Editing Cheap Trick (section)

{{Short description|American rock band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Cheap Trick
| image           = CheapTrickCollage4334-1000 (cropped).jpg
| caption         = Cheap Trick in concert at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, California (2005)
| alt             =
| landscape       = Yes
| origin          = [[Rockford, Illinois]], U.S.
| genre           = {{flatlist|
* [[Power pop]]
* [[hard rock]]
* [[Rock music|rock]]
}}
| occupation      =
| years_active    = 1970–present
| label           = {{flatlist|
* [[Epic Records|Epic]]
* [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]
* Red Ant
* Big3
* [[Big Machine Records|Big Machine]]
}}
| spinoff_of      = [[Fuse (band)|Fuse]]
| website         = {{URL|https://cheaptrick.com}}
| past_members    = * [[Bun E. Carlos]]<ref group=lower-alpha name=carlos>Following his departure from the band in 2010, Bun E. Carlos was a one-quarter owner of Cheap Trick and a former member of the band, but no longer records or tours with the band. Daxx Nielsen became the band's touring drummer in 2010 and had continued in that capacity in 2016. Nielsen has played drums on every studio album since 2016.</ref><ref name="auto1" /><ref name="auto6">{{cite news |first=Georgette |last=Braun |title=3 Cheap Trick members countersue original drummer |date=September 4, 2013 |newspaper=[[Rockford Register Star]]|location=Rockford, Illinois |url=http://www.rrstar.com/x1367237388/3-Cheap-Trick-members-countersue-original-drummer |access-date=January 18, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Jon Brant]]
* Pete Comita
* Randy Hogan
| current_members = * [[Robin Zander]]
* [[Rick Nielsen]]
* [[Tom Petersson]]
}}

'''Cheap Trick''' is an American rock band formed in [[Rockford, Illinois]] in 1970 by guitarist [[Rick Nielsen]], bassist [[Tom Petersson]], lead vocalist [[Robin Zander]] and drummer [[Bun E. Carlos]].<ref group=lower-alpha name=carlos/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rrstar.com/article/20160411/SPECIAL/160419971|title=Cheap Trick: 'New guy' Daxx Nielsen has known bandmates his whole life|first=Corina|last=Curry|newspaper=Rockford Register Star}}</ref> Their work bridged elements of '60s [[pop rock|guitar pop]], '70s [[hard rock]], and the emerging [[punk rock]] sound, and would help set the template for subsequent [[power pop]] artists.<ref name="Allmusicbio">{{cite web |last1=Erlewine |first1=Stephen Thomas |title=Biography |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/cheap-trick-mn0000105354 |website=AllMusic |access-date=December 27, 2022}}</ref>

Cheap Trick released their [[Cheap Trick (1977 album)|self-titled debut album]] in 1977 and, later that year, found success in Japan with the release of their second album, ''[[In Color (album)|In Color]]''. 1978's ''[[Heaven Tonight]]'' included the power pop classic "[[Surrender (Cheap Trick song)|Surrender]]". The band achieved mainstream popularity in the United States in 1979 with the [[RIAA certification|triple-platinum]] live album ''[[Cheap Trick at Budokan|At Budokan]]'' and a Top 10 single, a live recording of "[[I Want You to Want Me]]".<ref>{{cite web|title=The top 10 best Cheap Trick songs|author=Dome, Malcolm| access-date=April 11, 2023 |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-top-10-best-cheap-trick-songs| work=Classic Rock|date=June 28, 2016 }}</ref> They followed with ''[[Dream Police]]'' (1979), their most commercially successful studio album, reaching No. 6 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart.<ref name="albums" >{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/dream-police-r3733/charts-awards | title = Dream Police Billboard Albums | access-date = November 15, 2011 | work = [[AllMusic]] | publisher = [[Rovi Corporation]]}}</ref> After struggling with declining popularity and lineup changes in the 1980s, Cheap Trick experienced a major resurgence toward the end of the decade when they topped the US charts with the [[power ballad]] "[[The Flame (Cheap Trick song)|The Flame]]".

The band has continued releasing new music into the 21st century and maintains a constant touring schedule, having performed live more than 5,000 times since their formation.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2016/03/29/cheap-trick-rock-hall-induction-bang-zoom-crazy-hello/82360494/|title=Cheap Trick: 'We don't want to do wimp versions of ourselves'|date=March 29, 2016|newspaper=[[USA Today]]}}</ref> Cheap Trick has sold more than 20 million albums<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.naplesnews.com/story/reader-submitted/entertainment/2016/05/02/cheap-tricks-lead-singer-robin-zanderset-to-rock-the-ranch/85932820/ |title=Cheap Trick's lead singer Robin Zander set to rock The Ranch|newspaper=Naples Daily News}}</ref> and built a dedicated [[cult following]]. Their influence has been cited by a diverse range of rock artists from both the mainstream and underground.<ref name="auto" /> The band was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in 2016. The current lineup of the band consists of Zander, Nielsen and Petersson.