The Baseballs are a German
rock and roll band founded in
Berlin in 2007. They became popular with 50s and 60s style
rock cover versions of modern hits such as "
Umbrella" by
Rihanna, "
Crazy in Love" by
Beyoncé Knowles, "
Hot n Cold" by
Katy Perry and "
Call Me Maybe" by
Carly Rae Jepsen. The band members are only credited by their nicknames (Sam, Digger and Basti). Their version of "Umbrella" was a hit in
Germany,
Spain, the
Netherlands,
Belgium,
Finland,
Iceland,
Austria,
Switzerland,
Sweden and
Norway.