# Paper Tigers

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{{other uses|Paper tiger (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox album
| name       = Paper Tigers
| type       = Studio
| artist     = [Caesars](/source/Caesars_(band))
| cover      = CaesarsPaperTigersAlbumCover.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = 26 April 2005
| recorded   = 2001–2004
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = [Indie rock](/source/Indie_rock)
| length     = 47:33
| label      = [Toshiba-EMI](/source/Toshiba-EMI) <small>([Japan](/source/Japan))<br />VJCP 68748</small><br />[Virgin](/source/Virgin_Records) <small>CDVIR219 ([UK](/source/United_Kingdom))</small><br />[Astralwerks](/source/Astralwerks) <small>ASW 60828 ([US](/source/United_States))</small>
| producer   = [Joakim Åhlund](/source/Joakim_%C3%85hlund), [Michael H. Brauer](/source/Michael_H._Brauer)
| prev_title = [39 Minutes of Bliss (In An Otherwise Meaningless World)](/source/39_Minutes_of_Bliss_(In_An_Otherwise_Meaningless_World))
| prev_year  = 2003
| next_title = [Strawberry Weed](/source/Strawberry_Weed)
| next_year  = 2008
| misc       = {{Singles
 | name        = Paper Tigers
 | type        = studio
 | single1     = We Got to Leave
 | single1date = 2005
 | single2     = It's Not the Fall That Hurts
 | single2date = 2005
 | single3     = Paper Tigers
 | single3date = 2005
}}
}}

'''''Paper Tigers''''' is the fourth [studio album](/source/studio_album) by [Swedish](/source/Sweden) [band](/source/rock_band) [Caesars](/source/Caesars_(band)), released on 26 April 2005. The album was released on [Virgin](/source/Virgin_Records) in the United Kingdom, [Astralwerks](/source/Astralwerks) in the United States and [Toshiba-EMI](/source/Toshiba-EMI) in Japan.<ref name=distributors>[http://www.allmusic.com/album/paper-tigers-r737401 Paper Tigers - Caesars]. [Allmusic](/source/Allmusic). Retrieved 13 July 2011.</ref> The album contains the re-release of the song "[Jerk It Out](/source/Jerk_It_Out)".

==Recording==
Recording for ''Paper Tigers'' first began in the winter of 2003 at [Silence Studio](/source/Silence_Studio). The sessions then moved to [Joakim Åhlund](/source/Joakim_%C3%85hlund)'s Decibel Studio, in Stockholm. The album was mixed in New York by [Michael Brauer](/source/Michael_Brauer).<ref name=pressrelease>{{cite web |url=http://www.caesarsweb.com/press.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20051130232950/http://www.caesarsweb.com/press.html |archive-date=30 November 2005 |title=CAESARS Press |url-status=usurped |access-date=2 September 2016}}. caesarsweb.com. Retrieved 14 July 2011.</ref>

==Track listing==
{{tracklist
| all_writing      = [Joakim Åhlund](/source/Joakim_%C3%85hlund) unless otherwise noted
|title1= Spirit
|length1= 4:51
|writer1= Joakim Åhlund, Nino Keller
|title2= It's Not the Fall That Hurts
|length2= 2:49
|title3= Out There
|length3= 3:03
|writer3= [César Vidal](/source/C%C3%A9sar_Vidal)
|title4= [Jerk It Out](/source/Jerk_It_Out)
|length4= 3:17
|title5= May the Rain
|length5= 3:08
|title6= My Heart Is Breaking Down
|length6= 2:35
|writer6= Max Group
|title7= Paper Tigers
|length7= 3:58
|title8= Your Time Is Near
|length8= 4:49
|title9= Throwaway
|length9= 2:49
|writer9= Joakim Åhlund, César Vidal
|title10= Winter Song
|length10= 3:05
|title11= We Got to Leave
|length11= 3:23
|title12= Soul Chaser
|length12= 4:13
|title13= Good and Gone
|length13= 3:02
|title14= (I'm Gonna) Kick You Out <small>(bonus track on certain editions)</small>
|length14= 2:50
}}

==Personnel==
The following people contributed to ''Paper Tigers:''<ref name=credits>[http://www.allmusic.com/album/paper-tigers-r737401/credits Paper Tigers - Credits]. [Allmusic](/source/Allmusic). Retrieved 23 June 2011</ref>

===Caesars===
* [César Vidal](/source/C%C3%A9sar_Vidal) – lead vocals, guitar
* [Joakim Åhlund](/source/Joakim_%C3%85hlund) – audio Production, guitar, vocals, mixing, producer
* Nino Keller – Drums, vocals
* David Lindquist – bass guitar

===Additional personnel===
* Hector Araya – strings
* Chris Athens – mastering
* [Michael Brauer](/source/Michael_Brauer) – mixing
* Lasse Mårtén – engineer
* Kristoffer Nergårdh – piano
* Pontus Olsson – engineer
* Fredrik Wennerlund – photography
* Björn Yttling – [Farfisa organ](/source/Farfisa_organ), phillycorda

==Reception==
{{album ratings
| rev1 = [Allmusic](/source/Allmusic)
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r737401|pure_url=yes}} link]
| rev2 = [Entertainment Weekly](/source/Entertainment_Weekly)
| rev2Score = (A) [https://web.archive.org/web/20090421050314/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1049700,00.html link]
| rev3 = [The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)
| rev3Score = {{rating|4|5}} [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/dec/09/popandrock.shopping5 link]
| rev4 = [Pitchfork Media](/source/Pitchfork_Media)
| rev4Score = (4.9/10) [https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/1714-paper-tigers link]
| rev5 = [PopMatters](/source/PopMatters)
| rev5Score = (5/10) [http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/c/caesars-papertigers.shtml link]
| rev6 = ''[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone)''
| rev6Score = {{Rating|3|5}} {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071002082754/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/7240327/paper_tigers |date=2 October 2007 }}
}}
''Paper Tigers'' has received mixed to positive reviews. On the review aggregate site [Metacritic](/source/Metacritic), the album has a 63 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref name=Metacritic>[http://www.metacritic.com/music/paper-tigers/critic-reviews Critic Reviews for Paper Tiger]. [Metacritic](/source/Metacritic). Retrieved 21 June 2011</ref>

