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{{Infobox song
{{Infobox song
| name = Strokin'
| name = Strokin'
| cover = Clarence Carter's "Strokin'" (NZ Album Cover).jpg
| cover =
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| type = single
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| genre = *[[Synth-funk]]
| genre = *[[Synth-funk]]
*[[Soul]]
*[[Soul music|Soul]]
| length = {{Duration|m=6|s=23}}
| length = {{Duration|m=6|s=23}}
| label = [[Ichiban Records|Ichiban]]
| label = [[Ichiban Records|Ichiban]]
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| next_year = 1990
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'''"Strokin'"''' is a song written and performed by [[Clarence Carter]], featured on the 1986 album "Dr. C.C."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/3187735-Clarence-Carter-Strokin-Dr-CC|title=Clarence Carter – Strokin' / Dr. CC (1986, Vinyl) - Discogs|website=[[Discogs]] }}</ref> It remained on the New Zealand music charts for 46 weeks and reached #2 in the 1990 Year-end chart.


"Strokin'" was reputedly deemed too ribald for a public release or radio play, so the record company placed the records in jukeboxes, where bar patrons discovered the song.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=27766|title=Strokin' by Clarence Carter|publisher=[[Songfacts]]|accessdate=February 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602035605/https://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=27766|archive-date=June 2, 2013}}</ref> "Strokin'" was given further acclaim when it was used in the Eddie Murphy remake of The Nutty Professor. It was most recently used in William Friedkin's film Killer Joe.
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'''"Strokin"''' is a song written and performed by Clarence Carter, featured on the 1986 album "Dr. C.C."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/3187735-Clarence-Carter-Strokin-Dr-CC|title=Clarence Carter – Strokin' / Dr. CC (1986, Vinyl) - Discogs|website=[[Discogs]] }}</ref> It remained on the New Zealand music charts for 46 weeks and reached #2 in the 1990 Year-end chart.

==Background==

"Strokin'" was based on a 1981 song that Carter recorded called "Love Building," where over a similar groove, he sings about "workin'." "Love Building," got a great response when he played it live, and Carter started improvising the "I'm strokin'" line, which went over well with audience members who recognized it as a term for sex. When he was working on his Dr. C.C. album, Carter decided to rework "Love Building" as "Strokin'."

"Strokin'" was reputedly deemed too [[ribald]] for a public release or radio play, so the record company decided to do something unheard of. They produced singles, but instead of marketing them to stores or radio, they placed them in jukeboxes, where bar patrons discovered the song. DJs started playing the song at weddings. Strip clubs put it in hot rotation. "Strokin'" became a minor sensation and helped Carter's Dr. C.C. album sell about 150,000 copies.[https://www.songfacts.com/facts/clarence-carter/strokin] It's claimed that Strokin' has sold over 1.5 million singles.

"Strokin'" was given further acclaim when it was used in the [[Eddie Murphy]] remake of ''[[The Nutty Professor (1996 film)|The Nutty Professor]]''. It was most recently used in [[William Friedkin|William Friedkin's]] film ''[[Killer Joe (film)|Killer Joe]]''.


==Charts==
==Charts==
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (1987)
!Peak<br/>position
|-
|[[Jet (magazine)|Jet]]'s Top 20 Singles<ref>{{cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-7MDAAAAMBAJ&dq=strokin+clarence+carter&pg=PA64 | title=Jet | date=9 February 1987 | publisher=Johnson Publishing Company }}</ref>
|6
|}

{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (1988)
!Chart (1988)
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|-
|-
{{single chart|Australia|24|date=1988|artist=Clarence Carter|song=Strokin'|refname=}}
{{single chart|Australia|24|date=1988|artist=Clarence Carter|song=Strokin'|refname=}}
|-
{{single chart|Canadacountry|1|artist=Clarence Carter|song=Strokin'|chartid=8704|title=October 29, 1988||refname=}}
|-
|-
{{single chart|Canadadance|1|artist=Clarence Carter|song=Strokin'|chartid=8704|title=October 29, 1988||refname=}}
{{single chart|Canadadance|1|artist=Clarence Carter|song=Strokin'|chartid=8704|title=October 29, 1988||refname=}}
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!Chart (1989)
!Chart (1989)
!Peak<br/>position
!Peak<br/>position
|-
|Australia Dance (DMI)<ref>https://messui.polygonal-moogle.com/top50/dance198905.pdf</ref>
|6
|-
|Import Dance Sales (AUS)<ref>https://messui.polygonal-moogle.com/top50/dance198811.pdf</ref>
|1
|-
|-
{{single chart|New Zealand|2|date=1989|artist=Clarence Carter|song=Strokin'|refname=}}
{{single chart|New Zealand|2|date=1989|artist=Clarence Carter|song=Strokin'|refname=}}
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|Canada Dance (RPM)
|Canada Dance (RPM)
|5
|5
|-
|}
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (1989)
!Position
|-
|Import Dance Sales (AUS)
|1
|-
|New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)
|50
|-
|-
|}
|}
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|New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)
|New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)
|44
|44
|}

