Just What I Needed

"Just What I Needed"
Single by the Cars
from the album The Cars
B-side"I'm in Touch with Your World"
ReleasedMay 29, 1978 (1978-05-29)
RecordedFebruary 1978
StudioAIR (London, UK)
Genre
Length3:44
LabelElektra
Songwriter(s)Ric Ocasek
Producer(s)Roy Thomas Baker
The Cars singles chronology
"Just What I Needed"
(1978) 		"My Best Friend's Girl"
(1978)
The Cars track listing
9 tracks
Side one
  1. "Good Times Roll"
  2. "My Best Friend's Girl"
  3. "Just What I Needed"
  4. "I'm in Touch with Your World"
  5. "Don't Cha Stop"
Side two
  2. "You're All I've Got Tonight"
  3. "Bye Bye Love"
  4. "Moving in Stereo"
  5. "All Mixed Up"
Audio
"Just What I Needed" on YouTube

"Just What I Needed" is a song by American rock band the Cars from their self-titled debut album (1978). The song, which first achieved radio success as a demo, took inspiration from the Ohio Express and the Velvet Underground. The song is sung by bass player Benjamin Orr and was written by Ric Ocasek.

"Just What I Needed" was released as the band's first single in 1978, reaching number 27 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and charting in several other countries. Appearing on numerous compilation albums, it has become one of the band's most popular songs and has been received positively by critics.

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