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(L–R) Greg Hawkes, Elliot Easton, David Robinson, Ric Ocasek, Benjamin Orr.</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de">Background information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Origin</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genres</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl 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wave</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Pop_rock" title="Pop rock">pop rock</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Power_pop" title="Power pop">power pop</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Synth-pop" title="Synth-pop">synth-pop</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Years active</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>1976–1988</li><li>2000</li><li>2010–2011</li><li>2018<sup id="cite_ref-rockhall_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rockhall-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Labels</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Elektra_Records" title="Elektra Records">Elektra</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Concord_Records" title="Concord Records">Concord</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spinoffs</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/The_New_Cars" title="The New Cars">The New Cars</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Past members</span></th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ric_Ocasek" title="Ric Ocasek">Ric Ocasek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Orr" title="Benjamin Orr">Benjamin Orr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elliot_Easton" title="Elliot Easton">Elliot Easton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greg_Hawkes" title="Greg Hawkes">Greg Hawkes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Robinson_(drummer)" title="David Robinson (drummer)">David Robinson</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://thecars.org">thecars<wbr />.org</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>The Cars</b> were an American rock band formed in <a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a> in 1976. Emerging from the <a href="/wiki/New_wave_music" title="New wave music">new wave</a> <a href="/wiki/Subculture" title="Subculture">scene</a> in the late 1970s, they consisted of <a href="/wiki/Ric_Ocasek" title="Ric Ocasek">Ric Ocasek</a> (<a href="/wiki/Rhythm_guitar" title="Rhythm guitar">rhythm guitar</a>), <a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Orr" title="Benjamin Orr">Benjamin Orr</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bass_guitar" title="Bass guitar">bass guitar</a>), <a href="/wiki/Elliot_Easton" title="Elliot Easton">Elliot Easton</a> (<a href="/wiki/Lead_guitar" title="Lead guitar">lead guitar</a>), <a href="/wiki/Greg_Hawkes" title="Greg Hawkes">Greg Hawkes</a> (<a href="/wiki/Keyboard_instrument" title="Keyboard instrument">keyboards</a>), and <a href="/wiki/David_Robinson_(drummer)" title="David Robinson (drummer)">David Robinson</a> (<a href="/wiki/Drum_kit" title="Drum kit">drums</a>). Ocasek and Orr shared lead vocals, and Ocasek was the band's principal songwriter and leader. </p><p>The Cars were at the forefront of the merger of 1970s guitar-oriented rock with the new <a href="/wiki/Synthesizer" title="Synthesizer">synthesizer</a>-oriented pop that became popular in the early 1980s. Music critic <a href="/wiki/Robert_Palmer_(American_writer)" title="Robert Palmer (American writer)">Robert Palmer</a>, writer for <i>The New York Times</i> and <i>Rolling Stone</i>, described the Cars' musical style: "They have taken some important but disparate contemporary trends—<a href="/wiki/Punk_rock" title="Punk rock">punk</a> minimalism, the labyrinthine synthesizer and guitar textures of <a href="/wiki/Art_rock" title="Art rock">art rock</a>, the '50s <a href="/wiki/Rockabilly" title="Rockabilly">rockabilly</a> revival and the melodious terseness of <a href="/wiki/Power_pop" title="Power pop">power pop</a>—and mixed them into a personal and appealing blend."<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Cars were named Best New Artist in the 1978 <i>Rolling Stone</i> Readers' Poll. The band's debut album, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Cars_(album)" title="The Cars (album)">The Cars</a></i>, sold six million copies and appeared on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200"><i>Billboard</i> 200</a> album chart for 139 weeks. The Cars had four Top 10 hits: "<a href="/wiki/Shake_It_Up_(The_Cars_song)" title="Shake It Up (The Cars song)">Shake It Up</a>" (1981), "<a href="/wiki/You_Might_Think" title="You Might Think">You Might Think</a>" (1984), "<a href="/wiki/Drive_(The_Cars_song)" title="Drive (The Cars song)">Drive</a>" (1984), and "<a href="/wiki/Tonight_She_Comes" title="Tonight She Comes">Tonight She Comes</a>" (1985). The band won <a href="/wiki/MTV_Video_Music_Awards" title="MTV Video Music Awards">Video of the Year</a> for "<a href="/wiki/You_Might_Think" title="You Might Think">You Might Think</a>" at the first <a href="/wiki/1984_MTV_Video_Music_Awards" title="1984 MTV Video Music Awards">MTV Video Music Awards</a> in 1984. </p><p>The Cars disbanded in 1988.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Orr died in 2000 from <a href="/wiki/Pancreatic_cancer" title="Pancreatic cancer">pancreatic cancer</a>. In 2007, Easton and Hawkes joined <a href="/wiki/Todd_Rundgren" title="Todd Rundgren">Todd Rundgren</a> and others to form the offshoot band <a href="/wiki/The_New_Cars" title="The New Cars">The New Cars</a>. The surviving original members of the Cars reunited in 2010 to record the band's seventh and final album, <i><a href="/wiki/Move_Like_This" title="Move Like This">Move Like This</a></i>, which was released in May 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-reunite_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-reunite-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following a <a href="/wiki/The_Cars_North_American_Tour_Spring_2011" title="The Cars North American Tour Spring 2011">short tour</a> in support of <i>Move Like This</i>, the band once again went on hiatus. In April 2018, the Cars were inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame" title="Rock and Roll Hall of Fame">Rock and Roll Hall of Fame</a> and reunited to perform at the induction ceremony.<sup id="cite_ref-rockhall_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rockhall-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ocasek died of cardiovascular disease in 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-ocasekdeath_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ocasekdeath-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Cars&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_years">Early years</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Cars&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Early years"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ric-Ocasek.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Ric-Ocasek.jpg/220px-Ric-Ocasek.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="284" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Ric-Ocasek.jpg/330px-Ric-Ocasek.