"Strokin" is a song written and performed by Clarence Carter, featured on the 1986 album Dr. C.C. 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. "Strokin'" was given further acclaim when it was used in the Eddie Murphy remake of The Nutty Professor. It was later used in William Friedkin's film Killer Joe.
Charts Chart (1987)PeakpositionJet's Top 20 Singles6
Chart (1988)PeakpositionCanadian Dance1UK Dance31
Chart (1989)PeakpositionAustralia Dance (DMI)6Import Dance Sales (AUS)1
Chart (1997)Peakposition +"Still Strokin'" - Priority OneChart (1990)Peakposition
Year-end charts Chart (1988)PositionCanada Dance (RPM)5 Chart (1989)PositionImport Dance Sales (AUS) 1New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)50 Chart (1990)PositionNew Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)2
All-time charts +All-time chart performance for "Strokin'"Chart (1989–2023)PositionNew Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)44
Chart (2023)PositionThe 100 Best Pop Songs Never to Hit the Hot 100 (Billboard)79
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