, Chris Bell, Split Enz, Big Country, Gentle Giant, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Ultravox, Matthew Fisher's first solo album " Journey's End ," Kate Bush's demo tape to EMI, which landed her a record deal, and Jeff Beck, as well as Nellie McKay's critically acclaimed 2004 debut CD Get Away from Me.

This includes the work of Robert Crumb and Gilbert Shelton, and includes Mr. Natural ; Keep on Truckin '; Fritz the Cat ; Fat Freddy's Cat ; Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers ; the album cover art for Cheap Thrills ; and contributions to International Times, The Village Voice, and Oz magazine.

Back in New York, Bill Franz joined on drums, they signed a deal with A & M Records and in 1972 they recorded their first album to be released, Good ' N ' Cheap.

The band released their first album, Cheap Trick, in early 1977, produced by Jack Douglas.

Ten tracks taken from both shows were compiled and released as a live album titled Cheap Trick at Budokan, which was intended to be exclusive to Japan.

Cheap Trick at Budokan launched the band into international stardom, and the album went triple platinum in the United States.

An accompanying soundtrack album for the film was never released and the songs weren't released until 1996 ( on the Sex, America, Cheap Trick box set ).

After spending a good part of 2001 writing songs and about six weeks of pre-production, Cheap Trick went into Bearsville Studios in Woodstock, New York in March 2002, where the band put together their first studio album in six years, Special One in May 2003.

The first single from the album was " Perfect Stranger " ( produced by Linda Perry and co-written by Cheap Trick and Perry ).

In 2007, officials of Rockford, Illinois honored Cheap Trick by reproducing the Rockford album cover art on that year's " city sticker " ( vehicle registration ).