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Drive (Incubus song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Drive
| cover = incubus drive.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Incubus
| album = Make Yourself
| released =
| recorded =
| studio = NRG (North Hollywood)
| genre =
| length = 3:52
| label =
* Epic
* Immortal
| writer =
* Brandon Boyd
* Mike Einziger
* Chris Kilmore
* Alex Katunich
* Jose Pasillas
| producer =
* Scott Litt
* Incubus
| prev_title = Stellar
| prev_year = 2000
| next_title = Wish You Were Here
| next_year = 2001
| misc =
}}
"'Drive'" is a song by American rock band Incubus, released on November 14, 2000, as the third single from their third album, 'Make Yourself' (1999). It is the band's biggest hit and breakthrough single, eventually reaching the top of the US 'Billboard' Modern Rock Tracks chart on March 3, 2001, and number nine on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 on July 28. It also reached number four in Portugal, number 13 in New Zealand, number 34 in Australia, and number 40 in the United Kingdom. In 2001, "Drive" won a 'Billboard' Award for Modern Rock Single of the Year. Director Bill Draheim documented the making of "Drive" in 'Save Me from My Half-Life Drive'.
Content
According to lead singer Brandon Boyd, "The lyric is basically about fear, about being driven all your life by it and making decisions from fear. It's about imagining what life would be like if you didn't live it that way".
Music video
Directed by Phil Harder and based on M.C. Escher's 'Drawing Hands', the music video features a simple musical session intercut with a rotoscoped animation of Brandon Boyd drawing himself, which was handled by both Boyd and drummer Jose Pasillas. The non-animated scenes were shot in the McNamara Alumni Center on the University of Minnesota. The video was nominated for Best Group Video at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards but lost to 'N Sync.
Track listings
'US CD single'
# "Drive" (album version) 3:52
# "Drive" (orchestral studio version) 3:55
'Australian maxi-CD single'
# "Drive" 3:52
# "Crowded Elevator" 4:44
# "Stellar" (acoustic) 3:16
# "Pardon Me" (acoustic) 3:46
# "Drive" (acoustic) 3:52
'UK CD single'
# "Drive"
# "Drive" (acoustic)
# "Clean" (live)
# "Drive" (video)
'UK 7-inch EP'
:A1. "Drive" (live orchestral version) 4:05
:B1. "Favourite Things" (live) 3:45
:B2. "Pardon Me" (live) 4:18
'European CD1'
# "Drive" (album version) 3:52
# "Pardon Me" (live) 4:18
'European CD2'
# "Drive" (album version) 3:52
# "Drive" (orchestral studio version) 3:55
# "Favorite Things" (live) 3:45
# "Pardon Me" (live) 4:18
# "Clean" (live)
Credits and personnel
Credits are taken from the European CD2 liner notes.
'Studios'
* Recorded at NRG Recording Studios (North Hollywood, Los Angeles)
* Mastered at A&M Studios (Hollywood, California, US)
'Incubus'
* Incubus production
** Brandon Boyd writing
** Mike Einziger writing
** Dirk Lance writing
** Chris Kilmore writing
** Jos Pasillas writing
'Additional musicians'
* Dave Holdridge cello, digital editing
'Other personnel'
* Scott Litt production, mixing
* Rick Will mixing
* Michael "Elvis" Baskette engineering
* Matt Griffin assistant engineering
* Evan Hollander assistant engineering
* Stephen Marcussen mastering
* Brandy Flower design
* Danny Clinch photography
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
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