Cars

Name: Cars
Duration: 3 min 55 s

~ Recording by Gary Numan

Appears on releases

#	Title	Length	Track artist	Release title	Release artist	Release group type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
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1.1	Cars	3:49	Gary Numan	Cars	Gary Numan	Single	GB1979-08-24	Beggars Banquet	BEG 23
1.9	Cars	4:01	Gary Numan	The Pleasure Principle	Gary Numan	Album	GB1979-09-07	Beggars Banquet	BEGA 10
1.9	Cars	4:01	Gary Numan	The Pleasure Principle	Gary Numan	Album	US1979-12	ATCO Records	SD 38-120
1.9	Cars	4:01	Gary Numan	The Pleasure Principle	Gary Numan	Album	US1979-12	ATCO Records	CS 38-120
1.1	Cars	3:57	Gary Numan	Cars	Gary Numan	Single	US1979	ATCO Records	7211
1.2	Cars	3:48	Gary Numan	New Man Numan: The Best of Gary Numan	Gary Numan	Album + Compilation	GB1982	TV Records	TVA 7
1.2	Cars	3:48	Gary Numan	New Man Numan: The Best of Gary Numan	Gary Numan	Album + Compilation	DE1982	wea (has logo with just “wea” on it)	24-0049-1
1.9	Cars	3:54	Gary Numan	The Pleasure Principle / Warriors	Gary Numan	Album + Compilation	GB1987	Beggars Banquet	BEGA 10 CD
1.13	Cars	3:51	Gary Numan	25 Years of Rock ’n’ Roll: 1979: 20 of the Year’s Greatest Tracks	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1988	Connoisseur Collection	YRNR CD79
1.1	Cars	3:53	Gary Numan	The Collection	Gary Numan	Album + Compilation	GB1989-10	Castle Communications (primary imprint of Castle Communications PLC)	CCSCD 229
4.9	Cars	3:54	Gary Numan	Asylum 1	Tubeway Army	Album + Compilation	JP1990	Beggars Banquet	ALCB-6~9
2.15	Cars	3:51	Gary Numan	Beggars Banquet: The Collection	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE1991	Beggars Banquet	SPV 076-05452
1.16	Cars	3:43	Gary Numan	Pop & Wave, Volume 1: The Hits of the 80's	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE1992-03-10	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)	COL 471450 2
1.7	Cars	3:50	Gary Numan	Rock of the 80’s, Volume 2	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1992-10-01	Priority Records (US hip hop)	P2 53705
1.4	Cars	3:45	Gary Numan	Document Series Presents (Mayking pressing)	Gary Numan	Album + Compilation	GB1992-10-08	Connoisseur Collection	CSAP CD 113
1.15	Cars	3:43	Gary Numan	New Romantic Classics	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1992-10-19	Virgin Television Records	0777 7 86524 2 7, VTCD 15
1.11	Cars	3:41	Gary Numan	Beat of the 80's, Volume 3	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE1992	Eurostar Schallplatten GmbH	398 1046 2
1.4	Cars	3:45	Gary Numan	Document Series Presents (PDO pressing)	Gary Numan	Album + Compilation	GB1992	Connoisseur Collection	CSAP CD 113
1.1	Cars	3:58	Gary Numan	Just Can’t Get Enough: New Wave Hits of the ’80s, Volume 3	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1994-06-21	Rhino (reissue label)	R2 71696
1.18	Cars	3:45	Gary Numan	It's Electric: Classic Hits From an Electric Era	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1994	Dino Entertainment	DINCD 73
2.18	Cars	3:57	Gary Numan	Rockin’ USA	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1994
1.3	Cars	3:57	Gary Numan	The 80's: Video Stars	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1994	K‐tel (international budget record label)	3262-2
1.14	Cars	4:00	Gary Numan	Everything ’80s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1995	Razor & Tie	OPCD-4560
1.12	Cars	4:01	Gary Numan	Sounds of the Eighties: 1980	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1995	PolyGram Special Markets (US only), Time–Life Music	R988-07
1.1	Cars	3:43	Gary Numan	Our Friends Electric	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1996-02	Telstar Records (UK, mostly compilations)	TCD 2814
1.18	Cars	3:55	Gary Numan	Premier Hits	Gary Numan / Tubeway Army	Album + Compilation	GB1996-03	Beggars Banquet	BBL 2007 CD
1.9	Cars	3:59	Gary Numan	18 Modern Rock Classics From the 80's	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1996-05-07	JCI	JCD-3159
1.4	Cars	3:59	Gary Numan	VH1: The Big 80's	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1996-05-14	Rhino (reissue label)	R2 72271
1.20	Cars	3:56	Gary Numan	Only Rock ’n’ Roll 1980-1984 #1 Radio Hits	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1996-07-09	JCI	3170
2.11	Cars	3:47	Gary Numan	Before Techno	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1996	PolyGram	535752-2
1.18	Cars	3:55	Gary Numan	Premier Hits	Gary Numan / Tubeway Army	Album + Compilation	US1997-03	Beggars Banquet	BBL 2007 CD
1.7	Cars	4:01	Gary Numan	Hits of the Seventies	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1997-07-04	RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)	RCA CD 202
1.8	Cars	3:58	Gary Numan	Hard Rock Cafe: New Wave	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1997-08-19		R2 72894
1.8	Cars	3:58	Gary Numan	Hard Rock Cafe: New Wave	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1997-08-19	Rhino (reissue label)	R2 7243, R2 72894
1.3	Cars	4:00	Gary Numan	Essential New Wave Hits	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1997	Flashback Records (reissue label, subsidiary of Rhino)	R2 72713
1.1	Cars	3:54	Gary Numan	Hard to Find Classics: Alternative 80's	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	CA1997	A&M Records	314 555 327-2
