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Keep the Car Running is de tweede single van het album Neon Bible van Arcade Fire. In 2007 behaalt de single de eerste plaats in de Kink 40. De single behaalt echter geen notering in de Nederlandse Single Top 100 en de Nederlandse Top 40.

Het is een popnummer dat uit drie gedeeltes bestaat waarin de drum wordt ingezet. Tussen die stukken door vallen de drumpatronen weg. In het nummer nemen violen een prominente rol in. Een opvallend fenomeen dat ongewoon is voor een rocksingle.

"Keep the Car Running" is a song by Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire. It is the second single released from the band's second album, Neon Bible in the UK (while "Black Mirror" is the first in the US). This song was #22 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007. In October 2011, NME placed it at number 61 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".

The single was released on 19 March 2007, on 7" vinyl with the B-side, "Broken Window", in the UK under Rough Trade Records. It peaked on the UK Singles Chart at number 56. The single was released in the US on 8 May 2007, under Merge Records. It is alternatively titled "Keep the Car Running/Broken Window". It peaked at number 32 on the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart.

The band performed the song during their 24 February 2007 appearance on Saturday Night Live.