After a surprise performance on Swedish TV last Friday, Yttling Jazz and The Pretenders' Chrissie Hynde have put out a studio recording of The Doors' "People Are Strange."

The two teamed up on På Spåret, a hugely popular Swedish quiz show where Yttling Jazz is serving as house band for a three-week run. The song choice was kept secret because of the show's quiz format. The studio version was produced by Bjorn Yttling and gives the song an alternative, indie-jazz feel with harmonica and saxophone solos behind Hynde's vocals.

Yttling and Hynde are longtime collaborators - he co-wrote and produced much of her 2014 solo album Stockholm. Yttling says he convinced Hynde to interrupt her vacation in France to travel to Sweden for the show. Hynde: "It's always good to hang out with those Swedes."

Yttling Jazz's Illegal Hit (2025) won Best Jazz Album at the 2026 Swedish Grammy Awards, and its deluxe edition features collaborators including Joshua Idehen, Bobby Gillespie, Yukimi, The Tallest Man on Earth and El Perro del Mar. Separately, Yttling is one-third of Peter Bjorn and John, currently touring the US for the 20th anniversary of Writer's Block (with Josh Rouse, through Oct. 25 in Miami), and he worked on much of Lykke Li's latest album, The Afterparty.