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f7/Ric-Ocasek.jpg 2x" data-file-width="433" data-file-height="559" /></a><figcaption>Ric Ocasek in 2009.</figcaption></figure> <p>Before forming the Cars, members of the band performed together in several different groups. Ric Ocasek and Benjamin Orr met in Cleveland, Ohio in the 1960s after Ocasek saw Orr performing with his band the Grasshoppers on the <i><a href="/wiki/Upbeat_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Upbeat (TV series)">Big 5 Show</a></i>, a local musical variety program. The two were members of various bands in Columbus, Ohio and Ann Arbor, Michigan before moving to Boston in the early 1970s. In Boston, Ocasek and Orr, along with lead guitarist Jas Goodkind, formed a <a href="/wiki/Crosby,_Stills,_Nash_%26_Young" title="Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young">Crosby, Stills and Nash</a>-style folk rock band called Milkwood. In 1972, they released an album titled <i>How's the Weather</i> through <a href="/wiki/Paramount_Records_(1969)" title="Paramount Records (1969)">Paramount Records</a> that failed to chart. </p><p>After Milkwood, Ocasek and Orr formed the group Richard and the Rabbits, a name suggested by <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Richman" title="Jonathan Richman">Jonathan Richman</a>. The band included Greg Hawkes, who had studied at the <a href="/wiki/Berklee_College_of_Music" title="Berklee College of Music">Berklee School of Music</a> and had played saxophone on Milkwood's album. Hawkes left to tour with <a href="/wiki/Martin_Mull" title="Martin Mull">Martin Mull and His Fabulous Furniture</a>, a musical comedy act in which Mull played a variety of instruments. Ocasek and Orr then performed as an acoustic duo called Ocasek and Orr at the Idler Coffeehouse in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Some of the songs that they played became early Cars songs. </p><p>Ocasek and Orr later teamed with guitarist Elliot Easton (who had also studied at Berklee) in the band Cap'n Swing. The band also featured drummer Glenn Evans, later followed by Kevin Robichaud, and a jazzy bass player, which clashed with Ocasek's preference for a rock-and-roll sound. Orr was the lead vocalist and did not play an instrument. Cap'n Swing soon came to the attention of <a href="/wiki/WBCN_(FM)" class="mw-redirect" title="WBCN (FM)">WBCN</a> disc jockey Maxanne Sartori, who began playing songs from their demo tape on her show. </p><p>After being rejected by several record labels, Ocasek fired the bass player, keyboardist and drummer and resolved to form a band that better fit his style of writing. Orr took bass guitar and Robichaud was replaced by <a href="/wiki/David_Robinson_(drummer)" title="David Robinson (drummer)">David Robinson</a>, best known for his career with <a href="/wiki/The_Modern_Lovers" title="The Modern Lovers">the Modern Lovers</a> and <a href="/wiki/DMZ_(band)" title="DMZ (band)">DMZ</a>. Robinson, whose sense of fashion exerted a strong influence on the band's image, suggested the band's new name, the Cars. The band was formed in 1976.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rise_in_popularity,_The_Cars,_and_Candy-O_(1976–1979)"><span id="Rise_in_popularity.2C_The_Cars.2C_and_Candy-O_.281976.E2.80.931979.29"></span>Rise in popularity, <i>The Cars</i>, and <i>Candy-O</i> (1976–1979)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Cars&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Rise in popularity, The Cars, and Candy-O (1976–1979)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After a warmup gig in a motel lounge outside of Boston, the Cars played their official first show at <a href="/wiki/Pease_Air_National_Guard_Base" title="Pease Air National Guard Base">Pease Air Force Base</a> in New Hampshire a short time later on December 31, 1976. </p><p>Cap'n Swing's keyboardist Danny Schliftman (later to join <a href="/wiki/Gov%27t_Mule" title="Gov't Mule">Gov't Mule</a> under the name Danny Louis) played with the Cars for their first several gigs until Greg Hawkes was free to join in February 1977.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Cars spent early 1977 playing throughout New England, developing the songs that appeared on their debut album. A nine-song demo tape was recorded in early 1977 and soon "<a href="/wiki/Just_What_I_Needed" title="Just What I Needed">Just What I Needed</a>" was receiving heavy airplay on Boston radio stations WBCN and <a href="/wiki/WJMN_(FM)" title="WJMN (FM)">WCOZ</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The band was offered record deals by <a href="/wiki/Arista_Records" title="Arista Records">Arista Records</a> and <a href="/wiki/Elektra_Records" title="Elektra Records">Elektra Records</a> and signed with Elektra, a label with comparatively fewer new-wave acts.<sup id="cite_ref-Just_What_I_Needed:_The_Cars_Anthology_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Just_What_I_Needed:_The_Cars_Anthology-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The band's debut album <i><a href="/wiki/The_Cars_(album)" title="The Cars (album)">The Cars</a></i> was released in June 1978, reaching No. 18 on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200"><i>Billboard</i> 200</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "Just What I Needed" was released as the debut single from the album, followed by "<a href="/wiki/My_Best_Friend%27s_Girl_(song)" title="My Best Friend's Girl (song)">My Best Friend's Girl</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/Good_Times_Roll" title="Good Times Roll">Good Times Roll</a>", all three charting on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a>. The album featured multiple album tracks that received substantial airplay such as "<a href="/wiki/You%27re_All_I%27ve_Got_Tonight" title="You're All I've Got Tonight">You're All I've Got Tonight</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Bye_Bye_Love_(The_Cars_song)" title="Bye Bye Love (The Cars song)">Bye Bye Love</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/Moving_in_Stereo" title="Moving in Stereo">Moving in Stereo</a>". </p><p>The band's second album, <i><a href="/wiki/Candy-O" title="Candy-O">Candy-O</a></i>, was released in June 1979 and eclipsed the success of <i>The Cars</i>, peaking at No. 3 on the <i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">Billboard 200</a></i> album chart, 15 spots higher than the debut album. Featuring a cover created by the famed <i><a href="/wiki/Playboy" title="Playboy">Playboy</a></i> artist <a href="/wiki/Alberto_Vargas" title="Alberto Vargas">Alberto Vargas</a>, the album featured the band's first top-20 single "<a href="/wiki/Let%27s_Go_(The_Cars_song)" title="Let's Go (The Cars song)">Let's Go</a>". Singles "<a href="/wiki/It%27s_All_I_Can_Do" title="It's All I Can Do">It's All I Can Do</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/Double_Life_(The_Cars_song)" title="Double Life (The Cars song)">Double Life</a>" were also released, but with less success. