Ray Stevens' "The Streak" Game App Reinstated By Apple

Posted by Webb on 08/30/2011
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Grammy Award winning comedic music legend Ray Stevens is known for ‘streaking.’ No, not literally 'streaking' but for his 1974 #1 smash hit, “The Streak,” a song and video that transformed the multi-platinum selling artist into a household name all around the world.

 
With today’s technology giving the public the ability to download and play thousands of apps on their mobile devices, Stevens came up with his very own handheld game idea: a videogame version of “The Streak.”
 
“We started developing this thing, modeling it after the original music video,” says Stevens. “We got it all packaged up and submitted it to Apple for release and they wound up rejecting it because its content was deemed inappropriate for those under 17 years of age!”
 
The iPhone game app depicts the original 1974 ‘streaker,’ attempting to outrun police, while gaining ‘followers’ along the way. The game contains three levels, a grocery store, gas station and gymnasium, all scenes from the original music video.
 
“They finally reinstated the game for release this week. I guess someone reviewed it a second time and remembered the original song and video. Thank goodness. I thought I was in big trouble,” says Stevens with a laugh.
 
“The Streak” game app is currently available for download ($.99) from the Apple iPhone’s App Store.