Blue Tip
| "Blue Tip" | |
|---|---|
| Song by The Cars | |
| from the album Move Like This | |
| Released | May 10, 2011 |
| Recorded | 2010–2011 |
| Genre | Rock, new wave |
| Length | 3:13 |
| Label | Concord Music Group |
| Songwriter | Ric Ocasek |
| Producer | Jacknife Lee |
"Blue Tip" is a song by the American rock band The Cars from their 2011 album Move Like This. The song was written and sung by Cars lead vocalist and songwriter Ric Ocasek.
Release
[edit | edit source]The song was originally previewed by the band as a 73-second sample on their Facebook page in October 2010.[1] A full video for the song was released February 17, 2011.[2]
The music video was co-produced by Eron Ocasek, one of Ric's sons.[3]
Reception
[edit | edit source]Billboard described the song's video as "trippy", and Ocasek as "possess[ing] the same vocal strength and sense of catchiness as he did on Cars hits like 'My Best Friend's Girl'."[2] NPR's Elizabeth Nelson called the song "an incandescent pop gem", praising the song's musical structure and "absolutely relentless sing-along chorus".[4] According to Rolling Stone reviewer Andy Greene, the video's "low-tech production fits well with [the] vintage nature of the song".[5]
Personnel
[edit | edit source]- Ric Ocasek – rhythm guitar, lead vocals
- Elliot Easton – lead guitar, background vocals
- Greg Hawkes – keyboards, bass, background vocals
- David Robinson – drums
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