"Car Song" | ||||
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Single by Elastica | ||||
from the album Elastica | ||||
Released | January 1996 | |||
Format | CD single | |||
Recorded | 1994 | |||
Genre | Britpop, alternative rock | |||
Length | 2:25 | |||
Label | Geffen Records | |||
Writer(s) | Justine Frischmann, Elastica | |||
Producer | 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. A year later, it was released as a single.
The song, which is about having sex in a car, received positive reviews from critics. It peaked at #33 on the US Alternative Songs chart and at #14 on the Canadian alternative chart.
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"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 March 14, 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 December 23, 1995.[6] It also spent nine weeks on the Canadian alternative chart, peaking at #14 there.[7]
"Car Song" was included on the 2002 soundtrack Our Little Corner of the World: Music from Gilmore Girls.[8]
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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US Alternative Songs[6] | 33 |
Canadian Alternative Rock[7] | 14 |
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