Strut (Sheena Easton song)

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"Strut"
Strut cover.jpg
Single by Sheena Easton
from the album A Private Heaven
B-side"Letters from the Road"
ReleasedAugust 1984
Recorded1984
Genre
Length3:59
Label
  • EMI
  • RT Industries
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Greg Mathieson
Sheena Easton singles chronology
"Back in the City"
(1984) 		"Strut"
(1984) 		"Sugar Walls"
(1985)

"Strut" is a song recorded by Scottish singer Sheena Easton for her album A Private Heaven (1984). It was composed by singer-songwriter Charlie Dore and her longtime songwriting partner, Julian Littman.[1] Easton was sent the demo for the song by Christopher Neil, who was Easton's first producer.[2] "Strut" was released by EMI America in August 1984 as the album's lead single and peaked that November at No. 7 on the US Billboard Hot 100 In the UK—where the single was released in November 1984—the track became the first US top-40 single by Easton to completely miss the top 100 of the UK Singles Chart.

The song appears to be about the singer being upset with a man for wanting her to be like a previous lover, and about the sexism of men in general for wanting or expecting women to behave in a certain fashion ("Strut, pout/Put it out/That's what you want from women"). It was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female at the 27th Grammy Awards. Like its parent album overall, the "Strut" single and accompanying video signaled Easton's shift towards a more sexually suggestive image.[3]

In 1986 Easton, dressed as a geisha, performed "Strut" in a Japanese TV commercial for shōchū.[4]

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[17] Gold 50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ "Strut – Sheena Easton". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  2. ^ The Vindicator 6 May 1985 p.21
  3. ^ Sullivan, Jim (21 July 1989). "Easton's Formulaic Pop Singer Delivers Same Old Fluff". The Boston Globe.
  4. ^ Newsday 14 June 1986 p.5
  5. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. ^ Lwin, Nanda (2000). Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide 1975–present. Mississauga: Music Data Canada. ISBN 1-896594-13-1.
  7. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 9628." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Charts.nz – Sheena Easton – Strut". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  9. ^ "SA Charts 1965 – 1989 Songs S". South African Rock Lists. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Sheena Easton Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Sheena Easton Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  12. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. XLVII no. 26. 1 December 1984. p. 4. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  13. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Sheena Easton – Strut". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  14. ^ "Top 100 Singles of 1984". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  15. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles 1984" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. XLVII no. 30. 29 December 1984. p. 8. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  16. ^ "1985 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 97 no. 52. 28 December 1985. p. T-21.
  17. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Sheena Easton – Strut". Music Canada. Retrieved 13 February 2021.

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