Kitty (song)

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"Kitty"
Kitty Single Cover.jpg
Single by the Presidents of the United States of America
from the album The Presidents of the United States of America
Released1995
Recorded1994
Genre
Length3:23
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s) Chris Ballew
Producer(s) The Presidents of the United States of America, Conrad Uno
The Presidents of the United States of America singles chronology
"Naked and Famous"
(1994)
"Kitty"
(1995)
"Lump"
(1995)

"Kitty" is a song by the American alternative rock band The Presidents of the United States of America. It originally appeared on the demo tape Froggystyle. This version was entitled "Kitty at My Foot". According to Dave Dederer, the song was based "as far as I know" on a true story about "a bad little cat that lived in some [apartment] Chris shared with some folks in Boston". [3]

Contents

Most of the song is in 4
4
, but right at the last bar of the chorus, it switches to 15
16
before returning to 4
4

Description

The song describes a man's desire to pet a cat that has been out all night, implied to be a feral cat. After a moment of bliss, the cat turns on him and scratches him and he decides to let it spend the night outside again.

Music video

A music video for "Kitty" was filmed on October 25, 1995. It depicts a cat's point of view in one take. [4] In 2007, the video was uploaded to their YouTube channel. In February 2023, it was remastered in HD.

Track listing

Initial pressing

  1. "Kitty" - 3:23
  2. "Kitty" (clean edit) - 3:23

Maxi CD

  1. "Kitty" - 3:23
  2. "Peaches" (live) - 3:15
  3. "Lump" (live) - 2:17

Chart positions

Chart (1996)Peak
Position
US Modern Rock Tracks ( Billboard ) [5] 13

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