Cat Scratch Fever (song)

"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
GenreHeavy metal,[2] hard rock
Length
  • 3:38 (album version)
  • 3:04 (single version)
LabelEpic
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]

  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.