Rock This Town

"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.

This article is about the song. For other uses, see Rock This Town (disambiguation).
"Rock This Town"
Single by Stray Cats
from the album Stray Cats/Built for Speed
B-side"You Can't Hurry Love"
ReleasedFebruary 6, 1981 (UK)
August 31, 1982 (U.S.)
Format7"
Recorded1981
GenreRockabilly
Length3:24
LabelArista (UK)
EMI America (U.S.)
Songwriter(s)Brian Setzer
Producer(s)Dave Edmunds
Stray Cats singles chronology
"Runaway Boys"
(1980)		 "Rock This Town"
(1981)		 "Stray Cat Strut"
(1981)
Alternative covers
US 7" single cover

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 2006 video game Guitar Hero II.

"Rock This Town" was featured in the 2006 video games Cars[4] and Elite Beat Agents,[5]

Weekly charts
Chart (1981-82) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] 38
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] 3
Canada (RPM) Top Singles 6
Ireland (IRMA)[8] 6
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) 9
US Billboard Hot 100 9
US Billboard Mainstream Rock 4

References
  1. "STRAY CATS". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications)
  3. Schatz, Lake (January 4, 2018). "Brian Setzer's Stray Cats to reunite for first show in 10 years". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  4. Cars, IMDb, June 5, 2006, retrieved September 10, 2016
  5. Elite Beat Agents, IMDb, November 6, 2006, retrieved October 11, 2017
  6. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  7. "Ultratop.be – Stray Cats – Rock This Town" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  8. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Rock This Town". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
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