It was written by Ric Ocasek and sung by Benjamin Orr.

The third and final single from Door to Door (after the top-20 entry "You Are the Girl" and its less successful follow-up "Strap Me In"), the song peaked at number 74 on the Billboard Hot 100 (a slight improvement from the performance of "Strap Me In") and number 37 on the Adult Contemporary chart.

AllMusic critic Mike DeGagne called the track the "most melodious tune [on Door to Door]" and went on to say it "was easily one of the Cars most distinct efforts since it doesn't quite carry the same new wave/pop rock structure as the rest of their material yet relinquishes the same type of Cars charm.

After all of the tracks are heard on Door to Door, 'Coming Up You' easily rises above the rest of the album's lackluster fare, mainly because [Benjamin] Orr seems to sound more enthused and more interested than [Ric] Ocasek does on any of his songs.

"[1] Cash Box said that "Ocasek's patented simplicity works again in clean weave of rhythm, melody and harmony.