"(She's) Sexy + 17" is a 1983 song by the
Stray Cats
Stray Cats are an American rockabilly band formed in 1979 by guitarist and vocalist Brian Setzer, double bassist Lee Rocker, and drummer Slim Jim Phantom in the Long Island town of Massapequa, New York. The group had numerous hit singles in t ...
, released by
EMI America
EMI America Records was started in 1978 by EMI as a second US label next to Capitol Records. It absorbed Liberty Records in 1984. In the late 1980s, EMI America was consolidated with Manhattan Records to form EMI Manhattan Records, which later ...
in July 1983 as the lead single from the album ''
Rant N' Rave with the Stray Cats
''Rant n' Rave with the Stray Cats'' is the third studio album by American rockabilly band Stray Cats, released on August 15, 1983 by EMI America. It was produced by Dave Edmunds. The album featured the No. 5 hit "(She's) Sexy + 17", Top 40 hit ...
''. The song was their second-highest-charting single, reaching No. 5 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles chart. It also reached No. 2 on the ''Billboard''
Top Rock Tracks
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chart for one week, and No. 29 in the
UK Singles Chart
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.
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Cash Box
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'' called the song "an exciting new single" with "a shakin’ rockabilly production."
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
1983 singles
Stray Cats songs
Songs written by Brian Setzer
1983 songs
EMI America Records singles
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