"Cat Scratch Fever" is a song by American rock musician Ted Nugent from his album of the same name. The song is well known for its signature riff, which is a 3-tone minor-key melody harmonized in parallel fourths. In 2009, it was named the 32nd-best hard rock song of all time by VH1.

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Pantera cover

The tune was covered by heavy metal band Pantera for Detroit Rock City's CD soundtrack. Their version peaked at 40 on the Mainstream Rock chart. Nugent criticized the version, claiming, "It was exceedingly white. No soul, no balls, no feel. Caucasian all the way."

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Other covers

The song was covered by Motörhead on their 1992 album March ör Die. The song was reworked by The Replacements as Gary's Got A Boner on their 1984 album Let It Be.