1.9	Cars	3:59	Gary Numan	Chart Toppers: Rock Hits of the 80s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1998-05-26	Priority Records (US hip hop)
1.9	Cars	3:59	Gary Numan	The Pleasure Principle	Gary Numan	Album	GB1998-06-23	Beggars Banquet	BBL 10 CD
1.11	Cars	3:40	Gary Numan	Pop & Wave, Volume 1: The Hits From the Fantastic 80's	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE1998-08-25	Sony Music Media	SMM 471450 6
2.14	Cars	3:46	Gary Numan	We Can’t Get Enough! Best of the Eighties	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE1998-10-05	Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)	UMD70092
2.16	Cars	3:47	Gary Numan	Fetenkult: Wave to the 80’s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE1998-10-26	Ariola (German label, used worldwide in the past)	74321 60721 2
1.19	Cars	3:45	Gary Numan	Ultimate Eighties	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1998-11	Crimson (UK budget reissue label; imprint of Crimson Productions Ltd.)	CRIMIDCD61
1.1	Cars	3:47	Gary Numan	Dead or Alive: New Wave Hits of the 80’s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NZ1998	EMI Music New Zealand	8217112
1.12	Cars	3:54	Gary Numan	Entertainment Weekly: 80's Wave	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1998	EMI‐Capitol Music Special Markets	72438-19877-2-8
1.20	Cars	3:44	Gary Numan	The Best of the Eighties: Forty Tracks, Original Hits	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NO1998	Arcade (record label founded in 1970s by Herman Heinsbroek; use this as its universal imprint)	9100187
1.1	Cars	4:00	Gary Numan	80’s New Wave, Volume II: Electronic Eighties	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1999-07-13	Rebound Records (1990s budget reissue imprint)	314-520-556-2
1.5	Cars	3:56	Gary Numan	Poptronica: Sci-Fi	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1999-08-10		7446599611 2
1.17	Cars	3:59	Gary Numan	Millennium '80s New Wave Party	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1999-10-05	Rhino (reissue label)	R2 75923
1.8	Cars	3:55	Gary Numan	MTV the First 1000 Years: New Wave	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1999-11-02	Rhino (reissue label)	R2 75974
1.8	Cars	3:55	Gary Numan	Breakdance! Return Of The B-Boy	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1999	Cold Front, K‐tel (international budget record label)	6457-2
1.9	Cars	3:40	Gary Numan	Hunting Venus	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1999	Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)	494300 2
2.1	Cars	3:58	Gary Numan	Modern Rock: 1980-1981	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1999	Time–Life Music	R828-02
1.6	Cars	3:57	Gary Numan	Machine Soul: An Odyssey Into Electronic Dance Music	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2000-03-14	Rhino (reissue label)	R2 79788
1.15	Cars	3:56	Gary Numan	Young Guns Go for It: Heroes of the 80's	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE2000-09-18	BBC Music, EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)	7243 8 49806 2 7, VTDCD346
3.7	Cars	3:47	Gary Numan	Classic Alternatives, Volume 4 (4 disc limited edition)	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	CA2000-10-10	SPG Music	SPG3 1904
3.7	Cars	3:47	Gary Numan	Classic Alternatives, Volume 4	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	CA2000-10-10	SPG Music	SPG3 1904
2.12	Cars	3:26	Gary Numan	Pop & Wave: The Classics	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	BE2000	Sony Music Media	SMM 497926 2
2.16	Cars	3:50	Gary Numan	The All Time Greatest Movie Songs, Volume 2	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AU2000	Columbia Records (EMI-owned 1931-1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973)	4987612
1.4	Cars	3:47	Gary Numan	A Kick Up the 80's	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2001-05-14	Crimson (UK budget reissue label; imprint of Crimson Productions Ltd.)	310
2.21	Cars	3:39	Gary Numan	I Love 70s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2001-05-21	Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)	VTDCD372
1.9	Cars	3:57	Gary Numan	Beggin’ for More	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-2001
1.6	Cars	3:58	Gary Numan	Electro Pop: 60 of the Greatest Electronic Hits	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2001	Insight Music (Cat. Numbers: IM000...)	IM00028-2
2.1	Cars	3:58	Gary Numan	Pop Revolution: 1980-1981	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NL2001	Time–Life Music	TL-703/04, TL703/04
2.2	Cars	3:58	Gary Numan	Exposure: The Best of Gary Numan 1977–2002	Gary Numan	Album + Compilation	GB2002-05-20	Jagged Halo	JHCD002
1.16	Cars	3:57	Gary Numan	Like, Omigod! The ’80s Pop Culture Box (Totally)	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2002-07-02	Rhino (reissue label)	R2 78239
1.12	Cars	3:31	Gary Numan	Absolute Synth Classics	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	SE2002-07-22	EVA Records (Sweden)	ACCD 3004
2.2	Cars	3:56	Gary Numan	Pop & Wave 1: The Hits of the 80’s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE2002-10-28	Sony Music Special Products	SSP 987883 2
1.1	Cars	3:55	Gary Numan	The Best 80s Modern Rock Album... Ever!	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	CA2002-11-26	EMI Music Canada	72435 26872 2 0
