Released November 20, 2000 Label Epic, Immortal | Genre Alternative rock Producer(s) Scott Litt | |
Recorded May–June 1999 in Los Angeles, California Writer(s) Brandon Boyd, Mike Einziger, Chris Kilmore, Alex Katunich and Jose Pasillas | ||
"Drive" is a song recorded by American rock band Incubus. It was released in November 2000 as a single from their third album Make Yourself. It is considered the band's biggest hit and breakthrough single, eventually reaching the top of Billboard's modern rock charts on March 3, 2001 and #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 on July 28. In 2001, "Drive" won Billboard's award for Modern Rock Single of the Year. Director Bill Draheim documented the making of "Drive". 'Save Me from my Half-Life Drive' is the result of that edited EPK footage.
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The song is featured in the video games Donkey Konga 2 and Guitar Hero Live in addition to the film Surf's Up.This single was also certified gold in Australia in the year 2001.
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".
Musical qualities and influences
The song is what is widely described as mellow, featuring mostly acoustic instruments and grounded both musically and lyrically in a very relaxing and positive ambiance making the song a departure and exception from their original alternative metal and funk metal roots.
Live
When played live, the song is performed in a number of different ways; unplugged with Mike and Brandon, the full band with Mike playing guitar, or the remixed version, centering on Ben Kenney's amplified and reconstructed bass melodies, with Mike playing an electric piano (as seen on the Alive at Red Rocks DVD).
Music video
The music video is based on M.C. Escher's Drawing Hands. Directed by Phil Harder, it features a simple musical session intercut with a rotoscoped animation of Brandon Boyd drawing himself. The animation was handled by both Boyd and drummer Jose Pasillas. The scenes from the official music video 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 list
US Chillum promo single record
- "Drive (radio edit)"
European EP
- "Drive"
- "Drive (orchestral studio version)"
- "Favorite Things (live)"
- "Pardon Me (live)
- "Clean (live)"
Australian EP
- "Drive"
- "Crowded Elevator"
- "Stellar (acoustic)"
- "Pardon Me (acoustic)"
- "Drive (acoustic)"
US promo single
- Drive
UK maxi single
- "Drive"
- "Drive (acoustic)"
- "Clean (live)"
- "Drive (video)"
UK promo single
- "Drive (album version)"
- "Drive (orchestral studio version)"