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Studio album by The Cars
Released March 13, 1984
Recorded July 1983 – January 1984
Studio Battery (London)
Genre
New wavepop rockpower popsoft rock
Length 38:41
Label Elektra
Producer
Robert John `Mutt` LangeThe Cars
The Cars chronology
Shake It Up
(1981) Heartbeat City
(1984) Greatest Hits
(1985)

Heartbeat City is the fifth studio album by American new wave band The Cars, released on March 13, 1984, by Elektra Records. This marks the band`s first album not produced by long-time producer Roy Thomas Baker, instead opting to produce with Robert John `Mutt` Lange. Considered a `comeback` album for The Cars, Heartbeat City represented a return to the success of the band`s self-titled debut album.

Music critic Robert Christgau noting that `the glossy approach The Cars invented has made this the best year for pure pop in damn near twenty years, and it`s only fair that they should return so confidently to form.`[10] Numerous tracks from the album received airplay on modern rock and AOR stations, with the singles `Drive` and `You Might Think` reaching the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, while the album peaked at number three on the Billboard 200.

Background and release
Heartbeat City spawned six singles. `Drive` and `You Might Think` reached the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at numbers three and seven, respectively.[11] A number of songs from the album gained significant radio and television exposure, notably `Drive`, `You Might Think` and `Magic`, which all received heavy rotation on MTV. The title track served as the album`s sixth and final single outside North America.

The lead vocals on `Drive` were performed by bassist Benjamin Orr. The song`s video was directed by actor Timothy Hutton and features Ric Ocasek arguing with a troubled young woman played by model Paulina Porizkova (whom Ocasek would later marry). `Hello Again` had a video directed by Andy Warhol, who also appeared onscreen.[12]

Despite not being released as a single, `It`s Not the Night` reached number 31 on the Top Rock Tracks chart.[13] The song `Stranger Eyes` was used in the theatrical trailer of the 1986 film Top Gun, but never made it onto the soundtrack. `Looking for Love` was 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`, `Drive`, and the album`s title track), alongside the fan favorite `Just What I Needed`.

The album was produced by Robert John `Mutt` Lange. His commitment to The Cars album meant that he told Def Leppard he could not work on their album, Hysteria. However, due to delays in that album`s recording, Lange was eventually able to produce it.

Artwork
The cover art (including an image of a 1971 Plymouth Duster 340 and an Alberto Vargas pin-up model[14][15]) is from a 1972 piece by Peter Phillips called Art-O-Matic Loop di Loop.[1

Track listing
All tracks are written by Ric Ocasek; track 7 co-written by Greg Hawkes

Side one
No. Title Vocals Length
1. `Hello Again` Ocasek 3:47
2. `Looking for Love` Ocasek 3:52
3. `Magic` Ocasek 3:57
4. `Drive` Benjamin Orr 3:55
5. `Stranger Eyes` Orr 4:26
Side two
No. Title Vocals Length
6. `You Might Think` Ocasek 3:04
7. `It`s Not the Night`
OrrOcasek
3:49
8. `Why Can`t I Have You` Ocasek 4:04
9. `I Refuse` Ocasek 3:16
10. `Heartbeat City` Ocasek 4:31
Total length: 38:41

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Heartbeat City.[17]

The Cars
Ric Ocasek – vocals, guitar
Ben Orr – vocals, bass guitar
Elliot Easton – guitar, vocals
Greg Hawkes – keyboards, vocals, Fairlight CMI programming
David Robinson – drums, Fairlight programming
Additional musicians
Andy Topeka – Fairlight CMI programming
Technical
Robert John `Mutt` Lange – production
The Cars – production
Nigel Green – recording engineering
Mike Shipley – mixing engineering
George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York City)
Andy Topeka – production assistance
David Heglmeier – production assistance
Steve Rance – production assistance
Artwork
Peter Phillips – cover painting
HSU – art direction
Cathy Henszey – art direction
Doris Kloster – photography
George Holz – photography
David Robinson – cover design