"Back of a Car" is a song credited to Alex Chilton and Andy Hummel that was first released by Big Star on their 1974 album Radio City.
[1][2][3] Hummel described the lyrics as being related to "his own teenage experience, cruising Memphis' hamburger joints and other hangouts in his father's Lincoln, blasting a Led Zeppelin tape.
"[2] Bruce Eaton described "Back of a Car" as "the album's standard bearer for straight-ahead, unadulterated power pop – a track that would have easily held its own, if not stood out, on Beatles for Sale.
"[3] The Sacramento Bee critic Gene Sculatti described it as containing "one of those distinctly Big Star-ry folk-rock vocals, silverspun like some Byrds 12-string spiral.
"[5] Lloyd described the song as having "big sound" with "chiming guitars and crashing drums" and suggested that Chilton's willingness to write about teendom despite being in his 20s became a cliche for future power pop bands.