Just What I Needed
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- This page is about the song. For the compilation Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology by The Cars, see Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology.
| “Just What I Needed” | |||||
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| Single by The Cars from the album The Cars |
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| Released | May 29, 1978 | ||||
| Recorded | AIR Studios, London, February 1978 | ||||
| Genre | New Wave | ||||
| Length | 3:46 | ||||
| Label | Elektra Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | Ric Ocasek | ||||
| Producer | Roy Thomas Baker | ||||
| The Cars singles chronology | |||||
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"Just What I Needed" is a song by the band The Cars on their self-titled album in 1978 on Elektra Records. Just What I Needed is sung by The Cars' bass player Benjamin Orr, not Ric Ocasek, their usual lead singer. The song peaked 17 in the UK and 27 in the US. This song first appeared in 1977 on a Boston radio station, WBCN, as a demo tape for The Cars. Shortly after it became the radio's most requested song.
[edit] In the media
- Performed by The Cars at the 1985 benefit concert Live Aid.
- Played in the 1979 film Over the Edge.
- Played in the 1999 film Boys Don't Cry.
- Played in the 2005 film Sky High.
- Covered by Weezer several times in concert.
- Covered by Hawk Nelson in concert.
- Covered by Ghost of the Robot at a live performance
- Covered by Sister Hazel on their 2004 album Lift.
- Covered by Sifl and Olly on their TV show.
- Covered by Poison, on their album Poison'd.
- Covered by Bang Tango on their album Untied and live!!!.
- Covered by The Insyderz on their album Fight Of My Life.
- The song, "B.O.Y." samples the opening guitar riff on Jessica Simpson's album A Public Affair.
- Played in various Circuit City commercials in 2005, 2006, and 2007.
- Featured in the trailer for the 2008 film, Baby Mama starring Tina Fey and Amy Poehler.
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