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"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
UK Dance[8] 31
Chart (1989) Peak
position
Australia Dance (DMI)[9] 6
Import Dance Sales (AUS)[10] 1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[11] 2
Chart (1997) Peak
position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[12] 124
"Still Strokin'" - Priority One
Chart (1990) Peak
position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13] 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)[14] 79

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[15] Platinum 100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[16] Platinum 10,000*
United States (RIAA)[17] Platinum 1,000,000^

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

References

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  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. ^ "Music Week" (PDF). unknown. 21 February 1988.
  9. ^ https://messui.polygonal-moogle.com/top50/dance198905.pdf
  10. ^ https://messui.polygonal-moogle.com/top50/dance198811.pdf
  11. ^ "Clarence Carter – Strokin'". Top 40 Singles.
  12. ^ "Clarence Carter Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  13. ^ "Priority One – Still Strokin'". Top 40 Singles.
  14. ^ "The 100 Best Pop Songs Never to Hit the Hot 100: Staff List". Billboard.
  15. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Clarence Carter – Strokin'". Music Canada.
  16. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Clarence Carter – Strokin'". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
  17. ^ "American single certifications – Clarence Carter – Strokin'". Recording Industry Association of America.
  18. ^ Strauss, Neil (12 February 1998). "The Pop Life; Clarence Carter on Persevering". The New York Times.
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