The Cars bola americká rocková kapela, ktorá vzišla z new wave scény konca 70. rokov. Vznikla v Bostone v Massachussets a výrazne sa podieľala na spojení gitarového rocku 70. rokov s vtedajším novým synth-popom, ktorý dosiahol rozkvet v prvej polovici 80. rokov.
Heartbeat City je piaty štúdiový album The Cars, vydaný v marci 1984 vo vydavateľstve Elektra Records. Je to prvý album skupiny, na ktorom nepôsobil ich dlhoročný producent Roy Thomas Baker — namiesto neho kapela spolupracovala s Robertom Johnom „Mutt“ Langem. Album zaznamenal komerčný triumf, v USA získal štvornásobnú platinovú certifikáciu a v rebríčku Billboard 200 sa umiestnil na treťom mieste. Album priniesol sériu hitov, ktorý sa stali ikonami videoklipov v začiatkoch MTV, medzi nimi „Drive“, „You Might Think“ a „Magic“ — všetky tri sa prebojovali do prvej desiatky Billboard Hot 100.
Na albume sa podieľali Ric Ocasek (spev, gitara), Benjamin Orr (spev, basová gitara), Elliot Easton (gitara), Greg Hawkes (klávesy, syntezátory) a David Robinson (bicie).
Skladby
1. HELLO AGAIN [3:47]
2. LOOKING FOR LOVE [3:52]
3. MAGIC [3:57]
4. DRIVE [3:55]
5. STRANGER EYES [4:26]
6. YOU MIGHT THINK [3:04]
7. IT’S NOT THE NIGHT [3:49]
8. WHY CAN’T I HAVE YOU [4:04]
9. I REFUSE [3:16]
10. HEARTBEAT CITY [4:31]
CD2
1. BREAKAWAY [3:47]
2. HELLO AGAIN (REMIX VERSION) [5:57]
3. HELLO AGAIN (DUB VERSION) [6:02]
4. DRIVE (DEMO) [4:44]
5. STRANGER EYES (EARLY VERSION) [6:16]
6. IT’S NOT THE NIGHT (EARLY VERSION) [3:41]
7. ONE MORE TIME (EARLY VERSION OF “WHY CAN’T I HAVE YOU”) [3:59]
8. BABY I REFUSE (EARLY VERSION OF “I REFUSE”) [3:52]
9. JACKI (EARLY VERSION OF “HEARTBEAT CITY”) [4:15]
10. SHOOTING FOR YOU (FIRST VERSION) [4:30]
11. SHOOTING FOR YOU (RE-RECORDED VERSION) [5:22]
12. SHOOTING FOR YOU (RE-RECORDED VERSION - ALTERNATE MIX)
CD3
1. HELLO AGAIN (EARLY MIX) [4:01]
2. LOOKING FOR LOVE (EARLY MIX) [3:57]
3. MAGIC (EARLY MIX) [4:21]
4. DRIVE (EARLY MIX) [4:02]
5. STRANGER EYES (EARLY MIX) [4:56]
6. YOU MIGHT THINK (EARLY MIX) [3:09]
7. IT’S NOT THE NIGHT (EARLY MIX) [3:43]
8. I REFUSE (EARLY MIX) [3:07]
9. HEARTBEAT CITY (EARLY MIX) [4:00]
10. BREAKAWAY (EARLY MIX) [3:57]
11. SHOOTING FOR YOU (FIRST VERSION - EARLY MIX) [4:08]
12. SHOOTING FOR YOU (RE-RECORDED VERSION - EARLY MIX) [4:43]
CD4
1. HELLO AGAIN (LIVE) [3:55]
2. IT’S NOT THE NIGHT (LIVE) [3:47]
3. TOUCH AND GO (LIVE) [4:56]
4. CANDY-O (LIVE) [2:34]
5. GOOD TIMES ROLL (LIVE) [3:37]
6. JIMMY JIMMY (LIVE) [4:39]
7. MOVING IN STEREO (LIVE) [5:35]
8. JUST WHAT I NEED (LIVE) [3:25]
9. A DREAM AWAY (LIVE) [5:39]
10. CRUISER (LIVE) [5:20]
11. DRIVE (LIVE) [4:00]
12. YOU MIGHT THINK (LIVE) [3:13]
13. MY BEST FRIEND’S GIRL (LIVE) [3:37]
14. MAGIC (LIVE) [4:23]
15. LET’S GO (LIVE) [3:40]
16. HEARTBEAT CITY (LIVE) [5:20]
17. YOU’RE ALL I’VE GOT TONIGHT (LIVE) [4:43]
LP
1. HELLO AGAIN [3:47]
2. LOOKING FOR LOVE [3:52]
3. MAGIC [3:57]
4. DRIVE [3:55]
5. STRANGER EYES [4:26]
6. YOU MIGHT THINK [3:04]
7. IT’S NOT THE NIGHT [3:49]
8. WHY CAN’T I HAVE YOU [4:04]
9. I REFUSE [3:16]
10. HEARTBEAT CITY [4:31]
