"Rock This Town" is a song

Song

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 by the Stray Cats

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 from their UK debut album Stray Cats

Stray Cats (album)

Stray Cats is the first album from the rockabilly band Stray Cats. It was released in the UK and was very successful, with hits such as "Runaway Boys," "Stray Cat Strut," and "Rock This Town."...

. Its first U.S. release was on the 1982 album Built for Speed

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Built for Speed is the first American album from the rockabilly band Stray Cats. It was the most successful record for the band, with the videos for songs such as "Rock This Town" and "Stray Cat Strut" reaching MTV regular rotation status. This album is a compilation of 12 songs taken from the...

. It peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100

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 in 1982, becoming the first of the band's three top ten hits in the U.S. It had also previously reached this position on the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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 in 1981.

The song has been listed by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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 as one of the 500 songs that shaped Rock and Roll.

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  episode "Royalty Received."
• It is featured in Coyote Ugly
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• It is featured in Private School
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• It is featured in Cars
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• It is featured in The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
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• Cover version is featured in Elite Beat Agents
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• Cover version is featured in Guitar Hero II
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• It is featured in North American version Donkey Konga
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• It is featured in Dance Dance Revolution.