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Racing Cars
Band United Kingdom Formed 1973
Racing Cars formed in 1973 in the United Kingdom. Racing Cars has 1 chart appearance on 1 radio countdown from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 1976. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “They Shoot Horses Don't They?”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #7. The station that charted Racing Cars most often is John Peel (BBC Radio 1), with 1 appearance.
Racing Cars rolled out of the Rhondda Valley in Wales in 1973, a pop band with a soft spot for a sweet melody and none of the swagger their name promises. Ray Ennis, David Land, Robert James Wilding and Graham Hedley Williams made up the crew, and Chrysalis Records signed them up.
Their album Downtown Tonight arrived in 1976, the same year they went out on the road opening for Bad Company, which is a tough warm-up slot for a band this gentle. The song that got them noticed was "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?", a mellow, rueful number inspired by the film of the same name, and it climbed to number fourteen on the UK Singles Chart in 1977. It turned out to be their only hit, but it's a lovely one.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Racing Cars on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They Shoot Horses Don't They? | 1 | #7 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7 | They Shoot Horses Don't They? | John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1976) |
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