Rock This Town
| "Rock This Town" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| B-side | "You Can't Hurry Love" |
"Rock This Town" is the second single by American rockabilly band Stray Cats, released February 6, 1981 by Arista Records in the UK, where it peaked at No. 9 on the Singles Chart.[1] It was taken from the band's 1981 debut album, Stray Cats.
Its first US release, by EMI America, was on the June 1982 album Built for Speed. Released as a single on August 31, 1982, it debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week of September 18, 1982, and peaked at No. 9.[2]
The song was listed by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as one of the "500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll".[3]
Cover versions
The song was covered in the 2005 video game Guitar Hero II.
In popular culture
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"Rock This Town" was featured in the 2006 video games Cars[4] and Elite Beat Agents,[5] and in the TV show The Americans (2013).
Weekly charts
| Chart (1981-82) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] | 3 |
| UK Singles (Official Charts Company) | 9 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 9 |
References
- ^ http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/18719/stray-cats/
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications)
- ^ https://consequenceofsound.net/2018/01/brian-setzers-stray-cats-to-reunite-for-first-show-in-10-years/
- ^ "Cars", IMDb, June 5, 2006, retrieved September 10, 2016
- ^ "Elite Beat Agents", IMDb, November 6, 2006, retrieved October 11, 2017
- ^ "Stray Cats – Rock This Town" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
External links
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| Singles | |
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