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Change_in_sound,_Panorama,_and_Shake_It_Up_(1980–1983)"><span id="Change_in_sound.2C_Panorama.2C_and_Shake_It_Up_.281980.E2.80.931983.29"></span>Change in sound, <i>Panorama</i>, and <i>Shake It Up</i> (1980–1983)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Cars&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Change in sound, Panorama, and Shake It Up (1980–1983)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following the success of <i>Candy-O</i>, the band's third studio album <i><a href="/wiki/Panorama_(The_Cars_album)" title="Panorama (The Cars album)">Panorama</a></i> was released in 1980. The album was considered more experimental than its predecessors and featured only one top-40 hit, "<a href="/wiki/Touch_and_Go_(The_Cars_song)" title="Touch and Go (The Cars song)">Touch and Go</a>". Although the album peaked at No. 5 in the U.S., it did not receive the critical praise of <i>The Cars</i> and <i>Candy-O</i>, with <i>Rolling Stone</i> describing the album as "an out-and-out drag." </p><p>In 1981, the Cars purchased Intermedia Studios in Boston, renaming it <a href="/wiki/Syncro_Sound" title="Syncro Sound">Syncro Sound</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The only Cars album recorded there was the band's fourth album <i><a href="/wiki/Shake_It_Up_(The_Cars_album)" title="Shake It Up (The Cars album)">Shake It Up</a></i>, a more commercial album than <i>Panorama</i>. It was the band's first album to spawn a top-10 single with <a href="/wiki/Shake_It_Up_(The_Cars_song)" title="Shake It Up (The Cars song)">the title track</a>, and it included another hit in "<a href="/wiki/Since_You%27re_Gone" title="Since You're Gone">Since You're Gone</a>". Following their 1982 tour, the Cars took a two-year break and the members worked on solo projects, with Ocasek and Hawkes both releasing debut albums (<i><a href="/wiki/Beatitude_(album)" title="Beatitude (album)">Beatitude</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Niagara_Falls_(Greg_Hawkes_album)" title="Niagara Falls (Greg Hawkes album)">Niagara Falls</a></i>, respectively). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Heartbeat_City,_Door_to_Door,_superstardom,_and_first_hiatus_(1984–1988)"><span id="Heartbeat_City.2C_Door_to_Door.2C_superstardom.2C_and_first_hiatus_.281984.E2.80.931988.29"></span><i>Heartbeat City</i>, <i>Door to Door</i>, superstardom, and first hiatus (1984–1988)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Cars&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Heartbeat City, Door to Door, superstardom, and first hiatus (1984–1988)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Cars_1984_(Elektra_Press_Kit_Photo).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/The_Cars_1984_%28Elektra_Press_Kit_Photo%29.jpg/220px-The_Cars_1984_%28Elektra_Press_Kit_Photo%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="230" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/The_Cars_1984_%28Elektra_Press_Kit_Photo%29.jpg/330px-The_Cars_1984_%28Elektra_Press_Kit_Photo%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/The_Cars_1984_%28Elektra_Press_Kit_Photo%29.jpg/440px-The_Cars_1984_%28Elektra_Press_Kit_Photo%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1148" data-file-height="1201" /></a><figcaption>The Cars in a publicity shot, circa 1984</figcaption></figure> <p>The Cars reunited and released their most successful album, <i><a href="/wiki/Heartbeat_City" title="Heartbeat City">Heartbeat City</a></i>, in 1984. The first single, "<a href="/wiki/You_Might_Think" title="You Might Think">You Might Think</a>", helped the Cars win <a href="/wiki/MTV_Video_Music_Award_for_Best_Video_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="MTV Video Music Award for Best Video of the Year">Video of the Year</a> at the first <a href="/wiki/MTV_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="MTV Awards">MTV Video Music Awards</a>. Other hit singles from the album included "<a href="/wiki/Magic_(The_Cars_song)" title="Magic (The Cars song)">Magic</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Hello_Again_(The_Cars_song)" title="Hello Again (The Cars song)">Hello Again</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/Why_Can%27t_I_Have_You" title="Why Can't I Have You">Why Can't I Have You</a>". "<a href="/wiki/Drive_(The_Cars_song)" title="Drive (The Cars song)">Drive</a>", with Orr on lead vocals, gained notoriety when it was used in a video about the <a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%931985_famine_in_Ethiopia" title="1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia">Ethiopian famine</a> shown at the 1985 <a href="/wiki/Live_Aid" title="Live Aid">Live Aid</a> concert at <a href="/wiki/Wembley_Stadium_(1924)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wembley Stadium (1924)">Wembley Stadium</a> in London,<sup id="cite_ref-The_Great_Rock_Discography_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Great_Rock_Discography-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> although the Cars performed at the Live Aid concert in Philadelphia. The song became the band's most successful single, reaching No. 3 on the <i>Billboard</i> Hot 100. Actor/director <a href="/wiki/Timothy_Hutton" title="Timothy Hutton">Timothy Hutton</a> directed the song's music video. </p><p>The band's 1985 <i><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits_(The_Cars_album)" title="Greatest Hits (The Cars album)">Greatest Hits</a></i> compilation included another hit single, "<a href="/wiki/Tonight_She_Comes" title="Tonight She Comes">Tonight She Comes</a>", which peaked at No. 7 hit on the <i>Billboard</i> Hot 100 and No. 1 on the <i>Billboard</i> <a href="/wiki/Hot_Mainstream_Rock_Tracks" class="mw-redirect" title="Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks">Top Rock Tracks</a> chart. The band members again pursued solo projects. Easton and Orr released their debut albums (<i><a href="/wiki/Change_No_Change" title="Change No Change">Change No Change</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Lace_(Benjamin_Orr_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Lace (Benjamin Orr album)">The Lace</a></i>, respectively), while Ocasek released his second solo album, <i><a href="/wiki/This_Side_of_Paradise_(Ric_Ocasek_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="This Side of Paradise (Ric Ocasek album)">This Side of Paradise</a></i>. In 1987, the Cars released their sixth album, <i><a href="/wiki/Door_to_Door_(album)" title="Door to Door (album)">Door to Door</a></i>. It contained their last major international hit "<a href="/wiki/You_Are_the_Girl" title="You Are the Girl">You Are the Girl</a>", but the album failed to approach the success of their previous albums. The group announced their breakup in February 1988.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Great_Rock_Discography_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Great_Rock_Discography-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Post_breakup,_solo_careers_and_death_of_Orr_(1989–2009)"><span id="Post_breakup.2C_solo_careers_and_death_of_Orr_.281989.E2.80.932009.29"></span>Post breakup, solo careers and death of Orr (1989–2009)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Cars&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Post breakup, solo careers and death of Orr (1989–2009)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Benjamin_Orr_(The_Cars).