| "Cat Scratch Fever" | ||||
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| Single by Ted Nugent | ||||
| from the album Cat Scratch Fever | ||||
| B-side | "A Thousand Knives" (EU) "Wang Dang Sweet Poontang" (US) | |||
| Released | July 1977[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1977 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal,[2] hard rock | |||
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| Label | Epic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ted Nugent | |||
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"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]
- ^ Strong, M. C. (1995). The Great Rock Discography. Edinburgh: Canongate Books Ltd. pp. 594–5. ISBN 0-86241-385-0.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Ted Nugent - Cat Scratch Fever Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ "Vh1 Top 100 Hard Rock Songs". January 1, 2009. Archived from the original on February 12, 2009. Retrieved February 7, 2009.