Released January 1988 Recorded 1987 Label Jive | Format 7"
12" Genre Dance-pop | |
Length 8:59 (extended version)
5:36 (original album version)
5:29 (instrumental version)
4:43 (single version) | ||
"Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car" is a 1988 single by Trinidadian-born British singer Billy Ocean, based on a line in the Sherman Brothers' song (famously covered by Johnny Burnette as well as Ringo Starr) "You're Sixteen". Part of its popularity lay in its cutting-edge (for the time) video, which featured cartoon mixed with live-action sequences. The song went to number one on both the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Black Singles charts. It also peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart.
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The song was also featured on the soundtrack of the 1988 film License to Drive. The song was covered by Fenix TX for the soundtrack of NASCAR Thunder 2003. In 2013, Gwar covered the song in a video featured on The A.V. Club website as part of the site's A.V. Undercover series. Approximately three minutes into the performance, the band incorporates The Who's "Baba O'Riley" into the song. The song is mentioned in a 2014 commercial for Twix Bites.
The short but notable saxophone solo is by Vernon Jeffrey Smith.
Music video
The music video consists of Billy Ocean driving, sometimes involving scenes with different cartoon characters. It was featured in the movie License to Drive.
Track listing
- "Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car" (extended version) – 8:59
- "Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car" (7" version) – 4:43
- "Showdown" – 4:58
- "Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car" – 4:10
- "Showdown" – 4:58
- "Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car" (extended version) – 8:59
- "When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going" – 4:02
- "Showdown" – 4:58
Official versions
- Album Version – 5:36
- Extended Version – 8:59
- Instrumental Version – 5:29
- Single Version – 4:43