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/04/Benjamin_Orr_%28The_Cars%29.jpg/220px-Benjamin_Orr_%28The_Cars%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/04/Benjamin_Orr_%28The_Cars%29.jpg/330px-Benjamin_Orr_%28The_Cars%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/04/Benjamin_Orr_%28The_Cars%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="365" data-file-height="273" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Orr" title="Benjamin Orr">Benjamin Orr</a> (pictured in 1978) died of <a href="/wiki/Pancreatic_cancer" title="Pancreatic cancer">pancreatic cancer</a> in October 2000. <a href="/wiki/Greg_Hawkes" title="Greg Hawkes">Greg Hawkes</a> played bass on <i><a href="/wiki/Move_Like_This" title="Move Like This">Move Like This</a></i>, while <a href="/wiki/Weezer" title="Weezer">Weezer</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Scott_Shriner" title="Scott Shriner">Scott Shriner</a> played bass with the band at its <a href="/wiki/Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame" title="Rock and Roll Hall of Fame">Rock and Roll Hall of Fame</a> induction.</figcaption></figure> <p>In the late 1990s, unsubstantiated rumors circulated of a Cars reunion. However, in 1995 <a href="/wiki/Rhino_Records" class="mw-redirect" title="Rhino Records">Rhino Records</a> released a two-CD set titled <i><a href="/wiki/Just_What_I_Needed:_The_Cars_Anthology" title="Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology">Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology</a></i>, containing all the group's hits mixed with rarities such as demos and non-album B-sides. The label released <i><a href="/wiki/The_Cars:_Deluxe_Edition" class="mw-redirect" title="The Cars: Deluxe Edition">The Cars: Deluxe Edition</a></i> in 1999, the band's debut album in a two-CD format, and <i><a href="/wiki/Complete_Greatest_Hits_(The_Cars_album)" title="Complete Greatest Hits (The Cars album)">Complete Greatest Hits</a></i>. </p><p>In the mid-1990s, Orr recorded tracks with guitarist John Kalishes for an unreleased follow-up to <i>The Lace</i> and performed with three bands: his own band ORR, the <a href="/wiki/Voices_of_Classic_Rock" title="Voices of Classic Rock">Voices of Classic Rock</a> and Big People. Orr appeared with his bandmates from the Cars one final time in an interview for a documentary about the group before his death from <a href="/wiki/Pancreatic_cancer" title="Pancreatic cancer">pancreatic cancer</a> at age 53 on October 3, 2000. </p><p>Ocasek continued to perform as a solo artist, having released more than seven studio albums. He established a notable career as a music producer working with bands such as <a href="/wiki/Weezer" title="Weezer">Weezer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hole_(band)" title="Hole (band)">Hole</a> and <a href="/wiki/No_Doubt" title="No Doubt">No Doubt</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Robinson retired from music and spent most of his time working in his restaurant. In 2005, Easton and Hawkes combined their talents with <a href="/wiki/Todd_Rundgren" title="Todd Rundgren">Todd Rundgren</a>, <a href="/wiki/Prairie_Prince" title="Prairie Prince">Prairie Prince</a> (the Tubes, Journey) and <a href="/wiki/Kasim_Sulton" title="Kasim Sulton">Kasim Sulton</a> (Utopia, Meat Loaf) in a revamped lineup, <a href="/wiki/The_New_Cars" title="The New Cars">the New Cars</a>, to perform classic Cars songs along with some new original material and selections from Rundgren's career. </p><p>In 2008, the band's first album was released for the video game <i><a href="/wiki/Rock_Band_(video_game)" title="Rock Band (video game)">Rock Band</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Reunion,_Move_Like_This_and_second_hiatus_(2010–2017)"><span id="Reunion.2C_Move_Like_This_and_second_hiatus_.282010.E2.80.932017.29"></span>Reunion, <i>Move Like This</i> and second hiatus (2010–2017)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Cars&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Reunion, Move Like This and second hiatus (2010–2017)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti">.mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{display:flex;flex-direction:row;clear:left;flex-wrap:wrap;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{margin:1px;float:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .theader{clear:both;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;align-self:center;background-color:transparent;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbcaption{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output 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style="width:462px;max-width:462px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:146px;max-width:146px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:143px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Elliot-easton-performs-with-the-new-cars-2006.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Elliott Easton in 2006" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Elliot-easton-performs-with-the-new-cars-2006.jpg/144px-Elliot-easton-performs-with-the-new-cars-2006.jpg" decoding="async" width="144" height="144" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Elliot-easton-performs-with-the-new-cars-2006.jpg/216px-Elliot-easton-performs-with-the-new-cars-2006.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Elliot-easton-performs-with-the-new-cars-2006.jpg/288px-Elliot-easton-performs-with-the-new-cars-2006.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2085" data-file-height="2080" /></a></span></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:110px;max-width:110px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:143px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Todd_Rundgren_(8470849856).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Todd Rundgren in 2013" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Todd_Rundgren_%288470849856%29.jpg/108px-Todd_Rundgren_%288470849856%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="108" height="144" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Todd_Rundgren_%288470849856%29.jpg/162px-Todd_Rundgren_%288470849856%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Todd_Rundgren_%288470849856%29.jpg/216px-Todd_Rundgren_%288470849856%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="846" data-file-height="1127" /></a></span></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:89px;max-width:89px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:143px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kasim_Sulton_with_Acrosanti_1978_by_Mitchell_Weinstock.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Sulton in 1978" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kasim_Sulton_with_Acrosanti_1978_by_Mitchell_Weinstock.jpg/87px-Kasim_Sulton_with_Acrosanti_1978_by_Mitchell_Weinstock.jpg" decoding="async" width="87" height="143" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kasim_Sulton_with_Acrosanti_1978_by_Mitchell_Weinstock.jpg/131px-Kasim_Sulton_with_Acrosanti_1978_by_Mitchell_Weinstock.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kasim_Sulton_with_Acrosanti_1978_by_Mitchell_Weinstock.jpg/174px-Kasim_Sulton_with_Acrosanti_1978_by_Mitchell_Weinstock.jpg 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="590" /></a></span></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:109px;max-width:109px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:143px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Prairie_Prince_photo_by_Jim_Snyder.