Cat Scratch Fever (song)

B-side

• "A Thousand Knives" (EU)
• "Wang Dang Sweet Poontang" (US)

ReleasedJuly 1977^[1]

Recorded1977

GenreHard rock^[2]

"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[1]
Recorded	1977
Genre	Hard rock[2]
Length	3:38 (album version) 3:04 (single version)
Label	Epic
Songwriter	Ted Nugent
Ted Nugent singles chronology
"Dog Eat Dog" (1976) "Cat Scratch Fever" (1977) "Home Bound" (1977)

"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.^[2]