Drive (Incubus song)


"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 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 Billboards 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

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 listings

US Chillum promo single record
  1. "Drive "
European EP
  1. "Drive"
  2. "Drive "
  3. "Favorite Things "
  4. "Pardon Me
  5. "Clean "
Australian EP
  1. "Drive"
  2. "Crowded Elevator"
  3. "Stellar "
  4. "Pardon Me "
  5. "Drive "
US promo single
  1. Drive
UK maxi single
  1. "Drive"
  2. "Drive "
  3. "Clean "
  4. "Drive "
UK promo single
  1. "Drive "
  2. "Drive "

    Personnel

Incubus
Additional musician

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

In popular culture

The song is featured in the video games Donkey Konga 2, Guitar Hero Live, and Rock Band 3 in addition to the film Surf's Up.