Best Gary Numan Songs
"Cars" is a 1979 song by UK artist Gary Numan, and was released as a single from the album The Pleasure Principle. It reached the top of the charts in several countries, and today is considered a New Wave staple. In the UK charts, it reached number 1 in 1979, and in 1980 hit number 1 in Canada two weeks running on the RPM national singles chart[1][2] and rose to number 9 on the U.S. billboard Hot 100. It debuted on the American Top 40 on 29 March 1980, and spent a total of 17 weeks in the AT40. "Cars" was released under the 'Atco' label, with the catalog number of 7211.
Excellent audio every time I hear it. My ears love me for putting it on.
It went downhill after this Tubeway Army masterpiece...
The best other nine are:
Replicas (credited to Tubeway Army) / Films / I Die: You Die / I Dream Of Wires / Stormtroopers In Drag (credited to Paul Gardiner) / A Subway Called 'You' / We Take Mystery (To Bed) (early version) / The Image Is and Berserker (extended version).
Should be definitely be number 1. One of my absolute favourite songs of all time.
His most successful song (as tubeway army), number one for 4 weeks in 1979
How is this only at 10? This song is the best!
The band Basement Jaxx had a huge hit in 2002 with "Where's Your Head At? ", which relied on a sample of Numan's "M.E. "
My personal favourite after Are Friends Electric. I particularly love that line, "we are not lovers, we are not romantics, we are here to serve you - a different face but the words never change" ❤
Just the perfect Numan song!