Blue Tip

"Blue Tip" is a song by the American rock band The Cars from their 2011 album Move Like This. The song was written and sung by Cars lead vocalist and songwriter Ric Ocasek.

"Blue Tip"
Song by The Cars
from the album Move Like This
Released	May 10, 2011
Recorded	2010–2011
Genre	Rock, new wave
Length	3:13
Label	Concord Music Group
Songwriter	Ric Ocasek
Producer	Jacknife Lee

Release

The song was originally previewed by the band as a 73-second sample on their Facebook page in October 2010.^[1] A full video for the song was released February 17, 2011.^[2]

The music video was co-produced by Eron Ocasek, one of Ric's sons.^[3]

Reception

Billboard described the song's video as "trippy", and Ocasek as "possess[ing] the same vocal strength and sense of catchiness as he did on Cars hits like 'My Best Friend's Girl'."^[2] NPR's Elizabeth Nelson called the song "an incandescent pop gem", praising the song's musical structure and "absolutely relentless sing-along chorus".^[4] According to Rolling Stone reviewer Andy Greene, the video's "low-tech production fits well with [the] vintage nature of the song".^[5]

Personnel

• Ric Ocasek – rhythm guitar, lead vocals
• Elliot Easton – lead guitar, background vocals
• Greg Hawkes – keyboards, bass, background vocals
• David Robinson – drums