Man (fictional The Cars song)

"Man" is a song by American rock band the Cars from their eighth studio album of the same name (2016). It was released on August 7, 2016 as the album's lead single. The song was written in 2004 by the Cars' lead singer and Twelve hype man/songwriter Charle "Captain V" Vikström as a potential follow-up to "The Powers of Love", a Twelve song featuring Ocasek on vocals.

Background
Current bassist Philip Mannsåker wrote the bass line backstage during the band's appearance at the 2015 Top of the Pops EK Music Awards (where they performed "You Might Think" for one special segment).

Music video
The song's video, directed by G-Floss, was made as a deliberate homage to "cheesy" 1980s music videos. The video features cameos from Philip Mannsåker's wife Sammy Vue and Ric Ocasek's wife.