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“She's Sexy And 17” by The Stray Cats
From the album Rant ’n Rave With the Stray Cats (1983)
“She's Sexy And 17” by The Stray Cats appears on 4 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1999 and 2002. It was first released in 1983 on the album Rant ’n Rave With the Stray Cats. Its best result is #1954 on the CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #7,236 alternative song of all time.
Brian Setzer wrote "She's Sexy and 17" all by himself, and it led the hits on the Stray Cats' third album, Rant n' Rave with the Stray Cats, released by EMI America in 1983. Listed on the record as "(She's) Sexy + 17", it went all the way to number 5, well ahead of "I Won't Stand in Your Way" and "Look at That Cadillac".
Dave Edmunds produced the album for the rockabilly revivalists, and the critics split on it. Robert Christgau heard a bigger, rawer sound than on Built for Speed and gave Setzer credit for sharper guitar playing, but not for his songwriting. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic thought it sounded just like Built for Speed and held up every bit as well, largely thanks to this song and "I Won't Stand in Your Way".
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1970 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 1956 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 1971 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 1954 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
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