"Counting Blue Cars" is a song by the alternative rock

Alternative rock

Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...

 band Dishwalla

Dishwalla

Dishwalla is an American alternative rock band based out of Santa Barbara, CA. The band's name comes from a Hindi term for a person providing cable television to a neighborhood...

 that appears on their 1995 album Pet Your Friends

Pet Your Friends

Pet Your Friends is the debut album by American alternative rock band Dishwalla. It was released in 1995 on A&M Records. The album produced the hit single "Counting Blue Cars" , which was a Top 40 favorite. However, the song also caused the group to gain somewhat of a one-hit wonder status because...

. It was Dishwalla's only hit song

One-hit wonder

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, making it onto the Billboard Hot 100

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 in 1996 (see 1996 in music

1996 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1996.-January:* January – At the trial of two American teenagers, Nicholaus McDonald and Brian Bassett, for the murder of Bassett's parents and young brother, defense lawyers attempt to lay the blame for the murders on the fact...

). The song is recognizable by the line in the chorus, "Tell me all your thoughts on God ('cause I'd really like to meet her)".

The song was featured in the 1999 film Eight Days a Week

Eight Days a Week (film)

Eight Days a Week is a 1999 comedy film written and directed by Michael Davis. The title is taken from The Beatles song of the same name. The film features Dishwalla's 1996 hit "Counting Blue Cars".-Plot:...

.

Also in 1997, rock group Zilch (later Sonicflood

Sonicflood

Sonicflood is an American Christian Worship band from Nashville, Tennessee. Originally under the name Zilch, the band formed in 1997. The group took the name Sonicflood in 1998 as they became known as a praise and worship band following some line-up changes...

) gave their answer to "Counting Blue Cars" with their tune "In the Sky" opening the second verse singing, "Let me tell you all my thoughts on God, cause I just talked with him this morning..."

Track listing

1. "Counting Blue Cars" (4:51)
2. "The Other Side of the World" (3:46)
3. "Counting Blue Cars" (Acoustic) (5:39)
4. "Until I Wake Up" (4:42)

Chart performance

"Counting Blue Cars" was highly popular on the radio, peaking at number five on pop airplay and number six on Hot AC airplay in 1996. It became a number-one Modern Rock Track for one week in June 1996. It peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 and showed longevity by remaining on the chart for nearly a year at 48 weeks. It was also featured in the 1999 film Eight Days a Week

Eight Days a Week (film)

Eight Days a Week is a 1999 comedy film written and directed by Michael Davis. The title is taken from The Beatles song of the same name. The film features Dishwalla's 1996 hit "Counting Blue Cars".-Plot:...

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Peak positions

Chart (1996)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	15
U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks	1
U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	2
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream	4
U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40	5
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay Hot 100 Airplay The Hot 100 Airplay chart is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. It measures radio airplay, and is one of the three component charts, along with the Hot Singles Sales and the Hot Digital Songs charts, that determine the chart positions of singles on the Billboard...	5

End of year charts

End of year chart (1996)	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	28