The Stroke - wikipedia The Stroke For other uses, see Stroke ( disambiguation ). `` The Stroke '' Single by Billy Squier from the album Do n't Say No B - side `` Two Daze Gone '' Released 1981 Genre Hard rock, funk rock Length 3 : 38 Label Capitol Songwriter ( s ) Billy Squier Producer ( s ) Reinhold Mack Billy Squier Billy Squier singles chronology `` The Stroke '' ( 1981 ) `` In the Dark '' ( 1981 ) `` The Stroke '' ( 1981 ) `` In the Dark '' ( 1981 ) `` The Stroke '' is a song written and recorded by American rock artist Billy Squier. It was released in 1981 as the debut single from his Triple Platinum album Do n't Say No. This was Squier 's first single to chart, reaching No. 17 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It was a bigger hit on rock radio, reaching No. 3 on the Top Tracks chart. It also reached the UK Singles Chart, rising to No. 52. It was named the 59th best hard rock song of all time ' by VH1. Contents 1 Charts 1.1 Weekly charts 1.2 Year - end charts 2 In popular culture 3 References 4 External links Charts Weekly charts Chart ( 1981 ) Peak position Australia ( Kent Music Report ) Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) 7 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 32 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 52 US Billboard Hot 100 17 US Billboard Top Tracks US Cash Box Top 100 17 US Record World 6 Year - end charts Chart ( 1981 ) Rank Australia ( Kent Music Report ) 41 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) 63 US Billboard Hot 100 76 In popular culture The song appeared in the films Billy Madison ( 1995 ), The Hot Spot ( 1990 ), Small Soldiers ( 1998 ), Let 's Go to Prison ( 2006 ), The Curiosity of Chance ( 2006 ), Blades of Glory ( 2007 ), Crank : High Voltage ( 2009 ), Larry Crowne ( 2011 ), Jobs ( 2013 ), and in the teaser trailer for The Expendables 3 It was used in the denouément of episode 30, `` Streaks and Tips '' of The Shield in season three, as the Decoy Team honors its bet as losers to the Strike Team in the race to arrest a carjacking murderer. `` The Stroke '' was sampled in the song `` Stroke Me '' by Mickey Avalon in 2009, which was also featured in the advertisements for the game Duke Nukem Forever and the film We 're the Millers. The song was sampled in the song `` Berzerk '' by Eminem on his 2013 album The Marshall Mathers LP 2. The song is the walk - up music for Cleveland Indians outfielder Tyler Naquin. References Jump up ^ Talevski, Nick ( 2006 ). Rock Obituaries -- Knocking On Heaven 's Door. Omnibus Press. p. 80. ISBN 978 - 1 - 8460 - 9091 - 2. Later joining Billy Squier 's hard rock group in the late Seventies, ( Bobby ) Chouinard appeared on the hard - rock anthems ' Everybody Wants You ', ' In The Dark ', and ' The Stroke '. Jump up ^ Elliott, Paul ( May 30, 2016 ). `` The Top 20 Greatest Funk Rock Songs ''. TeamRock. Retrieved January 31, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Billy Squier -- Awards at the Wayback Machine ( archived November 4, 2014 ). AllMusic. All Media Network. Jump up ^ Winistorfer, Andrew ( January 5, 2009 ). `` VH1 's 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs list only slightly less annoying than their hip - hop list ''. VH1. Prefix Magazine. Retrieved February 7, 2009. ^ Jump up to : `` Forum -- ARIA Charts : Special Occasion Charts -- Top 100 End of Year AMR Charts -- 1980s ''. Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved January 2, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Austriancharts.at -- Billy Squier -- The Stroke '' ( in German ). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved August 13, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Singles : Issue 0363. '' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 13, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Charts.org.nz -- Billy Squier -- The Stroke ''. Top 40 Singles. Retrieved August 13, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Billy Squier : Artist Chart History ''. Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 13, 2014. Jump up ^ CASH BOX Top 100 Singles -- Week ending AUGUST 22, 1981 at the Wayback Machine ( archived September 18, 2012 ). Cash Box magazine. Jump up ^ `` Record World Singles '' ( PDF ). Record World. August 29, 1981. p. 23. Retrieved September 9, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 Singles of 1981 ''. RPM. Vol. 35 no. 22. December 26, 1981. Retrieved January 2, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 Hits for 1981 ''. The Longbored Surfer. Retrieved January 2, 2017. Jump up ^ Russell, Alex ( August 27, 2013 ). `` Listen : Eminem `` Berzerk '' ( Prod. By Rick Rubin ) ``. Complex. Retrieved August 13, 2014. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Billy Squier Albums The Tale of the Tape Do n't Say No Emotions in Motion Signs of Life Enough Is Enough Hear & Now Creatures of Habit Tell the Truth Singles `` The Stroke '' `` In the Dark '' `` My Kinda Lover '' / `` Christmas Is the Time to Say ' I Love You ' '' `` Everybody Wants You '' `` Rock Me Tonite '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Stroke&oldid=840942705 '' Categories : 1981 singles 1981 songs Billy Squier songs Capitol Records singles Debut singles Funk rock songs Song recordings produced by Reinhold Mack Songs written by Billy Squier Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Austria Singlechart usages for Canadatopsingles Singlechart called without artist Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for New Zealand Singlechart usages for UKchartarchive Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 13 May 2018, at 02 : 07. 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Question: who sings the song stroke me stroke me
Answer: American rock artist Billy Squier