Song · The Stray Cats
“Built for Speed” by The Stray Cats
From the album Built for Speed (1982)
“Built for Speed” by The Stray Cats appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1982. It was first released in 1982 on the album Built for Speed. Its best result is #94 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1982. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #133 alternative song of 1982.
Brian Setzer wrote "Built for Speed" alone, words and music, and it's the song that gave the Stray Cats' first American album its name. That record, released by EMI America in June 1982, was mostly a sampler of what the rockabilly band had already put out in Britain: six tracks from Stray Cats and five from Gonna Ball, both from 1981, with the title song added as the one number British fans hadn't already heard on record.
It worked. Built for Speed turned into the band's most successful record and went platinum in the US, while the videos for "Rock This Town" and "Stray Cat Strut" went into regular rotation on MTV.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 94 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1982 | 107 |
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