Stray Cat Strut

Peak Week

#3 · 1983-02-26

It debuted at #43 on December 25, 1982. It entered the Top 40 2 weeks later. It reached the Top 10 after 7 weeks. It reached a peak of #3 on February 26, 1983. After 19 weeks, its final appearance came on April 30, 1983.

Stray Cat Strut: The Breakthrough Moment

Stray Cats's "Stray Cat Strut" reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. Stray Cats is an American rockabilly band formed in 1979 by guitarist and vocalist Brian Setzer, double bassist Lee Rocker, and drummer Slim Jim Phantom in the Long Island hamlet of Massapequa, New York. The group had numerous hit singles in the UK, Australia, Canada, and the U.S. including "Stray Cat Strut", "(She's) Sexy + 17", "Look at That Cadillac", "I Won't Stand in Your Way", "Bring It Back Again", and "Rock This Town", which the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has listed as one of the songs that shaped rock and roll. The song peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent 19 weeks on the chart.