Cheap Trick

Cheap Trick is an American rock band formed in <a href="/facts/Rockford%2c_Illinois/11QEhM5f">Rockford, Illinois</a> in 1970 by guitarist <a href="/facts/Rick_Nielsen/Sa5fgBIh">Rick Nielsen</a>, bassist <a href="/facts/Tom_Petersson/w41b9adR">Tom Petersson</a>, lead vocalist <a href="/facts/Robin_Zander/eTyoucbd">Robin Zander</a> and drummer <a href="/facts/Bun_E._Carlos/ynCBH67F">Bun E. Carlos</a>. Their work bridged elements of '60s <a href="/facts/Pop_rock/JVJoxYrq">guitar pop</a>, '70s <a href="/facts/Hard_rock/yC1FkQcC">hard rock</a>, and the emerging <a href="/facts/Punk_rock/voBjpcpS">punk rock</a> sound, and would help set the template for subsequent <a href="/facts/Power_pop/Qm1GdDl1">power pop</a> artists.
Cheap Trick released their <a href="/facts/Cheap_Trick_(1977_album)/PEoc8zv2">self-titled debut album</a> in 1977 and, later that year, found success in Japan with the release of their second album, <a href="/facts/In_Color_(album)/kCG6B3wL">In Color</a>. 1978's <a href="/facts/Heaven_Tonight/PQDV35Cf">Heaven Tonight</a> included the power pop classic "<a href="/facts/Surrender_(Cheap_Trick_song)/VKxLHoly">Surrender</a>". The band achieved mainstream popularity in the United States in 1979 with the <a href="/facts/RIAA_certification/TWwUbkQP">triple-platinum</a> live album <a href="/facts/Cheap_Trick_at_Budokan/E3eTpLJ3">At Budokan</a> and a Top 10 single, a live recording of "<a href="/facts/I_Want_You_to_Want_Me/RoGVx4p4">I Want You to Want Me</a>". They followed with <a href="/facts/Dream_Police/6VHds9hX">Dream Police</a> (1979), their most commercially successful studio album, reaching No. 6 on the <a href="/facts/Billboard_200/XtbnoFSM">Billboard 200</a> chart. After struggling with declining popularity and lineup changes in the 1980s, Cheap Trick experienced a major resurgence toward the end of the decade when they topped the US charts with the <a href="/facts/Power_ballad/jj6FDXRy">power ballad</a> "<a href="/facts/The_Flame_(Cheap_Trick_song)/h515DXgt">The Flame</a>".
The band has continued releasing new music into the 21st century and maintains a constant touring schedule, having performed live more than 5,000 times since their formation. Cheap Trick has sold more than 20 million albums and built a dedicated <a href="/facts/Cult_following/bzUD4beU">cult following</a>. Their influence has been cited by a diverse range of rock artists from both the mainstream and underground. The band was inducted into the <a href="/facts/Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame/6hRagsTD">Rock and Roll Hall of Fame</a> in 2016. The current lineup of the band consists of Zander, Nielsen and Petersson.

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