Strut (The Cheetah Girls song)

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"Strut"
Single by The Cheetah Girls
from the album The Cheetah Girls 2
ReleasedAugust 8, 2006 (digital download)
Recorded2005
Genre
Length3:19(single edit)
Label Walt Disney
Songwriter(s) Jamie Houston
Producer(s) Jamie Houston
The Cheetah Girls singles chronology
"The Party's Just Begun"
(2006)
"Strut"
(2006)
"Step Up"
(2006)

"Strut" is the second single from The Cheetah Girls 2 movie soundtrack.

Contents

Background and composition

The single officially premiered on Radio Disney on June 20, 2006 and was released officially for digital download on August 8. The song was produced by Jamie Houston. The single debuted at #60 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming their second single to chart. The song is their most successful single considered that it's their highest peaking single to date, peaking at #53 on the Billboard charts.

Vocals

The track features Adrienne Bailon on lead vocals, with each girl having some solo verses. Kiely Williams and Raven-Symoné lead the chorus with Bailon, while Sabrina Bryan has a couple lines during the chorus. Symoné and Williams also sing some ad-libs. When live, Bailon, Bryan and Williams took Symoné's parts. All 3 girls sings the chorus. [1]

Music video

The Cheetah Girls did not shoot a video for the single because the song was from their new film The Cheetah Girls 2 and was used to promote the film. Because of that, the video for the song features clips from the movie and the girls dancing, singing and running through the streets of Barcelona which is also a clip from the movie/musical. [2] It premiered on August 12, 2006 on Disney Channel.

Track listing

  1. "Strut"
  2. "Radio Disney Exclusive Interview"
  3. "Cheetah Girls 2 Trailer" (video, only available on iTunes)

Charts

Chart (2006)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 53 [3]
U.S. Billboard Pop 100 44 [4]

Release details

RegionDateLabelFormat
United States June 20, 2006 Walt Disney Records Radio Disney
August 8, 2006Digital Download

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References

  1. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine : The Cheetah Girls - Strut Live. YouTube .
  2. The Cheetah Girls - Strut
  3. Strut - Cheetah Girls Billboard
  4. The Cheetah Girls - Charts & Awards Allmusic