Zoot Suit Riot (song)

"Zoot Suit Riot"
Single by Cherry Poppin' Daddies
from the album Zoot Suit Riot: The Swingin' Hits of the Cherry Poppin' Daddies
Released	October 1997
Recorded	1997
Genre	Swing, swing revival
Length	3:53
Label	Mojo Records
Songwriter(s)	Steve Perry
Producer(s)	Steve Perry
Cherry Poppin' Daddies singles chronology
"Zoot Suit Riot" (1997) "Brown Derby Jump" (1998)
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"Zoot Suit Riot" is a song by the American ska-swing band the Cherry Poppin' Daddies, written by vocalist and frontman Steve Perry for the band's 1997 compilation album of the same name on Mojo Records.

First issued as a single in October 1997, "Zoot Suit Riot" slowly gained radio momentum with the commercial growth of the late-1990s swing revival before ultimately hitting its peak in the summer of 1998, reaching #41 on Billboard's Hot 100 Airplay chart and #15 on the Modern Rock chart, while a surrealist music video became one of MTV's most played of the year, earning the Daddies a nomination for "Best New Artist in a Video" at the 1998 MTV Video Music Awards.

As of 2023^[update], "Zoot Suit Riot" remains the only single of the Daddies' career to place on the Billboard charts.