Magic (The Cars song)

"Magic"
"Magic"
Single by The Cars
from Heartbeat City"
B-side	"I Refuse"
Released	May 7, 1984
Recorded	1983–1984
Studio	Battery (London)
Genre	Rock; new wave; pop;
Length	3:57
Label	Elektra
Songwriter(s)	Ric Ocasek
Producer(s)	Robert John "Mutt" Lange; the Cars;
The Cars singles chronology
	"Magic" at YouTube

"Magic" is a song by The Cars from their fifth studio album, Heartbeat City, which came out in 1984. The song was written by Ric Ocasek and produced by Mutt Lange and The Cars. Ocasek sang lead vocals.

Music video

The music video for the song shows many different personas of people at a party as Ocasek walks on the pool water singing the song.

The Cars filmed "Magic" at the Hilton family house in Beverly Hills. Kathy Hilton rented the house for her band. A Plexiglass platform was located below the surface of the water. In the first take, the platform collapsed. The platform had to be adjusted for Ric's weight. The house is also the setting for the movie Blind Date starring Bruce Willis and Kim Basinger.

Charts

Weekly charts

1984 weekly chart performance for "Magic"
Chart (1984)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[3]	96
Illegal chart entered Canadatopsingles	14
New Zealand (RIANZ)^[4]	50
US Billboard Hot 100^[5]	12
Illegal chart entered Billboardmainstreamrock	1
US Cash Box Top 100 Singles^[6]	16

2019 weekly chart performance for "Magic"
Chart (2019)	Peak position
US Rock Digital Song Sales (Billboard)^[7]	13

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Magic"
Chart (1984)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100^[8]	97

References

↑ Gerard, Chris (August 12, 2014). "Classic Album Revisited: The Cars, "Heartbeat City"". Metro Weekly. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "Rock's 40 Best Summer Songs". Ultimate Classic Rock. July 1, 2022. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
↑ "Charts.org.nz – The Cars – Magic". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien.
↑ "Illegal name entered The Cars/cars/chart?f=379 The Cars Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for The Cars. Prometheus Global Media.
↑ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending July 14, 1984". Cash Box. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
↑ "The Cars Chart History (Rock Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
↑ "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 1984". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 25, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.

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[1] Gerard, Chris (August 12, 2014). "Classic Album Revisited: The Cars, "Heartbeat City"". Metro Weekly. Retrieved May 21, 2018.

[summer-2] 2.0 ^2.1 "Rock's 40 Best Summer Songs". Ultimate Classic Rock. July 1, 2022. Retrieved July 21, 2022.

[3] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[sc_New_Zealand_The_Cars-4] "Charts.org.nz – The Cars – Magic". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien.

[sc_Billboardhot100_The_Cars-5] "Illegal name entered The Cars/cars/chart?f=379 The Cars Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for The Cars. Prometheus Global Media.

[6] "Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending July 14, 1984". Cash Box. Retrieved November 18, 2017.

[7] "The Cars Chart History (Rock Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved February 13, 2021.

[8] "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 1984". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 25, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.

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