{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (2023)
!Position
|-
|The 100 Best Pop Songs Never to Hit the Hot 100 (Billboard)<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-pop-songs-all-time-miss-hot-100-chart/clarence-carter-strokin-1986/|title=The 100 Best Pop Songs Never to Hit the Hot 100: Staff List|magazine=[[Billboard]] }}</ref>
|79
|}
|}


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{{certification Table Entry|title=Strokin'|artist=Clarence Carter|type=single|region=New Zealand|award=Platinum|certyear=1990|relyear=1988|id=3879}}
{{certification Table Entry|title=Strokin'|artist=Clarence Carter|type=single|region=New Zealand|award=Platinum|certyear=1990|relyear=1988|id=3879}}
{{certification Table Entry|title=Strokin'|artist=Clarence Carter|type=single|region=United States|award=Platinum|certyear=1998|relyear=1986}}<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/02/12/arts/the-pop-life-clarence-carter-on-persevering.html | title=The Pop Life; Clarence Carter on Persevering | work=The New York Times | date=12 February 1998 | last1=Strauss | first1=Neil }}</ref>
{{certification Table Entry|title=Strokin'|artist=Clarence Carter|type=single|region=United States|award=Platinum|certyear=1998|relyear=1986}}<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/02/12/arts/the-pop-life-clarence-carter-on-persevering.html | title=The Pop Life; Clarence Carter on Persevering | work=The New York Times | date=12 February 1998 | last1=Strauss | first1=Neil }}</ref>
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
{{Certification Table Bottom}}


== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Funk songs]]

Latest revision as of 01:13, 12 August 2024

"Strokin'"
Single by Clarence Carter
from the album Dr C.C.
B-side
  • "Dr. C.C.'"
Released1986
Recorded1984
Genre
Length6:23
LabelIchiban
Songwriter(s)Clarence Carter
Clarence Carter singles chronology
"Messin' With My Mind"
(1985) 		"Strokin'"
(1986) 		"G-Spot"
(1990)

"Strokin'" is a song written and performed by Clarence Carter, featured on the 1986 album "Dr. C.C."[1] It remained on the New Zealand music charts for 46 weeks and reached #2 in the 1990 Year-end chart.

"Strokin'" was reputedly deemed too ribald for a public release or radio play, so the record company placed the records in jukeboxes, where bar patrons discovered the song.[2] "Strokin'" was given further acclaim when it was used in the Eddie Murphy remake of The Nutty Professor. It was most recently used in William Friedkin's film Killer Joe.

Charts

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Chart (1987) Peak
position
Jet's Top 20 Singles[3] 6
Chart (1988) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 24
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] 1
Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[6] 1
UK Singles (OCC)[7] 82
Chart (1989) Peak
position
Australia Dance (DMI)[8] 6
Import Dance Sales (AUS)[9] 1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[10] 2
Chart (1997) Peak
position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[11] 124
"Still Strokin'" - Priority One
Chart (1990) Peak
position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[12] 20

Year-end charts

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Chart (1988) Position
Canada Dance (RPM) 5
Chart (1989) Position
Import Dance Sales (AUS) 1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 50
Chart (1990) Position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 2

All-time charts

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All-time chart performance for "Strokin'"
Chart (1989–2023) Position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 44
Chart (2023) Position
The 100 Best Pop Songs Never to Hit the Hot 100 (Billboard)[13] 79

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[14] Platinum 100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[15] Platinum 10,000*
United States (RIAA)[16] Platinum 1,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Clarence Carter – Strokin' / Dr. CC (1986, Vinyl) - Discogs". Discogs.
  2. ^ "Strokin' by Clarence Carter". Songfacts. Archived from the original on June 2, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  3. ^ "Jet". Johnson Publishing Company. 9 February 1987.
  4. ^ "Clarence Carter – Strokin'". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  5. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 8704." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
  6. ^ "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 8704." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
  7. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  8. ^ https://messui.polygonal-moogle.com/top50/dance198905.pdf
  9. ^ https://messui.polygonal-moogle.com/top50/dance198811.pdf
  10. ^ "Clarence Carter – Strokin'". Top 40 Singles.
  11. ^ "Clarence Carter Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  12. ^ "Priority One – Still Strokin'". Top 40 Singles.
  13. ^ "The 100 Best Pop Songs Never to Hit the Hot 100: Staff List". Billboard.
  14. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Clarence Carter – Strokin'". Music Canada.
  15. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Clarence Carter – Strokin'". Recorded Music NZ.
  16. ^ "American single certifications – Clarence Carter – Strokin'". Recording Industry Association of America.
  17. ^ Strauss, Neil (12 February 1998). "The Pop Life; Clarence Carter on Persevering". The New York Times.
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