| "Zoot Suit Riot" | ||||
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| Single by Cherry Poppin' Daddies | ||||
| from the album Zoot Suit Riot: The Swingin' Hits of the Cherry Poppin' Daddies | ||||
| Released | October 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1997 | |||
| Genre | Swing, swing revival | |||
| Length | 3:53 | |||
| Label | Mojo Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Steve Perry | |||
| Producer(s) | Steve Perry | |||
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"Zoot Suit Riot" | ||||
"Zoot Suit Riot" is a song by the American ska-swing band the Cherry Poppin' Daddies, written by vocalist and frontman Steve Perry for the band's 1997 compilation album of the same name on Mojo Records.
First issued as a single in October 1997, "Zoot Suit Riot" slowly gained radio momentum with the commercial growth of the late-1990s swing revival before ultimately hitting its peak in the summer of 1998, reaching #41 on Billboard's Hot 100 Airplay chart and #15 on the Modern Rock chart, while a surrealist music video became one of MTV's most played of the year, earning the Daddies a nomination for "Best New Artist in a Video" at the 1998 MTV Video Music Awards.
As of 2023[update], "Zoot Suit Riot" remains the only single of the Daddies' career to place on the Billboard charts.