Victim of Love (The Cars song)

1982 single by The Cars

"Victim of Love"

Single by the Cars
from the album  Shake It Up
B-side| "This Could Be Love"
Released| June 1982
Recorded| 1981
Studio| Syncro Sound, Boston
Genre|

* New wave
* synth-rock

Length| 4:24
Label| Elektra
Songwriter(s)| Ric Ocasek
Producer(s)| Roy Thomas Baker
The Cars US singles chronology
| "Since You're Gone"
(1981)  | "Victim of Love"
(1982)  | "You Might Think"
(1984)

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Shake It Up track listing

9 tracks

Side one

1. "Since You're Gone"
2. "Shake It Up"
3. "I'm Not the One"
4. "Victim of Love"
5. "Cruiser"

Side two

1.   2. "A Dream Away"
3. "This Could Be Love"
4. "Think It Over"
5. "Maybe Baby"

"Victim of Love" is a song by the American new wave band the Cars, appearing on their fourth studio album, Shake It Up. It was written by Ric Ocasek.

## Release and reception

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"Victim of Love" was first released on Shake It Up in November 1981. However, in June the next year, it was released as the third American single from Shake It Up (the first two being "Shake It Up" and "Since You're Gone"). Although the song did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100, it hit #39 on the Mainstream Rock chart.[1] The single was not released in Britain; another track from Shake It Up, "Think It Over", was released as a single instead.

AllMusic critic Greg Prato described the track as "pop-oriented" and listed it as one of "many lesser-known album tracks [that] prove[d] to be highlights [on Shake It Up]."[1] Ultimate Classic Rock critic Bryan Wawzenek described it as a "modern rock radio favorite."[2]

## B-side

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The B-side of "Victim of Love" is the Greg Hawkes-Ric Ocasek written track, "This Could Be Love". The song appeared on the second side of the Shake It Up album.

## Charts

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Chart performance for "Victim of Love"  Chart (1982)  | Peak
position

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US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[3] | 39

## References

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1. ^ a b Prato, Greg. "Shake It Up". allmusic.com.
2. ^ Wawzenek, Bryan (November 6, 2016). "How the Cars Balanced Rock and New Wave on 'Shake It Up'". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
3. ^ "The Cars Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 May 2021.

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The Cars

* Elliot Easton
* Greg Hawkes
* Ric Ocasek
* Benjamin Orr
* David Robinson

Studio albums|

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

Compilation albums|

* Greatest Hits
* Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology
* Shake It Up & Other Hits
* Complete Greatest Hits
* The Essentials
* The Cars Unlocked: The Live Performances
* 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"
* "You Might Think"
* "Magic"
* "Drive"
* "Hello Again"
* "Why Can't I Have You"
* "Heartbeat City"
* "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|

* Road Rage Tour
* North American Tour Spring 2011

Related articles|

* Discography
* Songs
* Substitution Mass Confusion: A Tribute to The Cars
* BrainDead
* Glamour Camp

The New Cars|

* Todd Rundgren
* Kasim Sulton
* Atom Ellis
* Prairie Prince
* It's Alive!
* Utopia

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