Cat Scratch Fever is an album by Ted Nugent released in 1977, as well as the name of the album's title song.

The title song has been repeatedly covered, by Motörhead (on the March ör Die album), by Nitro (on the Nitro II: H.W.D.W.S. album) and Pantera (for the Detroit Rock City soundtrack and their 2003 compilation album) and DJ Ashba (on the Rockstar Guitar Heros compilation) among others. The song is also the theme song for Arena Football's San Jose SaberCats.

The song "Home Bound" was covered by the Beastie Boys and Biz Markie as "The Biz vs the Nuge" on the album Check Your Head in 1992.

The title song appears in the video game Prey as a selectable jukebox song.

It is also a playable song in the video game Guitar Hero: Aerosmith.

The title track is also featured in many movies and TV series including Lords of Dogtown, EDtv, The Stoned Age and Detroit Rock City.

Track listing

1. "Cat Scratch Fever" – 3:41
2. "Wang Dang Sweet Poontang" – 3:17
3. "Death By Misadventure" – 3:31
4. "Live It Up" – 4:02
5. "Home Bound" – 4:43
6. "Workin' Hard, Playin' Hard" – 5:44
7. "Sweet Sally" – 2:34
8. "A Thousand Knives" – 4:48
9. "Fist Fightin' Son of a Gun" – 2:51
10. "Out of Control" – 3:271999 Reissue Bonus Tracks
11. "Cat Scratch Fever" [Live] – 4:52
12. "Wang Dang Sweet Poontang" [Live] – 5:44

Credits

• Alan Spenner - Vocals, Vocals (Background)
• Boz Burrell - Vocals, Vocals (Background)
• Cliff Davies - Arranger, Drums, Producer, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
• Derek St. Holmes - Arranger, Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm), Vocals, Vocals (Background)
• Gary Graff - Liner Notes
• Howard Fritzson - Reissue Art Director
• Jim Houghton - Photography
• Lew Futterman - Producer
• Montego Joe - Percussion
• Rob Grange - Arranger, Bass
• Robert Alford - Photography
• Ron Pownall - Photography
• Rory Dodd - Vocals, Vocals (Background)
• Ted Nugent - Arranger, Bass, Guitar, Guitar (Lead), Main Performer, Percussion, Vocals
• Tim Geelan - Engineer
• Tom Werman - , Percussion, Producer, Vocals (Background)
• Vic Anesini - Mastering
• Wayne Tarnowski - Engineer

Television

• On Aqua Teen Hunger Force, the Aqua Teens' neighbor Carl Brutananadilewski revealed that he owns a decades-old Ted Nugent "Cat Scratch Fever" loincloth worn on laundry days.
• On an episode of The Simpsons, Homer takes a guitar and plays the opening riff to "Cat Scratch Fever", but sings it "Pac-Man Fever."
• An episode of Batman: The Animated Series is titled Cat Scratch Fever.