| Car Song | |
| Cover: | Carsong.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Elastica |
| Album: | Elastica |
| Released: | January 1996 |
| Recorded: | 1994 |
| Genre: | Britpop, alternative rock |
| Length: | 2:25 |
| Label: | Geffen Records |
| Producer: | Elastica |
| Prev Title: | Waking Up |
| Prev Year: | 1995 |
| Next Title: | How He Wrote Elastica Man |
| Next Year: | 1999 |
"Car Song" is a song by the Britpop group Elastica. It was originally released in 1995 on the band's self-titled debut album. It was released as a single in North America and Australia in January 1996 but was never issued in the UK.
The song received positive reviews from critics. It peaked at #33 on the US Alternative Songs chart and at #14 on the Canadian alternative chart.
"Car Song" was written by Elastica's lead singer, Justine Frischmann. The song is about having sex in a car.[1]
"Car Song" was first released on Elastica's self-titled debut album on 14 March 1995. Its five-track CD single was released in 1996 by Geffen Records.[2] Another version of the song, titled "Four Wheeling", was included on Elastica's compilation album, Elastica Radio One Sessions.[3]
"Car Song" received generally positive reviews from music critics. According to Stephen Thomas Erlewine, the song "makes sex in a car actually sound sexy".[4] Entertainment Weeklys Chuck Eddy wrote that "Justine Frischmann's awkward sex-in-a-Ford-Fiesta forwardness ("Car Song") can charm your pants off."[5]
In the US, the single spent three weeks on the Alternative Songs chart and peaked at #33 on 23 December 1995.[6] It also spent nine weeks on the Canadian alternative chart, peaking at #14 there.[7]
"Car Song" was included on an episode of Gilmore Girls in addition to appearing on the show's soundtrack .[8] The song was also featured in TV show Hindsight.
The song's music video, directed by Spike Jonze, has been described as a "futuristic thriller combining elements of Blade Runner and Japanese monster films".[9]
CD single[2]
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Singles Chart[10] | 106 |
| Canadian Alternative Rock | 14 |
| US Alternative Songs | 33 |
