Cruiser (song)

"Cruiser"
Single by The Cars
from the album Shake It Up
A-side	"Shake It Up"
Released	November 9, 1981 (1981-11-09)
Format	7"
Recorded	Syncro Sound, Boston 1981
Genre	New wave, Rock
Length	4:54[1]
Label	Elektra
Writer(s)	Ric Ocasek
Producer	Roy Thomas Baker

"Cruiser" is a song by American New Wave band The Cars from their 1981 album Shake It Up.

Details

"Cruiser" was written by principal Cars songwriter Ric Ocasek and sung by bassist-vocalist Benjamin Orr. Upon the release of Shake It Up, "Cruiser" was singled out for praise; the Bangor Daily News, in an otherwise negative review of Shake It Up, cited "Cruiser" as a source of "real excitement".^[2] Allmusic reviewer Greg Prato describes the song as "rocking" and a highlight of the album.^[1] In addition to appearing on the album, "Cruiser" was released as the B-side of the single "Shake It Up", and became a minor rock radio hit on its own, reaching number 37 on Billboard's Top Tracks chart in 1982.^[3]

"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.^[4]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Prato, Greg. "The Cars: Shake It Up". allmusic. http://allmusic.com/album/shake-it-up-r3402/review. Retrieved January 27, 2011. 
2. ^ "First Impressions: The Cars - Shake It Up". Bangor Daily News (Bangor, Maine): p. ME-15. December 4, 1981. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BAM0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=YyMIAAAAIBAJ&dq=shake-it-up%20cruiser&pg=3733%2C1982544. 
3. ^ "The Cars: Billboard Singles". allmusic. http://allmusic.com/artist/the-cars-p3850/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved January 27, 2011. 
4. ^ Prato, Greg. "The Cars: Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology". allmusic. http://allmusic.com/album/just-what-i-needed-the-cars-anthology-r226720. Retrieved January 27, 2011.