"Car Song" | ||||
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Single by Elastica | ||||
from the album Elastica | ||||
Released | January 1996 | |||
Recorded | 1994 | |||
Genre | Britpop, alternative rock | |||
Length | 2:25 | |||
Label | Geffen Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Justine Frischmann, Elastica | |||
Producer(s) | Elastica | |||
Elastica singles chronology | ||||
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"Car Song" is a song by the Britpop group Elastica. It was originally released in 1995 on the band's self-titled debut album. It was released as a single in North America and Australia in January 1996 but was never issued in the UK.
The song received positive reviews from critics. It peaked at #33 on the US Alternative Songs chart and at #14 on the Canadian alternative chart.
"Car Song" was written by Elastica's lead singer, Justine Frischmann. The song is about having sex in a car. [1] [2]
"Car Song" was first released on Elastica's self-titled debut album on 14 March 1995. [1] Its five-track CD single was released in 1996 by Geffen Records. [3] Another version of the song, titled "Four Wheeling", was included on Elastica's compilation album, Elastica Radio One Sessions. [4]
"Car Song" received generally positive reviews from music critics. According to Stephen Thomas Erlewine, the song "makes sex in a car actually sound sexy". [1] Entertainment Weekly's Chuck Eddy wrote that "Justine Frischmann's awkward sex-in-a- Ford-Fiesta forwardness ("Car Song") can charm your pants off." [5]
In the US, the single spent three weeks on the Alternative Songs chart and peaked at #33 on 23 December 1995. [6] It also spent nine weeks on the Canadian alternative chart, peaking at #14 there. [7]
"Car Song" was included on an episode of Gilmore Girls in addition to appearing on the show's soundtrack Our Little Corner of the World: Music from Gilmore Girls. [8] The song was also featured in TV show Hindsight.
The song's music video, directed by Spike Jonze, has been described as a "futuristic thriller combining elements of Blade Runner and Japanese monster films". [9]
CD single [3]
Chart | Peak position |
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Australian Singles Chart [10] | 106 |
Canadian Alternative Rock [7] | 14 |
US Alternative Songs [6] | 33 |
"Car Song" | ||||
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Single by Elastica | ||||
from the album Elastica | ||||
Released | January 1996 | |||
Recorded | 1994 | |||
Genre | Britpop, alternative rock | |||
Length | 2:25 | |||
Label | Geffen Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Justine Frischmann, Elastica | |||
Producer(s) | Elastica | |||
Elastica singles chronology | ||||
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"Car Song" is a song by the Britpop group Elastica. It was originally released in 1995 on the band's self-titled debut album. It was released as a single in North America and Australia in January 1996 but was never issued in the UK.
The song received positive reviews from critics. It peaked at #33 on the US Alternative Songs chart and at #14 on the Canadian alternative chart.
"Car Song" was written by Elastica's lead singer, Justine Frischmann. The song is about having sex in a car. [1] [2]
"Car Song" was first released on Elastica's self-titled debut album on 14 March 1995. [1] Its five-track CD single was released in 1996 by Geffen Records. [3] Another version of the song, titled "Four Wheeling", was included on Elastica's compilation album, Elastica Radio One Sessions. [4]
"Car Song" received generally positive reviews from music critics. According to Stephen Thomas Erlewine, the song "makes sex in a car actually sound sexy". [1] Entertainment Weekly's Chuck Eddy wrote that "Justine Frischmann's awkward sex-in-a- Ford-Fiesta forwardness ("Car Song") can charm your pants off." [5]
In the US, the single spent three weeks on the Alternative Songs chart and peaked at #33 on 23 December 1995. [6] It also spent nine weeks on the Canadian alternative chart, peaking at #14 there. [7]
"Car Song" was included on an episode of Gilmore Girls in addition to appearing on the show's soundtrack Our Little Corner of the World: Music from Gilmore Girls. [8] The song was also featured in TV show Hindsight.
The song's music video, directed by Spike Jonze, has been described as a "futuristic thriller combining elements of Blade Runner and Japanese monster films". [9]
CD single [3]
Chart | Peak position |
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Australian Singles Chart [10] | 106 |
Canadian Alternative Rock [7] | 14 |
US Alternative Songs [6] | 33 |