| "Magic" | ||||
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| Single by the Cars | ||||
| from the album Heartbeat City | ||||
| B-side | "I Refuse" | |||
| Released | May 7, 1984 | |||
| Recorded | 1983–1984 | |||
| Studio | Battery, London | |||
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| Length | 3:57 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ric Ocasek | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Magic" on YouTube | ||||
"Magic" is a song by American rock band the Cars from their fifth studio album, Heartbeat City (1984). It was released on May 7, 1984, as the album's second single, reaching number 12 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Billboard Top Tracks chart.[3] The track was written by Ric Ocasek and produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange and the Cars. Ocasek sang lead vocals.
- ^ Gerard, Chris (August 12, 2014). "Classic Album Revisited: The Cars, "Heartbeat City"". Metro Weekly. Archived from the original on August 18, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- ^ a b "Rock's 40 Best Summer Songs". Ultimate Classic Rock. July 1, 2022. Archived from the original on July 7, 2022. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (8th ed.). Billboard Books. p. 108. ISBN 0-8230-7499-4.