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"It's All I Can Do" is a song by the American rock band The Cars. It is the third track from their 1979 album Candy-O. It was written by the band's lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Ric Ocasek, and features the bassist, Benjamin Orr, on vocals. It was released as a single on September 25, 1979 and it peaked at number 41 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Sound and genre debate

According to Brett Milano, narrator of the mini anthology "book" inside the Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology case, said "It's All I Can Do was an affecting, straight-ahead piece of romantic pop, give or take a line like 'When I was crazy, I thought you were great.'"

Personnel

• Benjamin Orr: Lead vocals, Bass guitarist
• Ric Ocasek: Rhythm guitarist
• Elliot Easton: Lead guitarist
• Greg Hawkes: Keyboard, synthesizer
• David Robinson: Drums

Other appearances

"It's All I Can Do" was featured in the 1998 film The Wedding Singer, and included on the film's second soundtrack, titled Wedding Singer 2.

References

1. "The Cars: Charts & Awards: Billboard Singles". allmusic. Retrieved September 25, 2010.
2. "The Cars: It's All I Can Do". allmusic. Retrieved September 25, 2010.

• 1979 singles
• The Cars songs
• Rock songs
• Songs written by Ric Ocasek