The Streak (song)

"The Streak" is a country/novelty song written, produced, and sung by Ray Stevens. It was released in February 1974 as the lead single to his album Boogity Boogity. "The Streak" capitalized on the then-popular craze of streaking.

One of Stevens' most successful recordings, "The Streak" was his second No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the US, spending three weeks at the top in May 1974, as well as reaching No. 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. A major international hit, it also reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart, spending a single week at the top of the chart in June 1974. In total it sold over five million copies internationally and ranked on Billboard′s top hits of 1974 at number 8.