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"Strut"
Single by Sheena Easton
from the album A Private Heaven
B-side"Letters from the Road"
ReleasedAugust 1984
Recorded1984
Genre
Length3:59
Label
  • EMI
  • RT Industries
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Greg Mathieson
Sheena Easton singles chronology
"Back in the City"
(1984) 		"Strut"
(1984) 		"Sugar Walls"
(1985)

"Strut" is a song recorded by Scottish singer Sheena Easton for her album A Private Heaven (1984). It was composed by singer-songwriter Charlie Dore and her longtime songwriting partner, Julian Littman.[1] Easton was sent the demo for the song by Christopher Neil, who was Easton's first producer.[2] "Strut" was released by EMI America in August 1984 as the album's lead single and peaked that November at No. 7 on the US Billboard Hot 100. In the UK—where the single was released in November 1984—the track became the first US top-40 single by Easton to completely miss the top 100 of the UK Singles Chart peaking at No.110

Background

The song appears to be about the singer being upset with a man for wanting her to be like a previous lover, and about the sexism of men in general for wanting or expecting women to behave in a certain fashion ("Strut, pout/Put it out/That's what you want from women"). It was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female at the 27th Grammy Awards.[3] Like its parent album overall, the "Strut" single and accompanying video signaled Easton's shift towards a more sexually suggestive image.[4]

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[17] Gold 50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

  • In 1986 Easton, dressed as a geisha, performed "Strut" in a Japanese TV commercial for shōchū.[18]

References

  1. ^ "Strut – Sheena Easton". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  2. ^ The Vindicator 6 May 1985 p.21
  3. ^ Hilburn, Robert (24 February 1985). "Grammy Picks: Is it Tina's Turn to Grab the Grammys?". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 6 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  4. ^ Sullivan, Jim (21 July 1989). "Easton's Formulaic Pop Singer Delivers Same Old Fluff". The Boston Globe.
  5. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. ^ Lwin, Nanda (2000). Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide 1975–present. Mississauga: Music Data Canada. ISBN 1-896594-13-1.
  7. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 9628." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Sheena Easton – Strut". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  9. ^ "SA Charts 1965 – 1989 Songs S". South African Rock Lists. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Sheena Easton Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Sheena Easton Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  12. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. XLVII, no. 26. 1 December 1984. p. 4. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  13. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Sheena Easton – Strut" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  14. ^ "Top 100 Singles of 1984". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  15. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles 1984" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. XLVII, no. 30. 29 December 1984. p. 8. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  16. ^ "1985 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 97, no. 52. 28 December 1985. p. T-21.
  17. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Sheena Easton – Strut". Music Canada. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  18. ^ Okabe, Marie (14 June 1986). "Ads in Japan: The Face is Familiar". Newsday. United Press International. p. 5. Retrieved 6 September 2022 – via ProQuest.
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