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"Cat Scratch Fever"
Single by Ted Nugent
from the album Cat Scratch Fever
B-side"A Thousand Knives" (EU) " Wang Dang Sweet Poontang" (US)
ReleasedJuly 1977 [1]
Recorded1977
Genre Heavy metal, [2] hard rock
Length
  • 3:38 (album version)
  • 3:04 (single version)
Label Epic
Songwriter(s) Ted Nugent
Ted Nugent singles chronology
"Dog Eat Dog"
(1976) 		"Cat Scratch Fever"
(1977) 		" Home Bound"
(1977)

"Cat Scratch Fever" is a song by American rock musician Ted Nugent from his album of the same name. [3] The song is well known for its signature riff, which is a 3-tone minor-key melody harmonized in parallel fourths. In 2009, it was named the 32nd-best hard rock song of all time by VH1. [4]

Chart positions

Chart (1977) Peak
position
Canadian RPM Top Singles 37
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [5] 30

Pantera cover

"Cat Scratch Fever"
Single by Pantera
from the album Detroit Rock City: Music from the Motion Picture
Released1999
Length3:48
Label PolyGram
Songwriter(s) Ted Nugent
Pantera singles chronology
" Where You Come From"
(1997) 		"Cat Scratch Fever"
(1999) 		" Revolution Is My Name"
(2000)

The tune was covered by heavy metal band Pantera for Detroit Rock City's CD soundtrack. [6] Their version peaked at 40 on the Mainstream Rock chart. [7] Nugent criticized the version, claiming, "It was exceedingly white. No soul, no balls, no feel. Caucasian all the way." [8]

Charts

Chart (1999) Peak
position
US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard) [9] 40

Other covers

The song was covered by Motörhead on their 1992 album March ör Die.

The song was reworked by The Replacements as Gary's Got A Boner on their 1984 album Let It Be.

References

  1. ^ Strong, M. C. (1995). The Great Rock Discography. Edinburgh: Canongate Books Ltd. pp.  594–5. ISBN  0-86241-385-0.
  2. ^ Prown, Pete; Newquist, Harvey P. (1997). Legends of Rock Guitar: The Essential Reference of Rock's Greatest Guitarists. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 109. ISBN  978-0-7935-4042-6.
  3. ^ "Ted Nugent - Cat Scratch Fever Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  4. ^ "Vh1 Top 100 Hard Rock Songs". January 1, 2009. Archived from the original on February 12, 2009. Retrieved February 7, 2009.
  5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 621.
  6. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Detroit Rock City - Original Soundtrack". AllMusic. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
  7. ^ Birchmeier, Jason. "Pantera". AllMusic. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
  8. ^ "BLABBERMOUTH.NET - TED NUGENT Says PANTERA's Version Of 'Cat Scratch Fever' Had 'No Soul, No Balls'". Roadrunner Records. Archived from the original on February 14, 2010. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
  9. ^ "Pantera Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2021.

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