Kitty (song)

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"Kitty"
Kitty Single Cover.jpg
Single by Presidents of the United States of America
from the album Presidents of the United States of America
Released1995
Recorded1994
GenreGrunge[1]
Length3:23
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Chris Ballew
Producer(s)The Presidents of the United States of America, Conrad Uno
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. The song, along with "Lump", and "Peaches", helped propel their self-titled debut album to a platinum level.

"Kitty" had originally appeared on the demo tape . 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 apt. [apartment] Chris shared with some folks in Boston".[2]

Description[]

The song describes a man's desire to touch a kitty cat that has been out all night. After a moment of bliss, the pussycat turns on him and scratches him and he decides to let it spend the night outside again. It conjures up images of stray or feral cats. Farm cats also spend the majority of their time outdoors.

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)[3] 13

References[]

  1. ^ Loftus, Johnny. "The Presidents of the United States of America - The Presidents of the United States of America | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  2. ^ Dave Dederer's AMA on reddit.com, 2009-10-24. Accessed 2009-10-24.
  3. ^ "Billboard 200 - December 23, 1995" (PDF). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved May 15, 2021.


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