The Stroke Explained
| The Stroke |
| Cover: | The Stroke (Billy Squier single - cover art).jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Billy Squier |
| Album: | Don't Say No |
| B-Side: | Two Daze Gone |
| Released: | April, 1981 |
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| Length: | 3:38 |
| Label: | Capitol |
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| Next Title: | In the Dark |
| Next Year: | 1981 |
"The Stroke" is a song written and recorded by American rock artist Billy Squier. It was released in 1981 as the debut single from his 3× Platinum album Don't Say No.
This was Squier's first single to chart (although "In The Dark" charted first at Album Rock), peaking at No. 17 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and the Cash Box Top 100. It was a much bigger hit on rock radio, hitting No. 3 on the Top Tracks chart. This was Squier's sole British entry, only making #52 in the United Kingdom.
It was named the 59th best hard rock song of all time by VH1.[3]
An acoustic blues version, titled 'Stroke Me Blues', was later recorded and released by Squier on his 1998 album Happy Blue.
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Notes and References
- Book: Talevski, Nick . 2006 . Rock Obituaries – Knocking on Heaven's Door . 80 . . 978-1-8460-9091-2 . Later joining Billy Squier's hard rock group in the late Seventies, [Bobby] Chouinard appeared on the hard-rock anthems 'Everybody Wants You', 'In the Dark', and 'The Stroke'..
- Web site: Paul . Elliott . The Top 20 Greatest Funk Rock Songs . TeamRock . May 30, 2016 . January 31, 2017 . live . June 2, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160602202921/http://teamrock.com/feature/2016-05-30/top-20-best-funk-rock-song.
- Web site: Andrew . Winistorfer . VH1's 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs list only slightly less annoying than their hip-hop list . Prefix Magazine . January 5, 2009 . February 7, 2009 .
- Web site: Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – Top 100 End of Year AMR Charts – 1980s . Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien . January 2, 2017 .
- Web site: Billy Squier – Awards . . November 4, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141104174351/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/billy-squier-mn0000084814/awards.
- CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending AUGUST 22, 1981 . . September 18, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120918150032/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/19810822.html.
- Record World Singles . . 23 . August 29, 1981 . September 9, 2017 .
- Web site: National Top 100 Singles for 1981 . . 393 . 7 . . January 4, 1982 . January 11, 2022 .
- Top 100 Singles of 1981 . . 35 . 22 . December 26, 1981 . January 2, 2017 .
- Web site: Top 100 Hits for 1981 . The Longbored Surfer . January 2, 2017 .
- Alex . Russell . Listen: Eminem "Berzerk" (Prod. By Rick Rubin) . . August 27, 2013 . August 13, 2014.
- Web site: Lucy, Daughter of the Devil – The Music: Episode 8 . November 3, 2007 . Quick Stop Entertainment . dead . January 21, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080121004533/http://www.quickstopentertainment.com/2007/11/03/lucy-daughter-of-the-devil-the-music-episode-8/.
- Web site: Behind the Vinyl Podcast: Maestro Fresh-Wes, Darby Mills (Headpins), Kim Mitchell on Apple Podcasts . 2022-07-16 . Apple Podcasts . en-CA.
- Web site: Kaufman . Gil . Mickey Avalon Goes Big With Travis Barker, Dr. Luke On Second Album . October 29, 2009 . April 9, 2024 . MTV.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20240409114701/https://www.mtv.com/news/wpa4xk/mickey-avalon . dead . April 9, 2024 . In the meantime, Avalon has also been dropping songs like the just-released Luke-produced Billy Squier-sampling sex rap "Stroke Me" and "What Do You Say," a hop-along party rhyme that was on the soundtrack to "The Hangover." .
