Gary Numan - “Cars” (1979) Moments in Music August 24th 1979

 

Gary Numan - “Cars” (1979)

 —August 24th, 1979—“Cars,” the solo debut single by Gary Numan from the album The Pleasure Principle, was released. A pioneer of electronic music, complete with an androgynous robotic on-stage persona, Gary Numan’s first solo single was an immediate success. Within a month of its release, the song hit the number one spot on the UK Singles chart. The following year, the song had hit in North America, taking the top spot in Canada and peaking at number 9 in the US. In addition, the song was a top 20 hit in the UK in three successive decades: its initial release in 1979, a remixed version reached number 16 in 1987, and its use in a beer advert led to its charting again at number 17 in 1996

Gary Numan - Cars