Peak
9
Weeks
21
Score
3,210
Chart Year
1982
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Rock This Town" is the second single by American rockabilly band Stray Cats, released January 30, 1981 by Arista Records in the U.K., where it peaked at No. 9 on the Singles Chart.[3] It was taken from the band's 1981 debut album, Stray Cats. Its first US release, by EMI America, was on the June 1982 album Built for Speed. Released as a single on August 31, 1982, it debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week of September 18, 1982, and peaked at No. 9.[4] "Rock This Town" was listed by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as one of the "500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll".[5] The song has been featured in a variety of media including the video games Guitar Hero II and Elite Beat Agents, as well as the video game based on the 2006 Pixar film Cars.
Well, my baby and me went out late Saturday night I had my hair piled high and my baby just looked so right Well-ell, pick you up at ten, gotta have you home at two Mama don't know what I got in store for you But that's all right, 'cause we're looking as cool as can be Well, we found a little place that really didn't look half bad I had a whiskey on the rocks, and changed half a dollar for the jukebox Well-ell, I put a quarter right into that can, but all they played was disco, man Come on, baby, baby, let's get out of here right away We're gonna rock this town Rock it inside out We're gonna rock this town Make 'em scream and shout Let's rock, rock, rock, man, rock We're gonna rock till we pop We're gonna rock till we drop We're gonna rock this town Rock it inside out (Rock it, rock right in!) (Whoa!) (Whoo!) (Oh my god) Whoo! Well, we're having a ball just a-bopping on the big dance floor Well, there's a real square cat, he looks a 1974 Well-ell, he looked at me once, he looked at me twice Look at me again and there's a-gonna be fight We're gonna rock this town We're gonna rip this place apart We're gonna rock this town Rock it inside out We're gonna rock this town Make 'em scream and shout Let's rock, rock, rock, man, rock We're gonna rock till we pop We're gonna rock till we drop We're gonna rock this town Rock this place apart We're gonna rock this town Rock it inside out We're gonna rock this town Make 'em scream and shout Let's rock, rock, rock, man, rock We're gonna rock till we pop We're gonna rock till we drop We're gonna rock this town Rock it inside out We're gonna rock this town Rock it inside out We're gonna rock this town Rock it inside out Whoo!
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 18, 1982 | 80 | 46 |
| 2 | Sep 25, 1982 | 64 | 62 |
| 3 | Oct 2, 1982 | 54 | 72 |
| 4 | Oct 9, 1982 | 45 | 81 |
| 5 | Oct 16, 1982 | 43 | 83 |
| 6 | Oct 23, 1982 | 39 | 87 |
| 7 | Oct 30, 1982 | 35 | 91 |
| 8 | Nov 6, 1982 | 33 | 93 |
| 9 | Nov 13, 1982 | 30 | 96 |
| 10 | Nov 20, 1982 | 12 | 114 |
| 11 | Nov 27, 1982 | 12 | 114 |
| 12 | Dec 4, 1982 | 11 | 115 |
| 13 | Dec 11, 1982 | 9 | 117 |
| 14 | Dec 18, 1982 | 9 | 117 |
| 15 | Dec 25, 1982 | 9 | 117 |
| 16 | Jan 1, 1983 | 9 | 117 |
| 17 | Jan 8, 1983 | 9 | 117 |
| 18 | Jan 15, 1983 | 26 | 100 |
| 19 | Jan 22, 1983 | 49 | 77 |
| 20 | Jan 29, 1983 | 85 | 41 |