Cars and Girls

"Cars and Girls"
Single by Prefab Sprout
from the album From Langley Park to Memphis
B-side
ReleasedFebruary 1988
Recorded1988
GenreNew wave, Indie pop
Length4:27
LabelKitchenware
Songwriter(s)Paddy McAloon
Producer(s)Jon Kelly
Prefab Sprout singles chronology
"Johnny Johnny"
(1986)
"Cars and Girls"
(1988)
"The King of Rock 'n' Roll"
(1988)

"Cars and Girls" is a single by English pop band Prefab Sprout, released by Kitchenware Records in February 1988.[1] It was the first single taken from their album of that year, From Langley Park to Memphis. The single failed to reach the top 40 of the UK Singles Chart, reaching a peak of number 44 over five weeks on the chart.[2] It has nevertheless become one of Prefab Sprout's most popular songs.

  1. ^ "Overview by Jason Ankeny". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
  2. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 433. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.