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“Kitty” by The Presidents of the United States of America

From the album The Presidents of the United States of America (1995)

“Kitty” by The Presidents of the United States of America appears on 27 radio countdowns from 11 stations between 1995 and 2023. It was first released in 1995 on the album The Presidents of the United States of America. Its best result is #4 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 1995. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #60 alternative song of 1995 and #1,270 alternative song of all time.

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11stations
#4best position
0#1 finishes
1top 10 finishes
1995–2023years charted

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The Presidents of the United States of America - Kitty (Official Music Video)

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"Kitty" comes off the Presidents of the United States of America's self-titled 1995 debut, though it started out on their Froggystyle demo tape under the longer name "Kitty at My Foot." Chris Ballew wrote it, and as far as Dave Dederer knows it's a true story about an ornery little cat that lived in a Boston apartment Ballew shared with some other people.

The song plays it as slapstick: a guy aches to pet the cat after it's been out all night, gets a moment of bliss, then gets scratched and sends it back outside for another night. Ballew, Dederer and Conrad Uno produced it, Barrett Jones recorded it, and it comes out scrappy, loud and goofy. The video, shot in October 1995, shows the world from the cat's point of view in a single take.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1995 69 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1995 107
1995 19 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1995 91
1995 66 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1995 100
1995 4 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 1995 100
1995 59 WDRE Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA WDRE Top 103.9 Songs of 1995 104

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1995 876 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) 1000
1996 825 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) 1000
1999 442 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 960 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 383 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 1394 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 1394 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 1399 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 1398 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 727 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 1384 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 174 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 1384 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 1383 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 1121 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 1109 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 1131 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 1168 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 1210 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1260 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1314 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2023 265 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2023) 420

Charting alongside it in 1995

Best songs of 1995 →
  1. 1You Oughta KnowAlanis Morissette
  2. 2LumpThe Presidents of the United States of America
  3. 3Lightning CrashesLive
  4. 4Bullet With Butterfly WingsThe Smashing Pumpkins
  5. 5NameGoo Goo Dolls
  6. 6My FriendsRed Hot Chili Peppers

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