"Cars and Girls" is a single by English pop band Prefab Sprout, released by Kitchenware Records in February 1988.

The song was written by Paddy McAloon in February 1985, after the completion of the Steve McQueen album the previous month.

At the same time, McAloon wrote "The King of Rock 'n' Roll" which would also appear on From Langley Park to Memphis and would follow "Cars and Girls" as a single.

[3] The musically straightforward nature of these songs was, in McAloon's words, "a reaction in a way to the idea people have of my work being very precise and delicate.

[11] Three new Prefab Sprout songs were released as B-sides for the "Cars and Girls" single, all recorded quickly in a Newcastle studio with minimal production.

[16] "Cars and Girls" has become one of Prefab Sprout's most well-known songs in spite of its disappointing chart performance.