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<h2 id="chart-history">Chart history</h2> <table><tbody><tr><td><h3>Weekly charts</h3><table><tbody><tr><th>Chart (1982–1983)</th><th>Peakposition</th></tr><tr><td>Canada <i><a href="/facts/RPM_(magazine)/FqFN5o4x">RPM</a></i> Top Singles<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a></td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Ireland (<a href="/facts/Irish_Singles_Chart/CcEaTjyS">IRMA</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a></td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>South Africa (<a href="/facts/Springbok_Radio/UIYLLLug">Springbok</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a></td><td>30</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/UK_Singles_Chart/s2yyGUlD">UK</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a></td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td>US <i><a href="/facts/Billboard_(magazine)/CVruQGq5">Billboard</a></i> <a href="/facts/Billboard_Hot_100/gwKl8VL9">Hot 100</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a></td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>US <i><a href="/facts/Billboard_(magazine)/CVruQGq5">Billboard</a></i> <a href="/facts/Mainstream_Rock/sUVCw0oP">Mainstream Rock</a></td><td>41</td></tr><tr><td>US <i><a href="/facts/Billboard_(magazine)/CVruQGq5">Billboard</a></i> Disco/Dance</td><td>78</td></tr><tr><td>US <a href="/facts/Cash_Box_(magazine)/8L7IspkS"><i>Cash Box</i></a> Top 100<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a></td><td>3</td></tr></tbody></table></td><td><h3>Year-end charts</h3><table><tbody><tr><th>Chart (1983)</th><th>Rank</th></tr><tr><td>Canada <a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a></td><td>34</td></tr><tr><td>US <i>Billboard</i> Hot 100<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a></td><td>42</td></tr><tr><td>US <i>Cash Box</i> <a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a></td><td>25</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="personnel">Personnel</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Brian_Setzer/dCGaX9x6">Brian Setzer</a> - <a href="/facts/Singing/EWY1s7lw">vocals</a>, <a href="/facts/Lead_guitar/ETbV6FAS">lead guitar</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Slim_Jim_Phantom/Mhg57FPs">Slim Jim Phantom</a> - <a href="/facts/Drum_kit/XsmopoW9">drums</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Lee_Rocker/tGk4IeuU">Lee Rocker</a> - <a href="/facts/Double_bass/zyyj4aay">double bass</a></li></ul> <h2 id="cover-versions">Cover versions</h2> <p>Setzer later played this song with his subsequent band, <a href="/facts/The_Brian_Setzer_Orchestra/SP7p2IF4">the Brian Setzer Orchestra</a>, and released live recordings on <i><a href="/facts/Jumpin%27_East_of_Java/3WaMYBSc">Jumpin' East of Java</a></i> (2001), <i><a href="/facts/The_Ultimate_Collection_(The_Brian_Setzer_Orchestra_album)/2dn5LY5v">The Ultimate Collection</a></i> (2004), <i><a href="/facts/Don%27t_Mess_with_a_Big_Band_(Live!)/SYaKArRf">Don't Mess with a Big Band (Live!)</a></i> (2010) and <i>Christmas Comes Alive!</i> (2010). </p><p>In 1989, Spanish rockabilly band <a href="/facts/Los_Renegados/wa1o0SYk">Los Renegados</a> covered the song in Spanish as "Gato de callejón", which in turn was later covered in 2006 by Jack y Los Daniels. </p><p>In 2006, the <a href="/facts/Ska_punk/jdK8qs5q">ska punk</a> band <a href="/facts/Reel_Big_Fish/oLY7Xkq2">Reel Big Fish</a> covered the song for a compilation titled <i>Go Cat Go! A Tribute to Stray Cats</i>. </p><p>It was also featured as a playable track in the 2008 music video game <i><a href="/facts/Guitar_Hero:_On_Tour/VtnDbE4P">Guitar Hero: On Tour</a></i>, and was released as downloadable content for <i><a href="/facts/Rock_Band/IlnWYII8">Rock Band</a></i> (though credited to Setzer as a solo artist). </p> <h2 id="in-popular-culture">In popular culture</h2> <p>This song was used in <a href="/facts/D-TV/YFCGRLQd">D-TV</a>'s 1987 episode "Doggone Valentine" with clips set to scenes from <a href="/facts/The_Aristocats/dQuW58tX">The Aristocats</a>. </p><p>On the <a href="/facts/Dancing_with_the_Stars_(U.S._season_7)/IXqNkUa8">seventh season</a> of <i><a href="/facts/Dancing_with_the_Stars/HuyS3oYs">Dancing with the Stars</a></i>, <a href="/facts/Rocco_DiSpirito/Mxyc4PrB">Rocco DiSpirito</a> and <a href="/facts/Karina_Smirnoff/etXqLExs">Karina Smirnoff</a> danced a <a href="/facts/Foxtrot/7V9EubkX">foxtrot</a> to this song. <a href="/facts/William_Levy_(actor)/l1GANDuY">William Levy</a> and <a href="/facts/Cheryl_Burke/8W4fexUK">Cheryl Burke</a> also danced a foxtrot to this song on the 14th season of the show. </p><p>In the anime <a href="/facts/Cowboy_Bebop/Wl444CQh">Cowboy Bebop</a>, the song is referenced in the second episode's title: "Stray Dog Strut". </p> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"STRAY CATS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts. <a href="http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/18719/stray-cats/" target="_blank">http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/18719/stray-cats/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 247. <a href="/wiki/Joel_Whitburn" target="_blank">/wiki/Joel_Whitburn</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Bubbling Under the Hot 100." Billboard. Vol. 94, No. 32. 14 August 1982. p. 68. ISSN 0006-2510 <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 609. <a href="/wiki/Joel_Whitburn" target="_blank">/wiki/Joel_Whitburn</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"Stray Cats Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. <a href="https://www.allmusic.com/artist/stray-cats-mn0000475431/biography" target="_blank">https://www.allmusic.com/artist/stray-cats-mn0000475431/biography</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Guitar Lists <a href="http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/50.html#solos" target="_blank">http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/50.html#solos</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1983-03-19. Retrieved 2018-12-06. <a href="http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.6196&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.6196.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.6196" target="_blank">http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.6196&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.6196.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.6196</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"The Irish Charts – Search Results – Stray Cat Strut". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved December 6, 2018. <a href="http://irishcharts.ie/search/placement?page=1&search_type=title&placement=Stray+Cat+Strut" target="_blank">http://irishcharts.ie/search/placement?page=1&search_type=title&placement=Stray+Cat+Strut</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>"SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 5 September 2018. <a href="http://www.rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(S).html" target="_blank">http://www.rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(S).html</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>"STRAY CATS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts. <a href="http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/18719/stray-cats/" target="_blank">http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/18719/stray-cats/</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" target="_blank">/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>Cash Box Top 100 Singles, March 12, 1983 <a href="http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/80s_files/19830312.html" target="_blank">http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/80s_files/19830312.html</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>"Top 100 Singles of 1983 – Volume 39, No. 17, December 24 1983". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 3, 2018. <a href="http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.6699&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=mhe12pta2k83e08udtq66ot062" target="_blank">http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.6699&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=mhe12pta2k83e08udtq66ot062</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:14"><p>Musicoutfitters.com <a href="http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1983.htm" target="_blank">http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1983.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:15"><p>Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 31, 1983 <a href="http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/80s_files/1983YESP.html" target="_blank">http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/80s_files/1983YESP.html</a> <a href="#fnref:15" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>