"Stray Cat Strut" is the eighth track on the Stray Cats' debut album, Stray Cats, released in 1981 in the UK. In the US, the song was first released in 1982 on Built for Speed. The song became a hit in the U.S. , peaking at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100, over a year after it had reached its peak in the U.K. The music video for the song received extensive airplay on MTV during the channel's early days.

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  • "Drink That Bottle Down" (U.K.)
    "You Don't Believe Me" (U.S.)
    "What's Goin' Down (Cross That Bridge)" (Japan)
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  • "Drink That Bottle Down" (U.K.)
    "You Don't Believe Me" (U.S.)
    "What's Goin' Down (Cross That Bridge)" (Japan)
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  • "Stray Cat Strut" is the eighth track on the Stray Cats' debut album, Stray Cats, released in 1981 in the UK. In the US, the song was first released in 1982 on Built for Speed. The song became a hit in the U.S. , peaking at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100, over a year after it had reached its peak in the U.K. The music video for the song received extensive airplay on MTV during the channel's early days. In the October 1998 issue of Guitar World magazine, Brian Setzer's solo from Stray Cat Strut ranked #92 on the "Top 100 Guitar Solos Of All Time" list. Brian Setzer later played this song with his new band, The Brian Setzer Orchestra. The band played the song during a recorded concert, and was released on "The Ultimate Collection". This song was sampled in popular Green Day song "Hitchin' a Ride". In 2006, the ska punk band Reel Big Fish covered the song for a compilation entitled Go Cat Go! A Tribute to Stray Cats. It is also featured as a playable track in Guitar Hero: On Tour.
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  • "Drink That Bottle Down"
    "You Don't Believe Me"
    "What's Goin' Down
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  • Stray Cat Strut
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    June 11, 1982
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  • "Stray Cat Strut" is the eighth track on the Stray Cats' debut album, Stray Cats, released in 1981 in the UK. In the US, the song was first released in 1982 on Built for Speed. The song became a hit in the U.S. , peaking at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100, over a year after it had reached its peak in the U.K. The music video for the song received extensive airplay on MTV during the channel's early days.
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