Cat Scratch Fever (song)

"Cat Scratch Fever"
"Cat Scratch Fever"
Single by Ted Nugent
from the album Cat Scratch Fever
B-side	"A Thousand Knives" (EU) "Wang Dang Sweet Poontang" (US)
Released	July 1977
Recorded	1977
Genre	Heavy metal, hard rock
Length	3:38 (album version); 3:04 (single version);
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	Ted Nugent
Ted Nugent singles chronology

"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.

[GRD594-1] 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.

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Cat Scratch Fever (song)

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