"Moving in Stereo" is a song by the American

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band

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. It appeared on their first album, ''

The Cars The Cars were an American rock band formed in Boston in 1976. Emerging from the new wave scene in the late 1970s, they consisted of Ric Ocasek ( rhythm guitar), Benjamin Orr (bass guitar), Elliot Easton (lead guitar), Greg Hawkes (keyboards), ...

'', released in 1978. It was co-written by

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and the band's keyboard player Greg Hawkes, and sung by bassist Benjamin Orr.

Reception

Although not released as a single, "Moving in Stereo" received airplay on album-oriented rock radio stations in the United States, often coupled with the song "All Mixed Up (Cars song), All Mixed Up" which it segues into on the album. The song continues to receive airplay on classic rock radio stations. Donald A. Guarisco of AllMusic described the song as "one of the Cars' finest experimental tracks," noting that it "sounds like a new wave update of Brian Eno, Eno-era Roxy Music." A demo version recorded in 1977, featuring only Ocasek and Hawkes, was released on ''The Cars: Deluxe Edition'' in 1999.

Cover versions

* Fu Manchu (band), Fu Manchu on their tenth studio album, ''We Must Obey''. * Byzantine (band), Byzantine covered the song on their 2017 album ''The Cicada Tree''.

In other media

An instrumental portion of "Moving in Stereo" was used prominently in the 1982 feature film ''Fast Times at Ridgemont High'', in which it accompanies Judge Reinhold's character's fantasy of Phoebe Cates's character removing her bikini top while embracing him. Although the song was popularized in the movie, it was not included on the soundtrack album.

References

{{authority control The Cars songs 1978 songs Songs written by Ric Ocasek Song recordings produced by Roy Thomas Baker