![]() According to Stevens, there were already 15 other songs released about streaking by the time his was released, and there ended up being 35 to 40 such records in all. Stevens then rushed to complete and record the song and have it released. Everywhere you turned, people were talking about streakers". Some time later, Stevens says he "woke up and it was all over the news. The magazine included a brief item about streaking, and Stevens thought that it was a "great idea for a song" and started writing notes later, he wrote some lines after returning home from his trip, but did not complete the song at that time. Stevens has stated that he first got the idea for the song while reading a news magazine on an airplane. In total it sold over five million copies internationally and ranked on Billboard′s top hits of 1974 at number 8. 1 on the UK Singles Chart, spending a single week at the top of the chart in June 1974. A major international hit, it also reached No. ![]() 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the US, spending three weeks at the top in May 1974, as well as reaching No. One of Stevens' most successful recordings, "The Streak" was his second No. Judd covered "The Streak" on his album Boogity Boogity - A Tribute to the Comic Genius of Ray Stevens. "The Streak" capitalized on the then-popular craze of streaking. It was released in February 1974 as the lead single to his album Boogity Boogity. " The Streak" is a country/ novelty song written, produced, and sung by Ray Stevens. ![]()
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