"
Car Wash" is a hit disco song performed by
Rose Royce and written and produced by
Norman Whitfield. It was the group's debut single and one of the most notable successes of the
disco era. Written and produced by the band's main producer
Norman Whitfield, "Car Wash", the theme of the 1976 film
Car Wash, was Rose Royce's most successful hit single and the lead single from their first album, the
Car Wash soundtrack. Reaching number one in the United States on the
Billboard pop and R&B charts, "Car Wash" also peaked at number three on the disco charts and reached number nine in the UK singles chart in February 1977. The song was later covered in 2004 by
Christina Aguilera and
Missy Elliott, who released their version as the single for the
Shark Tale soundtrack.