'Cars' premiered on May 26,2006 in Concord North Carolina, at the Lowes Motor Speedway later it was released to general audiences on June 9,2006,to generally favorable reviews. Related merchandise, including scale models of several of the cars, broke records for retail sales of merchandise based on a Disney/Pixar film, with an estimated $1 billion in sales.A successful soundtrack also contributed to the film's success reaching Gold status, the first ever Pixar soundtrack to do so. 'Real Gone' reached #101 on the Billboard Singles chart (USA) and #67 (UK) in 2006. A sequel has been announced for a Summer 2011 release, simply titled 'Cars 2'. Disney has confirmed that Brad Lewis will be the director.Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Sheryl Crow-Real Gone (from Cars)
'Cars' premiered on May 26,2006 in Concord North Carolina, at the Lowes Motor Speedway later it was released to general audiences on June 9,2006,to generally favorable reviews. Related merchandise, including scale models of several of the cars, broke records for retail sales of merchandise based on a Disney/Pixar film, with an estimated $1 billion in sales.A successful soundtrack also contributed to the film's success reaching Gold status, the first ever Pixar soundtrack to do so. 'Real Gone' reached #101 on the Billboard Singles chart (USA) and #67 (UK) in 2006. A sequel has been announced for a Summer 2011 release, simply titled 'Cars 2'. Disney has confirmed that Brad Lewis will be the director.