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On this day in 1978, The Cars single “My Best Friend’s Girl” debuted on the Australian charts at #96 (December 9)
The song from their self-titled debut LP peaked at a modest #67 in Australia, but was The Cars highest-charting single in the UK, peaking at #3.
It was also the first picture disc available commercially in the UK.
It wasn’t a huge hit on the charts elsewhere, peaking at #35 in the US, #40 in the Netherlands, and #55 in Canada, but is a firm favourite of Cars fans everywhere.
Written by Ric Ocasek, “My Best Friend’s Girl” is a song with a theme Ric thought many could relate to:
“I just figured having a girlfriend stolen was probably something that happened to a lot of people."
The song first appeared in 1977 on a demo tape (along with "Just What I Needed") that made its way to Boston radio stations WCOZ and WBCN.
DJ Maxanne Sartori, who was given the tapes of these songs by Ric Ocasek, recalled, "I began playing the demos of 'Just What I Needed' and 'My Best Friend's Girl' in March during my weekday slot, from 2 to 6 p.m. Calls poured in with positive comments."
Unsurprisingly they became the stations' most requested songs…
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