# Hailee Steinfeld Will Have a Hold on You in ‘Magic’ Cover of The Cars for ‘Hexed’ Movie: Listen

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/hailee-steinfeld-will-have-a-hold-on-you-in-magic-cover-of-the-cars-for-hexed-movie-listen/
- Published: 2026-10-23T21:59:36+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-23T22:13:17+00:00
- Original publisher: Billboard
- Original article: https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/hailee-steinfeld-magic-the-cars-cover-hexed-movie-listen-1236367434/
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, Film

## Key points

- Hailee Steinfeld covers The Cars’ “Magic” for Hexed.
- She also voices the film’s lead, Billie Doe.
- The original song peaked at No. 12 in 1984.

## Summary

Hailee Steinfeld has released a cover of The Cars’ “Magic” for Disney’s animated film Hexed, in which she also voices the lead character. The song came out ahead of the film’s planned theatrical release on 25 November, connecting the 1980s hit with the story’s magical setting.

Steinfeld voices Billie Doe, whose newly discovered abilities take her from suburbia into a witch realm called Hexe. The cast also includes Rashida Jones, Jodie Foster, Walton Goggins, Tracey Ullman and Stephen Fry. The Cars’ original “Magic” reached No. 12 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1984; Steinfeld’s own chart record includes “Starving”, which peaked at No. 12 in 2016.

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