CD stuck in the drive, how to remove it?

I have a CD stuck in the drive, most likely by the up-lifting of the label. How can I eject this CD?

You failed to mention what kind of Mac you have...  there are two different kinds of DVD drives.
with a Mac Pro, the dvd drive has a tray, so you just manually open the drive door (a damp fingertip helps) and firmly push a straightened paper clip into the small hole below the tray on the right side. This forces the opening gears to turn, unseating the tray. Hook the edge of the tray and gently slide it out.
The laptop "slot loading" drives are more difficult.

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