Cruiser (song)

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"Cruiser"
Single by The Cars
from the album Shake It Up
A-side"Shake It Up"
ReleasedNovember 9, 1981 (1981-11-09)
RecordedSyncro Sound, Boston 1981
Genre
Length4:54[1]
LabelElektra
Songwriter(s)Ric Ocasek
Producer(s)Roy Thomas Baker
The Cars singles chronology
"Gimme Some Slack"
(1981) 		"Shake It Up" / "Cruiser"
(1981) 		"Since You're Gone"
(1982)
Shake It Up track listing
9 tracks
Side one
  1. "Since You're Gone"
  2. "
    Shake It Up
    "
  3. "I'm Not the One"
  4. "
    Victim of Love
    "
  5. "Cruiser"
Side two
  2. "A Dream Away"
  3. "This Could Be Love"
  4. "
    Think It Over
    "
  5. "Maybe Baby"

"Cruiser" is a song by American new wave band The Cars, from their 1981 album Shake It Up.

Background

"Cruiser" was written by Cars songwriter and vocalist Ric Ocasek and sung by bassist-vocalist Benjamin Orr.

Upon the release of Shake It Up, "Cruiser" was singled out for some praise. The

rhythm machine" to generate "dance floor dynamics."[4]

In addition to appearing on the album, "Cruiser" was released as the B-side of the single "Shake It Up". "Cruiser" was also included in the 1995 Cars compilation Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology. Prato describes the song as a highlight of the anthology.[5]

Live versions of the song appeared in the VHS release The Cars Live 1984–1985 and the CD/DVD release The Cars Unlocked.

Reception

"Cruiser" became a minor rock radio hit on its own. It reached number 37 on Billboard's Top Tracks chart in 1982.[6][7] Along with "Shake It Up" it reached #14 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart.[8] Boston Globe critic Steve Morse praised "Cruiser" as a highlight of Shake It Up and an exception from the "absence of spirit" of the album.[9]

Chart performance

Chart (1981) Peak
position
US Billboard Mainstream Rock[6][7] 37
US Billboard Dance Club Songs[8] 14

References

  1. ^ a b Prato, Greg. "The Cars: Shake It Up". AllMusic. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
  2. ^ "First Impressions: The Cars - Shake It Up". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. December 4, 1981. p. ME-15.
  3. ^ Sendra, Tim. "Shake It Up". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
  4. ^ Bohen, Jim (December 13, 1981). "Shortcuts". Daily Record. p. D6. Retrieved 2020-04-27 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Prato, Greg. "The Cars: Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology". AllMusic. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
  6. ^ a b "The Cars: Billboard Singles". AllMusic. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
  7. ^ a b "The Cars Mainstream Rock Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
  8. ^ a b "The Cars Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
  9. ^ Morse, Steve (November 29, 1981). "Geils accelerates, while the Cars stall". The Boston Globe. pp. 57, 66. Retrieved 2020-04-27 – via newspapers.com.


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