Emotion in Motion (song)

"Emotion in Motion" is a song by Ric Ocasek, the main songwriter and lead vocalist for The Cars. It was featured on his second solo album, This Side of Paradise, and released as a single in late 1986. The tune topped the Album Rock Tracks chart and reached number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was Ocasek's only top 40 hit as a solo artist.^[1]

Background

Ocasek was a founding member, lead singer and principal songwriter of the new wave rock band The Cars. Following the group's 1985 Greatest Hits release, its members split up to pursue solo projects. Lead guitarist Elliot Easton released a solo album in 1985, and both Ocasek and singer/bassist Benjamin Orr did the same in 1986.^[2] Just as "Emotion in Motion" was Ocasek's only solo song to reach the Top 40, Orr's "Stay the Night" was the latter's only solo Top 40 hit.^[1]

The band reunited to record 1987's Door to Door, which produced "You Are the Girl", the group's last Top 40 single.^[1]

Charts

Chart (1986)	Peak position
New Zealand Singles Chart	35
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	15
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary	8
U.S. Billboard Top Rock Tracks	1

References

1 2 3 Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (8th Edition). Billboard Books. pp. 108–109. ISBN 0-8230-7499-4.
↑ "The Cars: Biography". allmusic. Retrieved September 22, 2010.

The Cars

Ric Ocasek Elliot Easton Greg Hawkes David Robinson Benjamin Orr

Studio albums	The Cars Candy-O Panorama Shake It Up Heartbeat City Door to Door Move Like This

Compilations	Greatest Hits Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology Shake It Up & Other Hits Complete Greatest Hits The Essentials Classic Tracks The Elektra Years 1978–1987

Singles	"Just What I Needed" "My Best Friend's Girl" "Good Times Roll" "Let's Go" "It's All I Can Do" "Double Life" "Touch and Go" "Don't Tell Me No" "Gimme Some Slack" "Shake It Up" "Since You're Gone" "Victim of Love" "Think It Over" (UK only) "You Might Think" "Magic" "Drive" "Hello Again" "Why Can't I Have You" "Heartbeat City" (UK only) "Tonight She Comes" "I'm Not the One" "You Are the Girl" "Strap Me In" "Coming Up You" "Sad Song"

Other songs	"I'm in Touch with Your World" "Don't Cha Stop" "You're All I've Got Tonight" "Bye Bye Love" "Moving in Stereo" "All Mixed Up" "Candy-O" "Night Spots" "Dangerous Type" "Panorama" "Cruiser" "Blue Tip"

Concert tours	North American Tour Spring 2011

Related articles	Discography Ric Ocasek discography Benjamin Orr discography Elliot Easton discography Greg Hawkes discography Substitution Mass Confusion: A Tribute to The Cars

The New Cars	Todd Rundgren Kasim Sulton Atom Ellis Prairie Prince The New Cars It's Alive! Utopia

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