Although not released as a single, except in the UK where it was the B side of 'My Best Friends Girlfriend', "Moving in Stereo" received airplay on
album-oriented rock radio stations in the United States, often coupled with the song "
All Mixed Up" which it segues into on the album. The song continues to receive airplay on
classic rock radio stations. Donald A. Guarisco of
AllMusic described the song as "one of the Cars' finest experimental tracks," noting that it "sounds like a new wave update of
Eno-era
Roxy Music."
Classic Rock History critic Emily Fagan rated it as the Cars 7th best song sung by Orr, saying that it "captures a sense of disorientation and ennui, with Orr delivering lyrics that seem to drift between reality and a dreamlike state."
Ultimate Classic Rock critic Dave Swanson rated it as the 4th best Benjamin Orr Cars song, stating that "the atmospheric mood of the track puts the listener in a late night, post-psychedelic haze." A demo version recorded in 1977, featuring only Ocasek and Hawkes, was released on
The Cars: Deluxe Edition in 1999. ==Cover versions==