Junior Senior

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Junior Senior
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Background information
Origin Thisted, Denmark
Genres Pop, rock, dance, electronic
Years active1998–2008
Labels EMI, Crunchy Frog, Atlantic
Past membersJesper Mortensen
Jeppe Laursen

Junior Senior was a Danish pop duo. The duo consisted of Jesper "Junior" Mortensen (vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass guitar, drums, percussion) (born 7 February 1979 [1] ) and Jeppe "Senior" Laursen (vocals, programming) (born 25 December 1977 [1] ). They were well known for their 2002 single "Move Your Feet", which gained worldwide success in 2003, most notably in the United Kingdom.

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History

Early career

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.

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 2002. [2] 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 available on the soundtrack of the popular American television show Queer Eye for the Straight Guy . "Move Your Feet" is featured on the Northern American music video game Dance Dance Revolution Extreme for the PlayStation 2. Ubisoft included the song in the Wii game, Just Dance 2 . It was a featured dance. It is associated with its animated pixel art 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 was featured on the soundtrack of the movie, White Chicks . "Move Your Feet" appears as background music in the 2003 film Looney Tunes: Back in Action and is featured in the movie How to Eat Fried Worms (2006) as the "finishing" song before and during the end credits. In 2013, "Move Your Feet" was used in a television commercial for Google Chromebook, and in 2024 in a commercial for the Hyundai Tucson. Kohl's Active also used this song in their 'bust a brand new move' advert (2015). 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 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. It was also featured in the 2004 movie Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen and Malcolm in the Middle's season 5 episode "Experiment". In addition, on 21 July 2017, the band Phish used the song as the kickoff for a 13-night run at Madison Square Garden dubbed The Baker's Dozen. The song coincided with free coconut donuts given to the audience.

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.

Hey Hey My My Yo Yo

Junior Senior released their second album, Hey Hey My My Yo Yo on 24 August 2005 in Japan. It was released in the US in 2007. The first single from the album was "Itch U Can't Skratch". 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 . Legendary Motown girl group The Velvelettes provided backing vocals on seven of the album tracks.

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 TV shows Ugly Betty , Cavemen , Castle , Eastbound & Down and was 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 25 July 2006.

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

Disbandment

Mortensen and Laursen announced on their blog that they would split and pursue solo projects on 26 September 2008. [3] 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 began working on a debut album, [4] which released the Big Lucky EP in May 2009.

Discography

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
DEN
[5]
JPN UK
[6]
US
[7]
US Dance
[8]
D-D-Don't Don't Stop the Beat 2994
Hey Hey My My Yo Yo
  • Released: 24 August 2005
  • Label: Crunchy Frog
  • Formats: CD, digital download
2025
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

EPs

TitleExtended play detailsPeak chart positions
DEN
[5]
Boy Meets Girl EP
Say Hello, Wave Goodbye EP
  • Released: 21 August 2007
  • Label: Crunchy Frog
  • Formats: CD, digital download
5
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

YearTitlePeak chart positionsAlbum
DEN
[5]
AUS
[9]
FRA
[10]
UK
[6]
US Dance
[11]
2002"Move Your Feet"42011A345D-D-Don't Don't Stop the Beat
2003"Rhythm Bandits"4722
"Shake Your Coconuts"
2005"Itch U Can't Skratch"Hey Hey My My Yo Yo
"Can I Get Get Get"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Footnotes

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationCategoryNominated workResult
2003 MTV Europe Music Awards Best DanceThemselvesNominated
Best Nordic ActNominated
Web Awardwww.juniorsenior.comNominated
Q Awards Best Video"Move Your Feet"Nominated

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