2.8	Cars	3:56	Gary Numan	Greatest Hits of the 80's	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-2002
1.1	Cars	3:59	Gary Numan	Sedated in the Eighties - No.6	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2002	The Right Stuff (reissues; once EMI, now UMG)	72435-37280-2-1
1.18	Cars	3:55	Gary Numan	The Best Alternative Album …Ever!	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	ZA2002	EMI Music South Africa (not for release label use!)	0724354375323
1.12	Cars	3:39	Gary Numan	Here in My Car: The Best of 1984–1998	Gary Numan	Album + Compilation	US2004-06-22	Cleopatra Records (US label, predominantly industrial/goth, and low budget compilations)	CLP 1386-2
2.2	Cars	3:57	Gary Numan	Moog	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	US2004-09-14	Hollywood Records (a label of Disney Music Group)	2061-62471-2
1.2	Cars	3:55	Gary Numan	Big Shiny ’80s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	CA2004-12-07	EMI Music Canada	7243 8 63738 2 3
2.10	Cars	3:59	Gary Numan	One Shot 1980	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	IT2005	Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)	982 798-1
1.12	Cars	3:57	Gary Numan	Superstars of the 80s: Hit Me With Your Best Shot - 15 One-Hit Wonders	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2005	EMI Music Special Markets, Time-Life	09463-31129-2-6, 20669-2
1.3	Cars	3:57	Gary Numan	The Other Side of the 80s Edition	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE2005	Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”)	06024-9823511-9
1.5	Cars	3:57	Gary Numan	80s New Wave: Party Mix	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2006	EMI Music Special Markets	09463-67856-2-2
1.17	Cars	3:56	Gary Numan	Electric Dreams	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NZ2006	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	0946 365945 2 1
1.12	Cars	3:57	Gary Numan	The No.1 DJ Collection: 70's, Volume 9	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2006	Music Factory (UK promotional remix service)	CD139
2.3	Cars	3:59	Gary Numan	Top 100 Hits 80s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	BR2006	Coqueiro Verde
2.9	Cars	3:55	Gary Numan	New Wave: The Platinum Collection	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	FR2008-04-22	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	509992124332 5
2.9	Cars	3:55	Gary Numan	New Wave: The Platinum Collection	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	BE2008-04-22	EMI Music Belgium
1.6	Cars	3:54	Gary Numan	Son of Rambow	Joby Talbot	Album + Soundtrack	GB2008-05-05	Bulletproof (US soundtracks)
1.6	Cars	3:54	Gary Numan	Son of Rambow: Music From the Motion Picture	Joby Talbot	Album + Soundtrack	US2008-05-27	Bulletproof (US soundtracks)	BPF 1041
1.7	Cars	3:57	Gary Numan	The Informers	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	US2009-04-21	Lakeshore Records	LKS 340662
1.9	Cars	4:01	Gary Numan	The Pleasure Principle (30th anniversary edition, Townshend Records exclusive)	Gary Numan	Album	GB2009-09-21	Beggars Banquet	BBQCD 2063, BBQCD 2070
1.9	Cars	3:58	Gary Numan	The Pleasure Principle (30th anniversary edition)	Gary Numan	Album	XE2009-09-22	Beggars Banquet	BBQCD 2063
1.9	Cars	3:57	Gary Numan	The New Romantics	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2009-09-28	EMI TV, Virgin TV	509999 66565 2 5, VTDCD 958
1.2	Cars	3:34	Gary Numan	Anthems: Electronic 80s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2009-11-09	Ministry of Sound	MOSCD201
1.2	Cars	3:34	Gary Numan	Ministry of Sound: Anthems: Electronic 80s (Australian edition)	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AU2010-03-23	Ministry of Sound (Australia)	2735398, 2735399
1.9	Cars	3:54	Gary Numan	Simply the Best Electro Pop	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NZ2010-03-29	Warner Music New Zealand	5186582622
1.6	Cars	3:54	Gary Numan	Son of Rambow: Music From the Motion Picture	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	-2010-09-07	Fontana North (collaboration between Fontana Distribution and MapleCore), Sall Entertainment Group Inc.
1.6	Cars	3:54	Gary Numan	Son of Rambow: Music From the Motion Picture	Joby Talbot	Album + Soundtrack	CA2010-09-07 DK2010-09-07 (show 7 more) US2010-09-07	Fontana North (collaboration between Fontana Distribution and MapleCore), Sall Entertainment Group Inc.
1.13	Cars	3:32	Gary Numan	Absolute Synth Anthems	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	SE2010-09-29	EVA Records (Sweden)	UNI-EVACD -4124
12.16	Cars	3:39	Gary Numan	Télérama : 60 ans de musiques	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	FR2010-11-02	Wagram Music (imprint/distributor)	3230402
1.6	Cars	3:54	Gary Numan & Tubeway Army	New Wave Club Class•X: Sinner’s Day 10	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	BE2010	Universal Music Belgium	5330331
Promotion
1.3	Cars	3:57	Gary Numan	Dirty Water / Cars	The Inmates / Gary Numan	Single	FR1979	Atlantic (Warner Music imprint), Radar Records (British punk/new wave label, trade name of Radarscope Records Ltd.)	PRO 508
1.9	Cars	3:49	Gary Numan	Menú	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	ES1995	Everlasting Records (Spanish label and distributor)	EVERPRO 07A
(unknown)
1.9	Cars	3:49	Gary Numan	The Pleasure Principle / Warriors	Gary Numan	Album + Compilation	GB1993-12	Beggars Banquet	BEGA 153 CD

