The Cars



Group MembersRic Ocasek
Greg Hawkes
Elliot Easton
David Robinson
Former MembersBenjamin Orr
GenreRock
hard rock
new wave
power pop
pop rock
Genre LinksPop/Rock
OriginBoston, Massachusetts, USA
Year(s) Active1976–1988, 2010–present
Music StyleNew Wave, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Punk/New Wave, Album Rock
Music MoodWry, Quirky, Fun, Nocturnal, Detached, Crunchy, Bright, Slick, Ironic, Tense/Anxious, Amiable/Good-Natured, Playful, Reflective, Energetic, Cold, Light
LabelsElektra
Concord
Official Websitethecars.org
Associated ActsCreedence Clearwater Revisited
DMZ
The Modern Lovers
The New Cars
ORR
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The Cars are an American rock band that emerged from the early New Wave music scene in the late 1970s. The band consisted of lead singer and rhythm guitarist Ric Ocasek, lead singer and bassist Benjamin Orr, guitarist Elliot Easton, keyboardist Greg Hawkes and drummer David Robinson. The band originated from Boston, Massachusetts, and were signed to Elektra Records by George Daly, then A&R head, in 1977.



Discography

2011
Move Like This

1987
Door To Door

1984
Heartbeat City

1984
The Cars

1981
Shake It Up

1980
Panorama

1979
Candy-O

1978
The Cars

Filmography

Selected The Cars film and TV show credits:


Soundtrack Credits

2011
Super 8
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2009
I Love You, Man
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2009
Glee
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2008
My Best Friend's Girl
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2007
Good Luck Chuck
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2007
Transformers
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2006
Click
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2006
Nail Polish
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2006
Brotherhood
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2006
NBC Sunday Night Football
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2005
Just Like Heaven
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2005
The Squid and the Whale
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2005
Everybody Hates Chris
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2004
The Prince and Me
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2004
Drawn Together
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2003
Pauly Shore Is Dead
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2003
Wonderland
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2003
I Love the '80s Strikes Back
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2003
Cold Case
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2003
Nip/Tuck
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2002
Mr. Deeds
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2002
Sorority Boys
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2001
Not Another Teen Movie
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2001
Scrubs
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2000
Lucky Numbers
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2000
Where the Money Is
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2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
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2000
Ed
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1999
200 Cigarettes
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1999
Boys Don't Cry
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1999
Jawbreaker
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1999
Freaks and Geeks
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1999
The Sopranos
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1998
The Wedding Singer
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1997
Private Parts
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1996
Wedding Bell Blues
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1995
Billy Madison
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1994
The World's Greatest Magic
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1993
Beavis and Butt-Head
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1992
Freunde fürs Leben
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1987
Date with an Angel
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1985
The Sure Thing
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1982
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
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1982
The Last American Virgin
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1980
Times Square
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1979
Over the Edge
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1979
Promises in the Dark
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Navigation Boxes
The Cars
All Mixed up (1978)
Benjamin Orr
Blue Tip (2011)
Bye Bye Love (1978)
Candy-O (1979)
Candy-O (1979)
Complete Greatest Hits (2002)
Cruiser (1981)
David Robinson (musician)
Door to Door (1987)
Double Life (1979)
Drive (1984)
Elliot Easton
Good Times Roll (1978)
Greatest Hits (1985)
Greg Hawkes
Heartbeat City (1984)
Hello Again (1984)
I'm Not The One (1981)
It's Alive
It's All I Can Do (1979)
Just What I Needed (1978)
Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology (1995)
Kasim Sulton
Let's Go (1979)
Magic (1984)
Move Like This (2011)
Moving in Stereo (1978)
My Best Friend's Girl (1978)
New Cars
Panorama (1980)
Prairie Prince
Rex Rundgren
Ric Ocasek
Sad Song (2011)
Shake It up (1981)
Shake It Up (1981)
Shake It Up And Other Hits (2001)
The Cars
The Cars (1978)
Todd Rundgren
Tonight She Comes (1985)
You Are The Girl (1987)
You Might Think (1984)