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"'''(She's) Sexy + 17'''" is a 1983 song by the [[Stray Cats]], released by [[EMI America]] in July 1983 as the lead single from the album ''[[Rant N' Rave with the Stray Cats]]''. The song was their second-highest-charting single, reaching No. 5 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] singles chart.<ref>{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=609}}</ref> It also reached No. 2 on the ''Billboard'' [[Mainstream Rock (chart)|Top Rock Tracks]] chart for one week, and No. 29 in the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/18719/stray-cats/|title=STRAY CATS &#124; full Official Chart History &#124; Official Charts Company}}</ref>
"'''(She's) Sexy + 17'''" is a 1983 song by the [[Stray Cats]], released by [[EMI America]] in July 1983 as the lead single from the album ''[[Rant N' Rave with the Stray Cats]]''. The song became their 3rd and last top 10 hit, reaching No. 5 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] singles chart.<ref>{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=609}}</ref> It also reached No. 2 on the ''Billboard'' [[Mainstream Rock (chart)|Top Rock Tracks]] chart for one week, and No. 29 in the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/18719/stray-cats/|title=STRAY CATS &#124; full Official Chart History &#124; Official Charts Company}}</ref>


''[[Cash Box]]'' called the song "an exciting new single" with "a shakin’ rockabilly production."<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Reviews|magazine=Cash Box|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/80s/1983/CB-1983-07-30.pdf|date=July 30, 1983|accessdate=2022-07-20|page=8}}</ref>
''[[Cash Box]]'' called the song "an exciting new single" with "a shakin’ rockabilly production."<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Reviews|magazine=Cash Box|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/80s/1983/CB-1983-07-30.pdf|date=July 30, 1983|accessdate=2022-07-20|page=8}}</ref>


==Charts==
==Charts==

===Weekly charts===
===Weekly charts===
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Latest revision as of 15:46, 27 October 2024

"(She's) Sexy + 17"
Single by Stray Cats
from the album Rant n' Rave with the Stray Cats
B-side"Looking Better Every Beer"
ReleasedJuly 1983
Recorded1983
GenreRockabilly[1]
Length3:13 (Single Version)
3:28 (Album Version)
LabelEMI America
Songwriter(s)Brian Setzer
Producer(s)Dave Edmunds
Stray Cats singles chronology
"Little Miss Prissy"
(1981) 		"(She's) Sexy + 17"
(1983) 		"I Won't Stand in Your Way"
(1983)

"(She's) Sexy + 17" is a 1983 song by the Stray Cats, released by EMI America in July 1983 as the lead single from the album Rant N' Rave with the Stray Cats. The song became their 3rd and last top 10 hit, reaching No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.[2] It also reached No. 2 on the Billboard Top Rock Tracks chart for one week, and No. 29 in the UK Singles Chart.[3]

Cash Box called the song "an exciting new single" with "a shakin’ rockabilly production."[4]

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1983) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 10
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[6] 9
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] 22
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8] 41
UK Singles (OCC)[9] 29
US Billboard Hot 100[10] 5
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[11] 2

Year-end charts

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Chart (1983) Position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[12] 77
US Billboard Hot 100[13] 84

References

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  1. ^ "Various Artists - Just Can't Get Enough: New Wave Hits of the 80's, Vol. 12 Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic" – via AllMusic.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 609.
  3. ^ "STRAY CATS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company".
  4. ^ "Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. July 30, 1983. p. 8. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
  5. ^ "Stray Cats – (She's) Sexy %2B 17" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  6. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 38, 1983" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  7. ^ "Stray Cats – (She's) Sexy %2B 17" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  8. ^ "Stray Cats – (She's) Sexy %2B 17". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  9. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  10. ^ "Stray Cats Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  11. ^ "Stray Cats Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  12. ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1983". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  13. ^ "Talent Almanac 1984: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 95, no. 52. December 24, 1983. p. TA-18.


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