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Wikipedia article




"'Driving in My Car'" is a song by Madness. It was released as a stand-alone single on 24 July 1982 and spent eight weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number four. It reached number 20 on the Australian Singles Chart.

The B-side to the single was "Animal Farm", a mostly instrumental reworking of the song "Tomorrow's Dream" from the album '7'. The 12" release of the single included the song "Riding on My Bike", which is basically a rewording of the main track, sung by Lee Thompson.

"Driving in My Car" was the 13th in a run of 20 consecutive UK top 20 hits for Madness, and is the only one of those 20 never to have been officially released on a Madness album in the USA. It was later included on the 2010 re-release of the band's 1982 album 'The Rise and Fall', as well as its two B-sides.

Video



The video shows Madness as car mechanics larking about in their workshop, and in their normal suits driving around in their "Maddiemobile" a white 1959 model Morris Minor. The members of fellow ska/pop group Fun Boy Three make a brief appearance, trying (and failing) to hitch a ride to their home town of Coventry, which the A45 mentioned in the song passes through.

Track listing



*7" single

#"Driving in My Car" 3:17

#"Animal Farm (Tomorrow's Dream Warp Mix)" -4:02

*12" single

#"Driving in My Car" 3:17

#"Animal Farm (Tomorrow's Dream Warp Mix)" -4:02

#"Riding on My Bike" 4:35

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References



Category:1982 songs

Category:1982 singles

Category:Madness (band) songs

Category:Songs written by Mike Barson

Category:Songs about cars


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