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Junior Senior
Junior Senior at Roskilde, 2005
Background information
Origin	Thisted, Jutland, Denmark
Genres	Indie Pop Rock Dance Pop Vegas Rock
Years active	1998–2008
Labels	EMI, Crunchy Frog, Atlantic
Past members
Jesper Mortensen Jeppe Laursen

Junior Senior was a pop musical duo from Denmark. The duo consisted of Jesper "Junior" Mortensen (vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards) (born February 7, 1979) and Jeppe "Senior" Laursen (vocals, keyboards, programming) (born December 25, 1977).

History[link]

Early career[link]

Junior Senior formed in 1998 when Jesper Mortensen and Jeppe Laursen got back together after their previous band Ludo-X broke up in 1995. The band signed a deal with Danish label Crunchy Frog Records.

[edit] D-D-Don't Don't Stop the Beat

The band released their debut album D-D-Don't Don't Stop the Beat in 2003. The first single, "Move Your Feet", was one of the most played songs on Danish radio and eventually climbed the charts in over thirteen countries, including the United States, Australia, France, and the United Kingdom. The single is also available on the soundtrack of the popular American television show Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. "Move Your Feet" is also featured on the Northern American music video game Dance Dance Revolution Extreme for the PlayStation 2. Ubisoft included the song in the Nintendo Wii game, Just Dance 2. It was also a featured dance It is often associated with its pixelated music video, as seen in the VH1 commercial for I Love the 90's: Part Deux and in the background of its Dance Dance Revolution: DDR Extreme dance. It also was featured on the soundtrack of the movie, White Chicks. "Move Your Feet" also appears as background music in the 2003 movie 'Looney Tunes: Back in Action.

The follow-up single, "Rhythm Bandits," made the singles charts in the UK and Australia, and was included in the soundtrack of the game FIFA Football 2004.

D-D-Don't Stop the Beat was included in several publications' "Best Albums of 2003" lists, including Rolling Stone, NME, Entertainment Weekly and Blender. The Sunday Chronicle in San Francisco rated "Move your Feet" as the single of the year, calling it "the best song ever."

The CD features the video to "Move Your Feet" (made by designer group Shynola) and a "Making Of" as enhanced content.

The single "Shake Your Coconuts" is available on the Looney Tunes: Back in Action soundtrack, and is used as the menu music in the game Worms 3D by Team17 Software. It was also featured in the 2004 movie Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen.

The song "White Trash" from this album was used in the advertisement for music magazine TV show Popworld in the United Kingdom. The advert featured the two presenters of the show doing a synchronized dance routine to the song whilst wearing identical outfits.

[edit] Hey Hey My My Yo Yo

Junior Senior's touring bassist at Roskilde Festival, 2005

Junior Senior released their second album, Hey Hey My My Yo Yo on August 24, 2005 in Japan, where it went to #2 on the charts. It was released in the US in 2007. The first single from the album, "Itch U Can't Skratch," is currently available in Japan and Denmark. The track "Take My Time" features Cindy Wilson and Kate Pierson of New Wave band The B-52's. "Take My Time" has also been featured in the PSP video game Lumines II.

In February 2006 and March 2006 the band held a contest for fans to appear in a music video for their song "Can I Get Get Get". The song "Can I Get Get Get" has been used on the T.V shows Ugly Betty, Cavemen and Castle, "East Bound and Down" and featured in the film "What happens in Vegas". This song was also featured on the Nordic edition of Lips as an on-disc song as well as downloadable content worldwide. The music video for this song was released on July 25, 2006.

"Hip Hop a Lula" was featured in a Sears back-to-school commercial in August 2007. It was also used extensively in Network Ten Australia's advertising in 2008.

Disbandment[link]

Mortensen and Laursen announced on their blog that they would split and pursue solo projects on September 26, 2008.^[1] Both Junior and Senior have launched new projects. In 2008, Mortensen released a 12" single called "Trust Tissue" under the moniker I Scream Ice Cream on Kitsune Records. In 2010, Mortensen formed the group MAKE OUT. Laursen is reportedly working on a debut album.^[2]

Discography[link]

Studio albums[link]

EPs[link]

Singles[link]

• "Move Your Feet" (2002) #3 UK, #4 Denmark, #20 Australia, #25 U.S. Dance/Club
• "Rhythm Bandits" (2003) #22 UK, #47 Australia
• "Shake Your Coconuts" (2003)
• "Itch U Can't Skratch" (2005)
• "Can I Get Get Get" (2006)

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References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Junior Senior

• Junior Senior on Myspace
• Junior Senior chart information
• Junior Senior at Allmusic
• MTV Europe July 2005 interview with Junior Senior, and concert clips

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"Can I Get a Witness" is a 1963 hit song by Marvin Gaye on the Tamla (Motown) label. Written and produced by Motown songwriting and producing team Holland–Dozier–Holland, the song was built among gospel-styled music and heralded Gaye's beginnings in the church with a rhythm and blues/rock and roll setting. The song featured Gaye on piano, playing a boogie pattern, The Funk Brothers, and members of The Supremes in the background accompanying Gaye. The song became a hit in both the U.S. and the United Kingdom, and British musicians Lulu, Dusty Springfield, The Rolling Stones, Sam Brown and Steampacket (which featured a very young Rod Stewart) recorded cover versions of the song. Gaye's version peaked at #22 on the Hot 100 chart and its title soon became a catchphrase. Lee Michaels' 1971 version reached #39 on the Hot 100; both his and Gaye's versions peaked during Christmas week.

In popular culture[link]

• Gaye's recording is featured in the 1999 biographical film The Hurricane.

Personnel[link]

• Lead vocals by Marvin Gaye
• Background vocals by The Supremes: Diana Ross, Florence Ballard, and Mary Wilson
• Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers