Teddybears (formerly Teddybears STHLM) are a Swedish band formed in Stockholm in 1991 by vocalist Patrik Arve and brothers Joakim and Klas Åhlund. Starting out as a grindcore group called Skull, they gradually shifted toward a genre-blending mix of electronic rock, hip-hop, punk and dancehall - and became known for performing in papier-mâché bear masks. Their 2000 album Rock 'n' Roll Highschool topped the Swedish charts and won four Grammis awards, while the 2006 Soft Machine brought them to the US market via Atlantic Records with guests including Iggy Pop, Neneh Cherry and Mad Cobra.
'Punkrocker' (feat. Iggy Pop) debuted at #1 on Billboard's Rock Digital Song Sales and Alternative Digital Song Sales charts after featuring in the closing credits of James Gunn's Superman film.
In the week of Superman's theatrical release (July 11-17, 2025), 'Punkrocker' drew 2.9 million official U.S. streams - a 6,187% increase over the prior week.
Teddybears performed at Holiday Club Arenan in Are, Sweden on May 1, 2025.
Teddybears headlined Stockholms Kulturfestival at Gustav Adolfs Torg on August 16, 2024.
'Punkrocker' debuted at #2 on Spotify's Daily Viral Song Global chart following Superman's release.
concert20:00Swedish electronic pop group Teddybears takes the stage at The Tivoli in Helsingborg.
concert20:00Swedish electronic pop duo Teddybears performs in Lund.
concert21:00Teddybears, the Stockholm pop duo, perform at Arbis in Norrköping.
concert20:00Swedish electronic pop group TEDDYBEARS plays at Nöjesfabriken in Karlstad.
concert20:00Swedish electropop band Teddybears performs at the jazz club Katalin and all that Jazz.
concert19:00Teddybears performs at Stage Umeå. The pop group from Stockholm presents their music live.
concert20:00Swedish electronic duo Teddybears performs on Halloween night.
concert19:00Swedish pop group Teddybears perform at Lokomotivet in Eskilstuna.