David Browne of [Entertainment Weekly](/source/Entertainment_Weekly) gave the album an A grade, writing that the album was "one meaty, vigorous track after another of modern-[Mersey-beat](/source/Beat_music) pop..." Browne concluded his review with: "All retro rock should sound this good."<ref name=EWRev>Browne, David. [https://web.archive.org/web/20090421050314/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1049700,00.html Paper Tigers Review]. [Entertainment Weekly](/source/Entertainment_Weekly). 18 April 2005. Retrieved 23 June 2011</ref> In another positive review, [The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)'s Dave Simpson wrote that ''Paper Tigers'' "is a treasure waiting to be found by the rest of us," and called the album "simultaneously ecstatic and melancholy."<ref name=GuardianRev>Simpson, Dave. [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/dec/09/popandrock.shopping5 The Caesars, Paper Tigers]. [The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian). 9 December 2005. Retrieved 23 June 2011</ref>

On the other hand, [Allmusic](/source/Allmusic)'s Heather Phares criticized the album, writing that beyond "[Jerk It Out](/source/Jerk_It_Out)", "It's Not the Fall That Hurts" and "Soulchaser", there were not many other memorable songs on the album.<ref name=AllmusicRev>Phares, Heather. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/paper-tigers-r737401/review Paper Tigers - Caesars]. [Allmusic](/source/Allmusic). Retrieved 23 June 2011</ref> Stephen Haag of [Popmatters](/source/Popmatters) also criticized the album's lack of memorable tracks, writing "If folks are purchasing ''Paper Tigers'' expecting a dozen more tunes like 'Jerk It Out'... they'll soon find that Caesars is guilty of [bait-and-switch](/source/bait-and-switch)."<ref name=PopmattersRev>Haag, Stephen. [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/caesars-papertigers Caesars: Paper Tigers]. [Popmatters](/source/Popmatters). 2 May 2005. Retrieved 23 June 2011</ref> In another mixed review, Marc Hogan of [Pitchfork Media](/source/Pitchfork_Media) described the album as "...one or two decent singles surrounded by a bunch of mediocre-or-worse filler."<ref name=PitchforkRev>Hogan, Marc. [http://www.pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/1714-paper-tigers/ Album Reviews: Caesars: Paper Tigers]. [Pitchfork Media](/source/Pitchfork_Media). 5 May 2005. Retrieved 23 June 2011</ref>

==Singles==
*"We Got To Leave" - released 16 February 2005.<ref name=itunes>[https://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/we-got-to-leave-single/id253673901 We Got to Leave - Single] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140618155538/https://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/we-got-to-leave-single/id253673901 |date=18 June 2014 }}. [iTunes](/source/iTunes). Retrieved 21 June 2011</ref>
*"[Jerk It Out](/source/Jerk_It_Out)" - released 18 April 2005 on [Virgin Records](/source/Virgin_Records) in the [UK](/source/United_Kingdom)
:This single has been featured on [iPod shuffle](/source/iPod_shuffle) advertisements, the British television series "[Teachers](/source/Teachers_(British_TV_series))" and on the video games "[FIFA Football 2004](/source/FIFA_Football_2004)", [SSX 3](/source/SSX_3), and as downloadable content for [Rock Band 3](/source/Rock_Band_3).
::CD <small>DINSD274</small>: "Jerk It Out" / "The Longer We Stay Together"
::"7" <small>DINS274</small>: "Jerk It Out" / "Up All Night"

==Charts==

===Album===
{|class=wikitable
! Chart (2005)
! Peak<br />position
|-
| US [Heatseekers](/source/Heatseekers) 
|align="center"| 44<ref name=billboard>{{cite web|title = Paper Tigers - Caesars|url =http://www.billboard.com/album/the-twelve-caesars/paper-tigers/676953 |publisher= Billboard.com|accessdate=21 June 2011}}</ref>
|}

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable"
!rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Song
!colspan="6"| Peak positions
|-
!style="width:4em;font-size:75%"| [UK](/source/UK_Singles_Chart)<br/><ref name=UKCharts>[http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/caesars/ CAESARS]. The Official Chart Company. Retrieved 21 June 2011</ref>
!style="width:4em;font-size:75%"| [US Alt](/source/Alternative_Songs)<br/><ref name=billboard/>
!style="width:4em;font-size:75%"| [US Adult Top 40](/source/Adult_Top_40)<br/><ref name=billboard/>
!style="width:4em;font-size:75%"| [European Hot 100](/source/European_Hot_100)<br/><ref name=billboard/>
|-
| 2005
| "We Got to Leave"
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|-
| 2005
| "[Jerk It Out](/source/Jerk_It_Out)"
|align="center"| 8
|align="center"| 40
|align="center"| 38
|align="center"| 20
|-
|align="center" colspan="13" style="font-size: 8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[https://www.myspace.com/caesars Official Myspace page]
*{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20051130232950/http://www.caesarsweb.com/press.html Label website]}}
*{{webarchive |url=https://archive.today/20051130232950/http://www.caesarsweb.com/press.html |date=30 November 2005 |title=''Paper Tigers'' press release }}

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