Drive (Incubus song) 3754938 226161163 2008-07-17T02:37:33Z 99.162.57.127 {{Infobox Single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs --> | Name = Drive | Cover = incubus_drive.jpg | Artist = [[Incubus (band)|Incubus]] | from Album = <br />[[Make Yourself]] | Released = [[2001 in music|2001]] | Format = | Recorded = May - June 1999 in [[Los Angeles, California]] | Genre = [[Alternative Rock]] | Length = 3:52 | Label = [[Epic Records|Epic]]/[[Immortal Records|Immortal]] | Writer = [[Incubus (band)|Incubus]] | Producer = [[Scott Litt]] | Video director = | Certification = | Chart position = | Reviews = | Last single = "[[Stellar (song)|Stellar]]" <br />(2000) | This single = "Drive" <br />(2001) | Next single = "[[Wish You Were Here (Incubus song)|Wish You Were Here]]" <br />(2001) }} '''"Drive"''' is a song by American [[alternative rock]] band [[Incubus (band)|Incubus]], from their 1999 album ''[[Make Yourself]]''. It was released as a single in 2001 and is considered to be the band's biggest hit and breakthrough single, eventually reaching the top of [[Billboard magazine|Billboard's]] [[Modern Rock Tracks|modern rock charts]] and #9 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]]. The music video is based on [[M.C. Escher]]'s [[Drawing Hands]]. This song appears in the [[Daria]] movie ''[[Is it College Yet?]]''. It is a playable track in the North American and European versions of the [[Donkey Konga 2]] videogame and also appears in the soundtrack for the film ''[[Surf's Up (film)|Surf's Up]]''. The song appears in the game [[Karaoke Revolution Party]]. ==Musical qualities and influences== The song is what is widely described as [[mellow]], featuring mostly [[acoustic music|acoustic instruments]] and grounded both musically and lyrically in a very relaxing and positive ambiance. ===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 around 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 a simple jam session intercut with an animation of [[Brandon Boyd]] drawing himself (the beginning of which is reminiscent of 'Drawing Hands', a lithograph work by Dutch artist [[M._C._Escher|M. C. Escher]]). Many scenes were shot in the [[McNamara Alumni Center]] on the [[University of Minnesota]] campus and in [[Bairnsdale, Victoria]], [[Australia]] ==External links== *[http://viddigger.blogspot.com/2007/10/incubus-drive.html "Drive" music video with lyrics] {{start box}} {{succession box | before = "[[Butterfly (Crazy Town song)|Butterfly]]" by [[Crazy Town]] | title = [[Modern Rock Tracks|''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks]] [[List of number-one modern rock hits (United States)|number-one single]] | years = [[March 3]], [[2001]] | after = "[[It's Been Awhile]]" by [[Staind]] }} {{end box}} {{Incubus (band)}} [[Category:2001 singles]] [[Category:Incubus songs]] [[Category:Billboard Modern Rock Tracks number-one singles]] {{2000s-rock-single-stub}} [[pl:Drive]]