Heartbeat City
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| Studio album by The Cars | ||||
| Released | March 13, 1984 | |||
| Recorded | July 1983 – January 1984 Battery Studios, London |
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| Genre | New wave, pop rock, power pop, soft rock | |||
| Length | 38:41 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
| Producer | Robert John "Mutt" Lange, the Cars | |||
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| Singles from Heartbeat City | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Robert Christgau | B+ |
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Heartbeat City is the fifth studio album by American rock band the Cars. Released in 1984, it was produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange. Picking up a positive commercial response, the Cars had many tracks getting airplay, and singles "Drive" and "You Might Think" in particular both became Top 10 hits. The album also received supportive reviews from several critics; for example, Robert Christgau stated that "the glossy approach the Cars invented has made this the best year for pure pop in damn near twenty, and it's only fair that they should return so confidently to form."
Heartbeat City contains a total of five American Top 40 singles. Of these, "Drive" and "You Might Think" were also Top 10 hits, reaching the #3 and #7 positions, respectively. A number of songs from the album gained significant radio and TV exposure; most notably "You Might Think" and "Magic", which both received heavy airplay on MTV.
The lead vocal on "Drive" was performed by bassist Benjamin Orr. The song's video was directed by actor Timothy Hutton. It features Ocasek arguing with a troubled young woman played by model Paulina Porizkova. "Hello Again" had a video directed by the legendary Andy Warhol, who also appeared onscreen.
The single It's Not the Night reached #31 on the rock charts.The song "Stranger Eyes" was used in the theatrical trailer of the 1986 film Top Gun, but it never made it into the soundtrack. "Looking for Love" was later covered by Austrian singer Falco as "Munich Girls" on his 1985 album Falco 3.
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