Released February 27, 1996 Label A&M | Recorded 1995 Length 4:51 | |
Format CD single, cassette single | ||
"Counting Blue Cars" is a song by American alternative rock band Dishwalla that appears on their 1995 album Pet Your Friends. It was written by the bands lead singer JR Richards whose slightly controversial lyric, "Tell me all your thoughts on God, I'd really like to meet her" helped with the song's popularity on radio. It is Dishwalla's only number 1 hit song, making it onto the Billboard Hot 100 in 1996 through A&M Records. Dishwalla also received two ASCAP awards (1997 & 1998) for most played song of the year on radio in the United States.
Contents
The song was featured in the films Empire Records and Eight Days a Week, as well as the TV shows How I Met Your Mother and Hindsight.
Track listing
- "Counting Blue Cars" (4:51)
- "The Other Side of the World" (3:46)
- "Counting Blue Cars" (Acoustic) (5:39)
- "Until I Wake Up" (4:42)
Chart performance
"Counting Blue Cars" was highly popular on the radio, peaking at number four on pop airplay and number five on Hot AC airplay in 1996. It became a number-one Modern Rock Track for one week in June 1996 and a number two Mainstream Rock Track. It peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 and showed longevity by remaining on the chart for nearly a year at 48 weeks. It was also featured in the 1999 film Eight Days a Week.