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Like its predecessor, "You Are the Girl", a music video was produced for "Strap Me In". The video featured the band playing in a barren wasteland as a couple fought. It was also the final video the Cars made before they broke up, with the next video being made for "Sad Song" in 2011.

Release and reception

"Strap Me In" first saw release on the Door to Door album in August 1987, opening the second side of the album. In September 1987, "Strap Me In" also saw single release in America (as well in Japan, Germany, and Australia) as the follow-up to the top-twenty single "You Are the Girl". However, it was unable to match the chart success of its predecessor, only managing to reach #85 on the Billboard Hot 100, although it did reach #4 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. A follow-up single, "Coming Up You" performed marginally better, hitting #74 in America.

Cash Box called it a "powerful pop/rock number led by Ric Ocasek's inimitable vocals."

"Strap Me In" was noted in the Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology liner notes as the "standout track" from Door to Door, which also said, "'Strap Me In' proved that Ocasek could still turn an automotive double-entendre with the best of them."

Charts

Chart performance for "Strap Me In"
Chart (1987)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100	85
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)	4
US Cash Box Top 100 Singles	84

References

^ https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p3850/charts-awards/billboard-singles
"Single Releases" (PDF). Cash Box. October 31, 1987. p. 8. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
Milano, Brett. Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology. Rhino.
"The Cars Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
"The Cars Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
"Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending November 28, 1987". Cash Box. Retrieved May 22, 2021.

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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
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