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- The Baltimore Sun4.5/5
- Classic Rock9/10
- Chicago Tribune3.5/4
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- The Rolling Stone Album Guide3/5
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Heartbeat City album cover
The Heartbeat City cover was designed by David Robinson, photographed by Doris Kloster and George Holz, and art-directed by Cathy Henszey.
- Design
- David Robinson
- Photography
- Doris Kloster, George Holz
- Art direction
- Cathy Henszey
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10 tracks · 39 min
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Heartbeat City is the fifth studio album by American rock band The Cars, released in 1984. Heartbeat City contains a total of five American Top 40 singles. Of these, "Drive" and "You Might Think" were also Top 10 hits, reaching the #3 and #7 positions, respectively. A number of songs from the album gained significant radio and TV exposure; most notably "You Might Think" and "Magic", which both received heavy airplay on MTV. The lead vocal on "Drive" was performed by bassist Benjamin Orr. The song's video was directed by actor Timothy Hutton. It features Ocasek arguing with a troubled young woman played by model Paulina Porizkova, whom Ocasek would later marry. "Hello Again" had a video directed by the legendary Andy Warhol, who also appeared onscreen. The song "Stranger Eyes" was used in the theatrical trailer of the 1986 film Top Gun, but it never made it into the soundtrack.
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"Looking for Love" was later covered by Austrian singer Falco as "Munich Girls" on his 1985 album Falco 3.When The Cars performed at Live Aid, they played three songs from the album ("You Might Think" and "Drive", plus the album's title track) alongside the fan favorite "Just What I Needed".The album was produced by acclaimed producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange. His commitment to the Cars album meant that he was not able to work on the forthcoming Def Leppard album, Hysteria. However, due to delays in that album's recording, Lange was eventually able to produce the latter album.
In brief
- When was Heartbeat City released?
- Heartbeat City was released in 1984 on Elektra.
- How many tracks are on Heartbeat City?
- Heartbeat City has 10 tracks, with a runtime of 39 minutes.
- What genre is Heartbeat City?
- Heartbeat City is catalogued under Rock, Pop Rock, New Wave.
- What BPM is Heartbeat City?
- Heartbeat City runs at a median tempo of 130 BPM across its tracks, most often in E minor, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Heartbeat City?
- Listeners of Heartbeat City also rate Greatest Hits by The Police, Rumours by Fleetwood Mac, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars by David Bowie.
Heartbeat City at a glance
- Label
- Elektra
- Produced by
- The Cars
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