"Cat Scratch Fever" is a song by American rock musician

Ted Nugent Theodore Anthony Nugent (; born December 13, 1948) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, and political activist. He goes by several nicknames, including Uncle Ted, the Nuge, and Motor City Madman. Nugent initially gained fame as the le ...

from his album of the same name. The song is well known for its signature

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, 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

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Chart positions

Pantera cover

The tune was covered by heavy metal band

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for ''

Detroit Rock City "Detroit Rock City" is a song by the American hard rock group Kiss, released on their 1976 album ''Destroyer''. The song was written by Paul Stanley and producer Bob Ezrin. Background "Detroit Rock City" began with a guitar part by Paul Stanle ...

''s CD soundtrack. Their version peaked at 40 on the

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chart. Nugent criticized the version, claiming, "It was exceedingly

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. No soul, no balls, no feel. Caucasian all the way."

Charts

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Lyrics of this song
* 1977 songs 1977 singles 1999 singles Ted Nugent songs Songs written by Ted Nugent Song recordings produced by Tom Werman Epic Records singles Carolina Panthers PolyGram singles {{1970s-rock-song-stub