''Drive'' is a song by American actor and singer

Cheyenne Jackson Cheyenne David Jackson (born July 12, 1975) is an American actor and singer. His credits include leading roles in Broadway musicals and other stage roles, as well as film and television roles, concert singing, and music recordings. After beginn ...

from his album ''I'm Blue, Skies''. Although Jackson has produced theatrical music releases, this was his first non-theatrical single. ''Drive'' was produced by

Thomas "Tawgs" Salter Thomas "Tawgs" Salter is a Canadian musician, songwriter, producer and recording engineer. His extensive body of musical work includes a vast array of artists ranging from Josh Groban, Lights and Lenka to Chantal Kreviazuk, Fefe Dobson, Dear Rou ...

and written by Jackson and Stephen "Stevie" Aiello. The song was also featured on Jackson's first-ever music video. Jackson has discussed the meaning of the song:

I wanted to write a song about keeping forward momentum in your life, and having the strength to leave a situation that you know in your heart is bad for you. It ended up being melancholy, but ultimately hopeful and optimistic, just like me. I felt like my head was exploding, because not only did I know that this was exactly what I was supposed to be doing, it kind of changed my perspective on everything. The songs started pouring out of me, and I’m more proud of this work than any part I’ve ever done.

''Drive'' was also remixed by Conair and appears as an additional 6:47 track on Jackson's album ''I'm Blue, Skies'' as "Drive (Conair mix)".

Music video

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music video of the song directed by Austrian music video director Christian Hörlesberger was released. According to Jackson, the video — made of approximately 500 painstakingly hand-drawn and photographed cells — took four months to complete. The mostly black-and-white video shows an illustrated Jackson driving along city streets, on a highway, and into the countryside. He is eventually chased by a police car, and in the last scene he whizzes away towards the sun on the horizon. This last scene is the only color sequence, except for the colors of the traffic lights and cars' headlights. A special ''Drive (Behind the Scenes)'' video was released explaining the production process.

Track listings

;Single #''Drive'' (4:05)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Drive (Cheyenne Jackson Song) 2012 debut singles Cheyenne Jackson songs 2012 songs Songs written by Stevie Aiello