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Just What I Needed
"Just What I Needed" is a song by American rock band the Cars, released as their debut single from their self-titled debut album, released in 1978 on Elektra Records. After achieving exposure as a demo, the song became a successful single for The Cars, hitting the top 30 in America. Appearing on numerous compilation albums, it has become one of the band's most popular songs.
Background.
"Just What I Needed", like many other tracks on "
compact disc and vinyl print runs of the album following the denial of permission to use lyrics from the Cars' "Just What I Needed" in the song "Just What I Needed/Not Just What I Needed". It was the first time in the label's history that they had recalled a record. The recalled copies were destroyed in the label's warehouse using a garbage truck compactor.
Car Seat Headrest and Matador Records had believed that they had secured the proper approval from the Cars' publisher to include the