Song · The Cars
“You Are the Girl” by The Cars
From the album Door to Door (1987)
“You Are the Girl” by The Cars appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1987. It was first released in 1987 on the album Door to Door. Its best result is #66 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1987. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #199 alternative song of 1987.
"You Are the Girl" came off Door to Door, the Cars' sixth album, and went out as a single in August 1987, after the band had spent three years apart on solo work. Ric Ocasek, fresh from his own hit "Emotion in Motion", wrote it alone and produced it, with Greg Hawkes adding production, and he splits the lead vocal with bassist Benjamin Orr, who had just scored with "Stay the Night". It was only the second Cars single to pair the two voices, after "Since I Held You" on Candy-O, and the last.
It's a song about an ex, and the John Waters video is full of aliens. It climbed to 17 on the Hot 100 and 2 on the Mainstream Rock chart, the band's 13th and final Top 40 hit.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 66 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1987 | 107 |
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