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Prairie Prince in 2009" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Prairie_Prince_photo_by_Jim_Snyder.jpg/107px-Prairie_Prince_photo_by_Jim_Snyder.jpg" decoding="async" width="107" height="143" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Prairie_Prince_photo_by_Jim_Snyder.jpg/161px-Prairie_Prince_photo_by_Jim_Snyder.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Prairie_Prince_photo_by_Jim_Snyder.jpg/214px-Prairie_Prince_photo_by_Jim_Snyder.jpg 2x" data-file-width="531" data-file-height="708" /></a></span></div></div></div><div class="trow" style="display:flex"><div class="thumbcaption">In 2005, guitarist <a href="/wiki/Elliot_Easton" title="Elliot Easton">Elliot Easton</a> (left, pictured performing with the band) formed <a href="/wiki/The_New_Cars" title="The New Cars">the New Cars</a> with Greg Hawkes and added <a href="/wiki/Todd_Rundgren" title="Todd Rundgren">Todd Rundgren</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kasim_Sulton" title="Kasim Sulton">Kasim Sulton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Prairie_Prince" title="Prairie Prince">Prairie Prince</a> to the lineup. The supergroup disbanded after one album and one single. The band also performed songs from Rundgren's career.</div></div></div></div> <p>In 2010, the surviving founding members of the Cars suggested a reunion when Ocasek, Easton, Hawkes and Robinson placed a photo of the four members together, taken at Millbrook Sound Studios, on their Facebook page.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On October 13, they also posted a snippet of a new song titled "<a href="/wiki/Blue_Tip" title="Blue Tip">Blue Tip</a>". A picture of <a href="/wiki/Jacknife_Lee" title="Jacknife Lee">Jacknife Lee</a> in the studio was posted, hinting that he would produce the new album.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template noprint noexcerpt Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOTRS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOTRS"><span title="This claim needs references to better sources. (January 2022)">better source needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In October, <i>Billboard</i> reported that the Cars were recording a new album at veteran engineer Paul Orofino's studio in Millbrook, New York. A music clip of the new song "<a href="/wiki/Sad_Song_(The_Cars_song)" title="Sad Song (The Cars song)">Sad Song</a>" was added to the band's Facebook page on December 7, 2010. A clip of a song titled "Free" was shared on January 1, 2011. The official debut video for "Blue Tip" was released on February 17. The video features the members of the band and New York-based street artist Joe Iurato. The surviving Cars agreed to not replace Orr, so Hawkes and Lee handled all of the bass parts.<sup id="cite_ref-RollingStone-Reunion_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RollingStone-Reunion-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The new album <i><a href="/wiki/Move_Like_This" title="Move Like This">Move Like This</a></i> was released on May 10 by <a href="/wiki/Hear_Music" title="Hear Music">Hear Music</a>/<a href="/wiki/Concord_Music" class="mw-redirect" title="Concord Music">Concord Music</a> Group, debuting at No. 7 on <i>Billboard</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s album chart. It featured 10 songs in under 40 minutes.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "Sad Song" was released to radio stations on March 1 as the album's first single.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In May 2011, the Cars embarked on a <a href="/wiki/The_Cars_North_American_Tour_Spring_2011" title="The Cars North American Tour Spring 2011">ten-city tour of the United States and Canada</a><sup id="cite_ref-Paste_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Paste-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and also performed at Lollapalooza in Chicago in August. On the tour, Orr's bass parts were performed by Hawkes on keyboard and bass, and the vocals for songs originally sung by Orr ("Just What I Needed", "Let's Go" and "Moving in Stereo") were performed by Ocasek. In an interview, Ocasek was asked whether the band would have reunited if Orr had still been alive, responding: "Ben and I had a real cold war going that lasted about 23 years. I could never really figure out exactly why, but I think there was a lot of jealousy because I wrote the songs and I got a lot of attention. And there was all kinds of weird stuff, like he said, 'My girlfriend writes songs, let's use one of those or two of those.' I said, 'No, that's not the Cars.'"<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Cars once again became inactive after the tour's conclusion in 2011.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame_induction_and_death_of_Ric_Ocasek_(2018–2019)"><span id="Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame_induction_and_death_of_Ric_Ocasek_.282018.E2.80.932019.29"></span>Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction and death of Ric Ocasek (2018–2019)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Cars&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction and death of Ric Ocasek (2018–2019)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ric-Ocasek_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/Ric-Ocasek_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="202" height="247" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="202" data-file-height="247" /></a><figcaption>In 2018, the band was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame" title="Rock and Roll Hall of Fame">Rock and Roll Hall of Fame</a>. This would be the band's final performance before <a href="/wiki/Ric_Ocasek" title="Ric Ocasek">Ric Ocasek</a> (pictured in 2009) died the following year.</figcaption></figure> <p>After seven years of inactivity, the group reconvened, along with <a href="/wiki/Weezer" title="Weezer">Weezer</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Scott_Shriner" title="Scott Shriner">Scott Shriner</a> on bass, to play a four-song set at their 2018 induction into the <a href="/wiki/Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame" title="Rock and Roll Hall of Fame">Rock and Roll Hall of Fame</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The band played "You Might Think" (which Weezer covered for the <i><a href="/wiki/Cars_2" title="Cars 2">Cars 2</a></i> soundtrack), "My Best Friend's Girl", "Moving in Stereo" and "Just What I Needed." They were introduced by <a href="/wiki/The_Killers" title="The Killers">Killers</a> frontman <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Flowers" title="Brandon Flowers">Brandon Flowers</a>. </p><p>On September 15, 2019, Ocasek was found dead of natural causes at his New York home at the age of 75.