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“Runaway Boys” by The Stray Cats
From the album Stray Cats (1981)
“Runaway Boys” by The Stray Cats appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1982 and 1999. It was first released in 1981 on the album Stray Cats. Its best result is #35 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1982. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #52 alternative song of 1982 and #6,446 alternative song of all time.
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"Runaway Boys" was the Stray Cats' first single, released by Arista in the UK on November 21, 1980, and later tucked onto the band's self-titled debut album in 1981. Brian Setzer and Slim Jim Phantom wrote it, and Dave Edmunds produced, giving the American band's revved-up rockabilly a lean, hard kick.
It made number 9 on the UK Singles Chart and went all the way to number one in Finland. American fans had to wait: its first US release came on Built for Speed, the EMI America album of June 1982.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 35 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1982 | 107 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 801 | Q101 | Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 1017 |
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