Not to be confused with "Jerk Out", a 1990 song by the Time.
Jerk It Out
single
CoverJerk It Out - The Caesars.jpg
ArtistCaesars
AlbumLove for the Streets, Paper Tigers and 39 Minutes of Bliss
B-side
  • "The Cannibals" (original)
  • "Up All Night" (2005 re-release)
Released2002
Genre
Length3:16
Label
WriterJoakim Åhlund
ProducerJoakim Åhlund
Prev year2000
Next year2002

"Jerk It Out" is a song by Swedish rock band Caesars. It was released in 2002 (when the band was known as Caesars Palace) as the lead single from their album Love for the Streets; it also appeared on the follow-up, Paper Tigers, in remixed form. The song was an international success following a re-release in 2005, reaching number eight on the UK Singles Chart and peaking at number 70 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Chart performance

The song was first released for radio airplay in Sweden in early 2002 and reached number 32 in Sweden at the start of April.[3] The following year, the song made an appearance on the UK Singles Chart, at number 60.[4] It was re-released on 8 April 2005 as a maxi-CD single and appeared on the band's album of that year, Paper Tigers. The re-release peaked at number eight on the UK Singles Chart,[4] number 70 on the US Billboard Hot 100,[5] and number 19 on the Billboard Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart.[6]

Track listings

2002–2003

Swedish CD single[7]

  1. "Jerk It Out"
  2. "Crazy Chick"
  3. "Can't Feel My Toes"
  4. "Junebug"

UK 7-inch single[8]

A. "Jerk It Out"
B. "The Cannibals"

UK CD single[9]

  1. "Jerk It Out"
  2. "Out of My Hands"
  3. "She's a Planet"

2005

UK and European CD single[10]

  1. "Jerk It Out"
  2. "The Longer We Stay Together"

UK 7-inch single[11]

A. "Jerk It Out" – 3:15
B. "Up All Night" – 3:30

Australian CD single[12]

  1. "Jerk It Out"
  2. "Jerk It Out" (New Brauer mix)
  3. "The Longer We Stay Together"

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2002–2006)Peak
position
Canada Hot AC Top 30 (Radio & Records)[13]22
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[14]20

Year-end charts

Chart (2005)Position
UK Singles (OCC)[15]107

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
Sweden2002CDDolores · Virgin[16]
United Kingdom7 April 20037-inch vinyl · CD[17]
United States28 April 2003Triple A · alternative radioAstralwerks[18]
United States (re-release)14 March 2005Hot AC · triple A · alternative radio[19]
Australia11 April 2005CDEMI Music Australia[20]
United States12 April 2005Contemporary hit radioAstrakwerks[21]
United Kingdom (re-release)18 April 20057-inch vinyl · CDDolores · Virgin[22]

Use in media

The song's appearance on charts was helped by prolific use in mid-2000s media, including commercials for the iPod Shuffle, Mobiltel, Nivea, and Coca-Cola (in South Africa and Indonesia), as well as a 2009 Renault Mégane spot. Furthermore, it was used in the video games Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova (arcade and PlayStation 2 versions), FIFA Football 2004, FIFA 23, Just Dance,[23] LMA Manager, Rock Band 3 (as downloadable content), Samba de Amigo (downloadable content for the Wii version), and SSX 3.

The song was part of the soundtrack of many films, including The Benchwarmers; Captivity; Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo; Fun with Dick and Jane; and Yours, Mine and Ours. It featured in trailers for Knight and Day, The Pink Panther, and Garfield Gets Real, while the remix of the song was used in the trailer for Clerks II.

The song was used in the car sketch in the Eddsworld short "Random Bits".

The song was included in the TV series Dawson's Creek, the CBS series Cold Case, the NBC series Las Vegas, the HBO series Entourage, NCIS, and the British series Teachers.

In 2017, it was sampled by rapper Tiggs Da Author in his song "Work It Out".[24]

In 2020, the song was used to introduce the character Dani Rojas in episode 6 of the TV series Ted Lasso.[25]

In 2025, the song was used in the trailer for the SpongeBob SquarePants Netflix movie, Plankton: The Movie.

References

  1. ^ Johnston, Maura (May 22, 2025). "The 50 Best One-Hit Wonders of the 2000s". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 24, 2025. That led to "Jerk It Out," an organ-laced garage-rock nugget...
  2. ^ Billboard Staff (April 15, 2025). "The 100 Best Songs of 2005: Staff Picks". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2025. ...this ultra-catchy 2002 single from Swedish one-hit wonders Caesars ["Jerk It Out"], which soundtracked video games and commercials but became an alt-rock smash...
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  7. ^ Jerk It Out (Swedish CD single liner notes). Dolores Recordings, Virgin Records. 2002. DINSDF240, 7243 5 46379 2 6.
  8. ^ Jerk It Out (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Dolores Recordings, Virgin Records. 2003. DINS244, 724354707674.
  9. ^ Jerk It Out (UK CD single liner notes). Dolores Recordings, Virgin Records. 2003. DINSD244, 724354707629.
  10. ^ Jerk It Out (UK & European CD single liner notes). Dolores Recordings, Virgin Records. 2005. DINSD 274, 7243 8 72622 2 5.
  11. ^ Jerk It Out (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Dolores Recordings, Virgin Records. 2005. DINS 274, 7243 8 69854 7 7.
  12. ^ Jerk It Out (Australian CD single liner notes). EMI Music Australia. 2005. DINSD 274, 7243 8 72622 2 5.
  13. ^ "R&R Canada Hot AC Top 30". Radio & Records. No. 1608. May 27, 2005. p. 51. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  14. ^ "The ARIA Report: European Top 20 Charts – Week Commencing 9th May 2005". ARIA. 9 May 2005. p. 25. Archived from the original on 22 February 2008. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  15. ^ "The Official UK Singles Chart 2005". UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  16. ^ "Caesars Palace". Dolores Recordings. Archived 26 April 2003 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  17. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 7 April 2003: Singles". Music Week. 5 April 2003. p. 19. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  18. ^ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1501. 25 April 2005. p. 26. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  19. ^ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1597. 11 March 2005. p. 47. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  20. ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 11th April 2005". ARIA. 11 April 2005. p. 28. Archived from the original on 19 April 2005. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  21. ^ "FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more!". fmqb.com. Archived 2010-10-21 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2026-04-28.
  22. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 16 April 2005. p. 29.
  23. ^ justdancebr (August 11, 2011). Just Dance - Jerk It Out by Caesars Gameplay. Retrieved December 12, 2024. – via YouTube
  24. ^ "Tiggs Da Author - Work It Out (Official Video)". YouTube. 22 September 2017. Archived 13 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  25. ^ "TED LASSO Soundtrack - Songs / Music List from the Serie". Soundtracks. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2021.