<sup id="cite_ref-ocasekdeath_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ocasekdeath-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Musical_style">Musical style</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Cars&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Musical style"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Cars' music has been described as <a href="/wiki/New_wave_music" title="New wave music">new wave</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-AM_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AM-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Pop_rock" title="Pop rock">pop rock</a><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Power_pop" title="Power pop">power pop</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and is influenced by <a href="/wiki/Proto-punk" title="Proto-punk">proto-punk</a>, <a href="/wiki/Garage_rock" title="Garage rock">garage rock</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bubblegum_pop" class="mw-redirect" title="Bubblegum pop">bubblegum pop</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-AM_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AM-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They have also used <a href="/wiki/Rockabilly" title="Rockabilly">rockabilly</a> in songs such as "<a href="/wiki/My_Best_Friend%27s_Girl_(song)" title="My Best Friend's Girl (song)">My Best Friend's Girl</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Critic <a href="/wiki/Robert_Palmer_(American_writer)" title="Robert Palmer (American writer)">Robert Palmer</a> wrote that the Cars "have taken some important but disparate contemporary trends—<a href="/wiki/Punk_rock" title="Punk rock">punk</a> minimalism, the labyrinthine synthesizer and guitar textures of <a href="/wiki/Art_rock" title="Art rock">art rock</a>, the 1950s rockabilly revival and the melodious terseness of <a href="/wiki/Power_pop" title="Power pop">power pop</a>—and mixed them into a personal and appealing blend."<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Band_members">Band members</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Cars&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Band members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ric_Ocasek" title="Ric Ocasek">Ric Ocasek</a> – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards <span style="font-size:85%;">(1976–1988, 2000, 2010–2011, 2018; died 2019)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elliot_Easton" title="Elliot Easton">Elliot Easton</a> – lead guitar, backing vocals <span style="font-size:85%;">(1976–1988, 2000, 2010–2011, 2018)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Orr" title="Benjamin Orr">Benjamin Orr</a> – lead and backing vocals, bass guitar, keyboards <span style="font-size:85%;">(1976–1988, 2000; died 2000)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greg_Hawkes" title="Greg Hawkes">Greg Hawkes</a> – keyboards, guitars, backing vocals <span style="font-size:85%;">(1976–1988, 2000, 2010–2011, 2018)</span>, saxophone <span style="font-size:85%;">(1976–1979)</span>, bass <span style="font-size:85%;">(2010–2011)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Robinson_(drummer)" title="David Robinson (drummer)">David Robinson</a> – drums, percussion, backing vocals <span style="font-size:85%;">(1976–1988, 2000, 2010–2011, 2018)</span>, keyboards <span style="font-size:85%;">(1983-1984)</span></li></ul> <p><b>Timeline</b> </p> <div class="timeline-wrapper"><map name="timeline_msbjkwto2dmniw2s412pprbycfv8vgh"></map><img usemap="#timeline_msbjkwto2dmniw2s412pprbycfv8vgh" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/timeline/msbjkwto2dmniw2s412pprbycfv8vgh.png" /></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Cars&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Discography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/The_Cars_discography" title="The Cars discography">The Cars discography</a></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Cars_(album)" title="The Cars (album)">The Cars</a></i> (1978)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Candy-O" title="Candy-O">Candy-O</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Panorama_(The_Cars_album)" title="Panorama (The Cars album)">Panorama</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Shake_It_Up_(The_Cars_album)" title="Shake It Up (The Cars album)">Shake It Up</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Heartbeat_City" title="Heartbeat City">Heartbeat City</a></i> (1984)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Door_to_Door_(album)" title="Door to Door (album)">Door to Door</a></i> (1987)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Move_Like_This" title="Move Like This">Move Like This</a></i> (2011)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Cars&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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title="Move Like This">Move Like This</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Compilation albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits_(The_Cars_album)" title="Greatest Hits (The Cars album)">Greatest Hits</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Just_What_I_Needed:_The_Cars_Anthology" title="Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology">Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Shake_It_Up_%26_Other_Hits" title="Shake It Up & Other Hits">Shake It Up & Other Hits</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Complete_Greatest_Hits_(The_Cars_album)" title="Complete Greatest Hits (The Cars album)">Complete Greatest Hits</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Essentials_(The_Cars_album)" title="The Essentials (The Cars album)">The Essentials</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Cars_Unlocked:_The_Live_Performances" title="The Cars Unlocked: The Live Performances">The Cars Unlocked: The Live Performances</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Elektra_Years_1978%E2%80%931987" title="The Elektra Years 1978–1987">The Elektra Years 1978–1987</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Singles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Just_What_I_Needed" title="Just What I Needed">Just What I Needed</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/My_Best_Friend%27s_Girl_(song)" title="My Best Friend's Girl (song)">My Best Friend's Girl</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Good_Times_Roll" title="Good Times Roll">Good Times Roll</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Let%27s_Go_(The_Cars_song)" title="Let's Go (The Cars song)">Let's Go</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/It%27s_All_I_Can_Do" title="It's All I Can Do">It's All I Can Do</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Double_Life_(The_Cars_song)" title="Double Life (The Cars song)">Double Life</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Touch_and_Go_(The_Cars_song)" title="Touch and Go (The Cars song)">Touch and Go</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Tell_Me_No" title="Don't Tell Me No">Don't Tell Me No</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Gimme_Some_Slack" title="Gimme Some Slack">Gimme Some Slack</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Shake_It_Up_(The_Cars_song)" title="Shake It Up (The Cars song)">Shake It Up</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Since_You%27re_Gone" title="Since You're Gone">Since You're Gone</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Victim_of_Love_(The_Cars_song)" title="Victim of Love (The Cars song)">Victim of Love</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Think_It_Over_(The_Cars_song)" title="Think It Over (The Cars song)">Think It Over</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You_Might_Think" title="You Might Think">You Might Think</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Magic_(The_Cars_song)" title="Magic (The Cars song)">Magic</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Drive_(The_Cars_song)" title="Drive (The Cars song)">Drive</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Hello_Again_(The_Cars_song)" title="Hello Again (The Cars song)">Hello Again</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Why_Can%27t_I_Have_You" title="Why Can't I Have You">Why Can't I Have You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Heartbeat_City_(song)" title="Heartbeat City (song)">Heartbeat City</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Tonight_She_Comes" title="Tonight She Comes">Tonight She Comes</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27m_Not_the_One" title="I'm Not the One">I'm Not the One</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You_Are_the_Girl" title="You Are the Girl">You Are the Girl</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Strap_Me_In" title="Strap Me In">Strap Me In</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Coming_Up_You" title="Coming Up You">Coming Up You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sad_Song_(The_Cars_song)" title="Sad Song (The Cars song)">Sad Song</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other songs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27m_in_Touch_with_Your_World" title="I'm in Touch with Your World">I'm in Touch with Your World</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Cha_Stop" title="Don't Cha Stop">Don't Cha Stop</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You%27re_All_I%27ve_Got_Tonight" title="You're All I've Got Tonight">You're All I've Got Tonight</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Bye_Bye_Love_(The_Cars_song)" title="Bye Bye Love (The Cars song)">Bye Bye Love</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Moving_in_Stereo" title="Moving in Stereo">Moving in Stereo</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/All_Mixed_Up_(The_Cars_song)" title="All Mixed Up (The Cars song)">All Mixed Up</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Candy-O_(song)" title="Candy-O (song)">Candy-O</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Night_Spots" title="Night Spots">Night Spots</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Dangerous_Type" title="Dangerous Type">Dangerous Type</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Panorama_(The_Cars_song)" title="Panorama (The Cars song)">Panorama</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Cruiser_(song)" title="Cruiser (song)">Cruiser</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Blue_Tip" title="Blue Tip">Blue Tip</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Concert tours</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Road_Rage_Tour" title="Road Rage Tour">Road Rage Tour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Cars_North_American_Tour_Spring_2011" title="The Cars North American Tour Spring 2011">North American Tour Spring 2011</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related articles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Cars_discography" title="The Cars discography">Discography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_songs_recorded_by_the_Cars" title="List of songs recorded by the Cars">Songs</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Substitution_Mass_Confusion:_A_Tribute_to_The_Cars" title="Substitution Mass Confusion: A Tribute to The Cars">Substitution Mass Confusion: A Tribute to The Cars</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/BrainDead" title="BrainDead">BrainDead</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Glamour_Camp" title="Glamour Camp">Glamour Camp</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/The_New_Cars" title="The New Cars">The New Cars</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Todd_Rundgren" title="Todd Rundgren">Todd Rundgren</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kasim_Sulton" title="Kasim Sulton">Kasim Sulton</a></li> <li><a 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(The New Cars album)">It's Alive!</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Utopia_(band)" title="Utopia (band)">Utopia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/23px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/31px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="185" /></span></span> <b><a href="/wiki/Category:The_Cars" title="Category:The Cars">Category</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Awards_for_the_Cars" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#e8e8ff;"><div id="Awards_for_the_Cars" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Awards for the Cars</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;font-size:114%"><div style="padding:0px"> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="MTV_Video_Music_Award_for_Video_of_the_Year" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th 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id="MTV_Video_Music_Award_for_Video_of_the_Year" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/MTV_Video_Music_Award_for_Video_of_the_Year" title="MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year">MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%;text-align:center;">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/You_Might_Think" title="You Might Think">You Might Think</a>" – <a class="mw-selflink selflink">The Cars</a> (1984)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/The_Boys_of_Summer_(song)" title="The Boys of Summer (song)">The Boys of Summer</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Don_Henley" title="Don Henley">Don Henley</a> (1985)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Money_for_Nothing_(song)" title="Money for Nothing (song)">Money for Nothing</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Dire_Straits" title="Dire Straits">Dire Straits</a> (1986)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Sledgehammer_(Peter_Gabriel_song)" title="Sledgehammer (Peter Gabriel song)">Sledgehammer</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Peter_Gabriel" title="Peter Gabriel">Peter Gabriel</a> (1987)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Need_You_Tonight" title="Need You Tonight">Need You Tonight</a>" / "<a href="/wiki/Mediate_(song)" title="Mediate (song)">Mediate</a>" – <a href="/wiki/INXS" title="INXS">INXS</a> (1988)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/This_Note%27s_for_You" title="This Note's for You">This Note's for You</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Neil_Young" title="Neil Young">Neil Young</a> (1989)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%;text-align:center;">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Nothing_Compares_2_U" title="Nothing Compares 2 U">Nothing Compares 2 U</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Sin%C3%A9ad_O%27Connor" title="Sinéad O'Connor">Sinéad O'Connor</a> (1990)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Losing_My_Religion" title="Losing My Religion">Losing My Religion</a>" – <a href="/wiki/R.E.M." title="R.E.M.">R.E.M.