Backyard Babies are a rock band from Nässjö, Sweden. The band was formed in 1987 and over the years they have released six studio albums and won a Swedish Grammy. The band is now located in Stockholm, Sweden.

They are largely attributed with popularizing sleaze rock in Scandinavia and Sweden. Their single “Minus Celsius” appears as a playable bonus track in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock and “Degenerated” is available as a downloadable song for Guitar Hero World Tour.