# Movits!

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**Movits!** (ˈmǔːvɪts) is a [Swedish](/source/Swedish_people) music group from [Luleå](/source/Lule%C3%A5). The group plays [swing](/source/Swing_music) mixed with [hip hop](/source/Hip_hop_music). Their debut album *Äppelknyckarjazz*, literally translated as *Apple swiper jazz* or *[scrumping](/source/Scrumping) jazz*, was released in November 2008 and has been recognized by national Swedish newspaper *[Dagens Nyheter](/source/Dagens_Nyheter)*.[1]

The name *Movits!* alludes to Fader Movitz, a character in the *[Epistles of Fredman](/source/Epistles_of_Fredman)* by Swedish 18th-century poet and composer [Carl Michael Bellman](/source/Carl_Michael_Bellman). The band, however, replaced the last character of the name *z* with an *s* in order to avoid being associated with Swedish bands playing [dansband](/source/Dansband) style music, such as *[Lasse Stefanz](/source/Lasse_Stefanz)*, *[Svänzons](/source/Sv%C3%A4nzons)* or *[Larz-Kristerz](/source/Larz-Kristerz)*.[2]

On July 27, 2009, Movits! was featured on the American satirical news show *[The Colbert Report](/source/The_Colbert_Report)*. The band was interviewed and performed their song "Fel del av gården".[3] Colbert mentioned on his show on 30 July 2009, that the band's album *Äppelknyckarjazz* recently had gained significant popularity on [Amazon.com](/source/Amazon.com) and claimed that their appearance on his program was significantly responsible for their newfound popularity (referred to as ["The Colbert Bump"](/source/Cultural_impact_of_The_Colbert_Report#The_Colbert_Bump)).[4]

The band is made up of brothers Johan Jivin' Rensfeldt (vocals), Anders Rensfeldt (multi-instrumentalist and DJ) and saxophonist Joakim 'One-Take' Nilsson.

## Discography

### Albums

Year Album Peak positions Certification SWE [5] 2008 Äppelknyckarjazz 43 2011 Ut ur min skalle / Out Of My Head 10 2013 Huvudet bland molnen / Head Amongst the Clouds 18 2015 Dom försökte begrava oss, dom visste inte att vi var frön / They Tried to Bury Us, They Didn't Know We Were Seeds 17 2018 V:I 2019 V:II 45 [6] 2021 Halleluja 2024 KALLAX CARGO

### Singles

- 2007: "Swing för hyresgästföreningen"
- 2008: "Äppelknyckarjazz"
- 2008: "[Fel del av gården](/source/Fel_del_av_g%C3%A5rden_(single))"
- 2009: "Spela mig på radion" (feat. Zacke)
- 2009: "Ta på dig dansskorna"
- 2011: "Skjut mig i huvet"
- 2011: "Na na nah!" (feat. [Timbuktu](/source/Timbuktu_(artist)))
- 2011: "Sammy Davis Jr"
- 2013: "Röksignaler"
- 2013: "Nitroglycerin"
- 2013: "Limousin" (feat. [Maskinen](/source/Maskinen)) (Peak SWE #28)
- 2015: "Placebo"
- 2015: "Dansa i regnet"
- 2016: "Självantänd"
- 2018: "Gumbo"
- 2018: "Ohio"
- 2018: "Hett kol"
- 2019: "Himlen faller ner"
- 2019: "Sodavatten"
- 2019: "Fira mig"
- 2021: "Blixtar"
- 2021: "Juice"
- 2021: "Plåster"
- 2022: "Hellre Med Vargar"

## References

1. Gustavsson, Andreas (2008-12-03). ["Movits!: "Äppelknyckarjazz""](https://archive.today/20090221033858/http://www.dn.se/DNet/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=2198&a=858982) (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. Archived from [the original](http://www.dn.se/DNet/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=2198&a=858982) on February 21, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-28.

1. ["Movits"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090802123736/http://www.digfi.com/p3lab/Default.aspx?id=8732) (in Swedish). Digfi. Archived from [the original](http://www.digfi.com/p3lab/Default.aspx?id=8732) on 2009-08-02. Retrieved 2009-07-28.

1. ["The Colbert Report July 27, 2009 - Movits!"](http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/239946/july-27-2009/movits-)

1. ["The Colbert Report July 30, 2009 - Tip/Wag - Man-Words & Movits!"](http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/240243/july-30-2009/tip-wag---man-words---movits-)

1. ["Movits! discography"](http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Movits%21). *swedishcharts.com*. Retrieved 27 September 2013.

1. ["Veckolista Album, vecka 23"](https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/54?dspy=2019&dspp=23). [Sverigetopplistan](/source/Sverigetopplistan). Retrieved 7 June 2019.

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.movits.se)
- [First We Take Manhattan](http://www.FirstWeTakeManhattan.se) - Tour Vlog website
- [Movits!](https://www.youtube.com/MovitsTV) on YouTube

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