Hailee Steinfeld Covers The Cars’ “Magic” for the Movie “Hexed”

Hailee Steinfeld has recorded a cover of The Cars’ “Magic” for Disney’s animated feature Hexed, in which she also leads the voice cast.

The song was released Friday (Oct. 23), ahead of the film’s theatrical premiere on Nov. 25. Steinfeld’s version keeps the 1980s feel of The Cars’ original recording and adds a brighter pop sheen with her vocals.

Hexed follows a girl named Billie Doe, voiced by Steinfeld. After Billie discovers her magical abilities, the story takes her “out of suburbia and into a spectacle-filled journey through a vast witch realm called Hexe,” according to a description. Rashida Jones, Jodie Foster, Walton Goggins, Tracey Ullman and Stephen Fry are also in the voice cast.

The Cars’ “Magic” reached No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1984. The Boston rock band also had top 10 hits with “Drive” (No. 3), “Shake It Up” (No. 4), “You Might Think” (No. 7) and “Tonight She Comes” (No. 7).

Steinfeld has five entries on the Hot 100 to date. Her highest-charting song is “Starving” with Grey and Zedd, which peaked at No. 12 in 2016. She has also been recording music tied to her film projects, including “Dangerous” for Sinners in April 2025. “Blending music and acting like this feels like the fullest expression of who I am,” she told Billboard at the time.

Listen to Steinfeld’s cover of “Magic” below.

Source: Billboard