Magic (The Cars song)

"Magic"
Single by The Cars
from the album Heartbeat City
B-side	"I Refuse"
Released	May 7, 1984 (1984-05-07)
Format	7"
Recorded	1983-1984
Genre	New Wave, pop rock
Length	3:56,
Label	Elektra
Writer(s)	Ric Ocasek
Producer	Robert John "Mutt" Lange The Cars
The Cars singles chronology
"You Might Think" (1984) "Magic" (1984) "Drive" (1984)

"Magic" is a song by The Cars from their fifth studio album, Heartbeat City, released in 1984. It was released as a single and reached No. 12 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 on the Billboard Top Tracks chart.^[1] The track was written by Ric Ocasek and produced by Robert "Mutt" Lange and The Cars. Ocasek sang lead vocals.

Music video

The music video for "Magic" is set at a pool party attended by an array of bizarre and comically deranged characters. It features Ocasek walking on top of the surface of the swimming pool as the various characters gather to marvel at him. Towards the end of the video, some of the guests (perhaps in their own delusion) attempt to reach Ocasek by stepping onto the pool's surface believing that they too can walk on water, but only end up plunging into the pool. Ocasek remains standing (and dry) because, as the song title suggests, "it's magic".

Charts

Chart (1984)	Peak position
New Zealand Singles Chart	50
Canadian RPM 100	6
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	12
U.S. Billboard Top Rock Tracks	1

Cover versions

• Pop rock band The Honor Society covered the song for the 2009 Wizards of Waverly Place soundtrack.

References

1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 108.