"Drive" is a song by American

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band

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, released on November 14, 2000, as the third single from their third album, ''

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'' (1999). It is the band's biggest hit and breakthrough single, eventually reaching the top of the US ''

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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

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, "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

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and based on

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's ''

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'', the music video features a simple musical session intercut with a rotoscoped animation of

drawing himself, which was handled by both Boyd and drummer Jose Pasillas. The non-animated scenes were shot in the

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on the

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. The video was nominated for

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at the

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but lost to

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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

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) * Mastered at

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(

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, California, US) Incubus * Incubus – production **

– writing **

Mike Einziger Michael Aaron Einziger (born June 21, 1976) is an American musician, songwriter and producer. He is best known for being co-founder and guitarist of the rock band Incubus, and has also co-written, produced and collaborated with a wide array of a ...

– writing **

Dirk Lance George Alex Katunich (born August 18, 1976) is an American musician. He is best known as the former bassist of Incubus. Since high school, Katunich has used the stage name of Dirk Lance, which was apparently taken from the credits of a pornogr ...

– writing **

Chris Kilmore Chris Kilmore (born January 21, 1973) is an American musician and DJ. He is the turntablist and keyboardist of the rock band Incubus since 1998. Allmusic–Incubus bio./ref> Discography * '' Make Yourself'' (1999) * '' When Incubus Attacks ...

– writing **

José Pasillas José Antonio Pasillas II (born April 26, 1976) is an American musician best known as the drummer and co-founder of alternative rock band Incubus. Biography José Pasillas is of Mexican descent. He grew up in Calabasas, California. He began pl ...

– writing Additional musicians * Dave Holdridge – cello, digital editing Other personnel *

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– production, mixing * Rick Will – mixing * Michael "Elvis" Baskette – engineering * Matt Griffin – assistant engineering * Evan Hollander – assistant engineering *

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– mastering * Brandy Flower – design *

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– photography

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

External links

Website
of the animated short film 'I move so I am' (The Netherlands, 1997) of animator Gerrit van Dijk on which the official music video "Drive" was based. {{Authority control 1999 songs 2000 singles Epic Records singles Immortal Records singles Incubus (band) songs Music videos directed by Phil Harder Song recordings produced by Scott Litt Songs about cars Songs written by Alex Katunich Songs written by Brandon Boyd Songs written by Chris Kilmore Songs written by José Pasillas Songs written by Mike Einziger