Cat Scratch Fever (song)

"Cat Scratch Fever"
Single by Ted Nugent
from the album Cat Scratch Fever
B-side
ReleasedJuly 1977
Recorded1977
Genre
Length
  • 3:38 (album version)
  • 3:04 (single version)
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)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. 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.