TheCarsOfficial

TheCarsOfficial is the YouTube channel for the American rock band The Cars. The band was founded by Ric Ocasek, Benjermin Orr, Greg Hawkes, Elliot Easton and David Robinson.
==History==
===Eponymous debut album===
In 1978 the released their self-titled debut album. The album featured many hits such as, Just What I needed, Moving in Stereo, My Best Friends Girl, Let the Good Times Roll, Bye Bye Love, Im in touch with your world and Don't cha stop.
===Candy O===
After their first album was a success, they then released a second album called Candy O. The album was titled off of a track from the album. The album had hits such as Candy O, Lets Go, Dangerous Type and It's all I can do.
===Panorama===
The Cars then released their next album Panorama in 1980. The only song to chart was called, Touch and Go.
===Shake It Up===
In 1981, The Cars would release their album Shake it Up. The album featured hits such as, Shake it up, Im not the one and Since Your Gone.
===HeartBeat City===
The Cars released there fifth album Heartbeat City. The album features the song Drive in which a music video was made for MTV. Ric Ocasek met model Paulina Porizkova while filming the music video and they got married in 1989. The album also features songs such as, Magic, You Might think and Heartbeat city.
The Cars performed at Live Aid in 1985.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ukfkqs9LU4E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_37lgwAxPU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cL5-42Hg5E 
===Door to Door and break up===
In 1987 The Cars released there album Door to Door. The album was a flop and there lowest selling album. A year later in 1988 the band would break up. Ric Ocasek went to have a solo career and produce the Blue Album for Weezer.https://pitchfork.com/news/weezer-pay-tribute-to-the-cars-ric-ocasek-who-produced-the-blue-album/ On October 3rd, 2000, Benjermin Orr pasted away from Cancer.https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=114804&page=1 In 2005 a spinoff band toured call The New Cars. 
===Reunion and Move Like this===
In 2010 The Cars had a reunion and release a new album called Move Like this.https://ultimateclassicrock.com/the-cars-move-like-this/ They also would go on a short tour for the album.
===Rock and Roll Hall of Fame===
In 2018 The Cars was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. They also preformed 4 of their songs including, You Might Think, My Best Friends Girl, Moving In stereo, and Just what I needed.https://web.archive.org/web/20180321112151/https://www.rockhall.com/inductees/cars
On September 15, 2019, Ric Ocasek passed away.https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ric-ocasek-dead-cars-frontman-rock-star-dies-age-75-cause-of-death-heart-disease-2019-09-16/
== Gallery ==
File:Ric-Ocasek (cropped).jpg|Ric Ocasek
File:The Cars at The Riviera Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, 2011-05-18 03 (cropped) Greg Hawkes.jpg|Greg Hawkes
File:Elliot-easton-performs-with-the-new-cars-2006.jpg|Elliot Easton
File:The Cars at The Riviera Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, 2011-05-18 03 (cropped) David Robinson.jpg|David Robinson
File:The Cars at The Riviera Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, 2011-05-18 03.jpg|The Cars live 2011
File:The Cars 1980 (Elektra Press Kit Photo).jpg|The Cars in 1980
File:Benjamin Orr 1984 (Elektra Press Kit Photo) (cropped).jpg|Ben Orr 
== References ==
Category:Users who joined in 2011
Category:Music YouTubers
Category:American YouTubers