</a> (1991)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Right_Now_(Van_Halen_song)" title="Right Now (Van Halen song)">Right Now</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Van_Halen" title="Van Halen">Van Halen</a> (1992)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Jeremy_(song)" title="Jeremy (song)">Jeremy</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Pearl_Jam" title="Pearl Jam">Pearl Jam</a> (1993)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Cryin%27_(Aerosmith_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cryin' (Aerosmith song)">Cryin'</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Aerosmith" title="Aerosmith">Aerosmith</a> (1994)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Waterfalls_(TLC_song)" title="Waterfalls (TLC song)">Waterfalls</a>" – <a href="/wiki/TLC_(group)" title="TLC (group)">TLC</a> (1995)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Tonight,_Tonight_(The_Smashing_Pumpkins_song)" title="Tonight, Tonight (The Smashing Pumpkins song)">Tonight, Tonight</a>" – <a href="/wiki/The_Smashing_Pumpkins" title="The Smashing Pumpkins">The Smashing Pumpkins</a> (1996)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Virtual_Insanity" title="Virtual Insanity">Virtual Insanity</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Jamiroquai" title="Jamiroquai">Jamiroquai</a> (1997)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Ray_of_Light_(song)" title="Ray of Light (song)">Ray of Light</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Madonna" title="Madonna">Madonna</a> (1998)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Doo_Wop_(That_Thing)" title="Doo Wop (That Thing)">Doo Wop (That Thing)</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Lauryn_Hill" title="Lauryn Hill">Lauryn Hill</a> (1999)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%;text-align:center;">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/The_Real_Slim_Shady" title="The Real Slim Shady">The Real Slim Shady</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Eminem" title="Eminem">Eminem</a> (2000)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Lady_Marmalade" title="Lady Marmalade">Lady Marmalade</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Christina_Aguilera" title="Christina Aguilera">Christina Aguilera</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lil%27_Kim" title="Lil' Kim">Lil' Kim</a>, <a href="/wiki/M%C3%BDa" class="mw-redirect" title="Mýa">Mýa</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Pink_(singer)" title="Pink (singer)">Pink</a> (2001)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Without_Me_(Eminem_song)" title="Without Me (Eminem song)">Without Me</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Eminem" title="Eminem">Eminem</a> (2002)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Work_It_(Missy_Elliott_song)" title="Work It (Missy Elliott song)">Work It</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Missy_Elliott" title="Missy Elliott">Missy Elliott</a> (2003)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Hey_Ya!" title="Hey Ya!">Hey Ya!</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Outkast" title="Outkast">Outkast</a> (2004)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Boulevard_of_Broken_Dreams_(Green_Day_song)" title="Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Green Day song)">Boulevard of Broken Dreams</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Green_Day" title="Green Day">Green Day</a> (2005)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/I_Write_Sins_Not_Tragedies" title="I Write Sins Not Tragedies">I Write Sins Not Tragedies</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Panic!_at_the_Disco" title="Panic! at the Disco">Panic! at the Disco</a> (2006)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Umbrella_(song)" title="Umbrella (song)">Umbrella</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Rihanna" title="Rihanna">Rihanna</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z">Jay-Z</a> (2007)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Piece_of_Me" title="Piece of Me">Piece of Me</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Britney_Spears" title="Britney Spears">Britney Spears</a> (2008)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Single_Ladies_(Put_a_Ring_on_It)" title="Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)">Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a> (2009)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%;text-align:center;">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Bad_Romance" title="Bad Romance">Bad Romance</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Lady_Gaga" title="Lady Gaga">Lady Gaga</a> (2010)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Firework_(song)" title="Firework (song)">Firework</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Katy_Perry" title="Katy Perry">Katy Perry</a> (2011)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/We_Found_Love_(music_video)" title="We Found Love (music video)">We Found Love</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Rihanna" title="Rihanna">Rihanna</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Calvin_Harris" title="Calvin Harris">Calvin Harris</a> (2012)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Mirrors_(Justin_Timberlake_song)" title="Mirrors (Justin Timberlake song)">Mirrors</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Justin_Timberlake" title="Justin Timberlake">Justin Timberlake</a> (2013)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Wrecking_Ball_(Miley_Cyrus_song)" title="Wrecking Ball (Miley Cyrus song)">Wrecking Ball</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Miley_Cyrus" title="Miley Cyrus">Miley Cyrus</a> (2014)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Bad_Blood_(Taylor_Swift_song)" title="Bad Blood (Taylor Swift song)">Bad Blood</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar</a> (2015)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Formation_(song)" title="Formation (song)">Formation</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a> (2016)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Humble_(song)" title="Humble (song)">Humble</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar</a> (2017)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Havana_(Camila_Cabello_song)" title="Havana (Camila Cabello song)">Havana</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Camila_Cabello" title="Camila Cabello">Camila Cabello</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Young_Thug" title="Young Thug">Young Thug</a> (2018)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/You_Need_to_Calm_Down" title="You Need to Calm Down">You Need to Calm Down</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a> (2019)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%;text-align:center;">2020s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Blinding_Lights" title="Blinding Lights">Blinding Lights</a>" – <a href="/wiki/The_Weeknd" title="The Weeknd">The Weeknd</a> (2020)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Montero_(Call_Me_by_Your_Name)" title="Montero (Call Me by Your Name)">Montero (Call Me by Your Name)</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Lil_Nas_X" title="Lil Nas X">Lil Nas X</a> (2021)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/All_Too_Well:_The_Short_Film" title="All Too Well: The Short Film">All Too Well: The Short Film</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a> (2022)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Anti-Hero_(song)" 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