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engineer and mixer:	Rikki Sylvan Harvey Webb
producer:	Gary Numan
bass guitar:	Paul Gardiner
drums (drum set), drums (drum set) and tambourine and percussion:	Cedric Sharpley
keyboard:	Gary Numan Chris Payne (UK keyboards/viola for Gary Numan/Visage/Dramatis)
percussion [synthetic percussion]:	Gary Numan
lead vocals:	Gary Numan (in 1979)

phonographic copyright (℗) by:	Beggars Banquet (in 1979) WEA Filipacchi Music (not for release label use! copyrights/distribution only, FR division of WEA International Inc. in the 1970s) (in 1979)

DJ-mixes:	BT's 4th of July 80s Set by Various Artists (add compilations to this artist) (order: 19) Confit de canard by The Sheep Queen Experiment (order: 22)
has remixes:	Cars (E. Reg) Cars (extended ‘E’ Reg Model)
sampled by:	Come Back Down by Trevor Something Koochy by Armand van Helden Koochy (edit) by Armand van Helden No Matter What by Ma$e (US rapper) Rippn' by Sir Mix‐A‐Lot feat. Kid Sensation Trucks by J Dilla (US producer and rapper aka Jay Dee)
mash-ups:	My Jeep by William Maranci (YouTube mashup artist) My Other Car Is A Beatle by Jay-R (mash-up artist)
music videos:	Cars

part of:	VH1's 100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of the '80s (number: 11) (order: 11) Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 16) (order: 16) VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80's (compiled in 2006) (number: 93) (order: 93)

recording of:	Cars

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lyricist and composer:	Gary Numan

publisher:	Beggars Banquet Music Ltd. Momentum Music Ltd.

is the basis for:	Trucks
music quoted in:	I Don’t Care

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