Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)

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"Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)"
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Single by Deftones
from the album Around the Fur
Released1998
RecordedApril–June 1997
Studio Studio Litho (Seattle)
Genre
Length5:08
Label Maverick
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Terry Date
Deftones singles chronology
"My Own Summer (Shove It)"
(1997)
"Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)"
(1998)
"Change (In the House of Flies)"
(2000)
Audio sample

"Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)" is the second single released from the American alternative metal band Deftones' second album, Around the Fur . It was their first single to chart on the US charts, peaking at number 29 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, [5] and within the top 50 in the UK Singles Chart. [6]

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In 2012, Loudwire ranked the song number two on their list of the 10 greatest Deftones songs, [7] and in 2020, Kerrang ranked the song number three on their list of the 20 greatest Deftones songs. [8]

A music video was filmed to accompany the single's release, directed by Frank W. Ockenfels III. [9]

Track listing

All tracks written by Deftones.

UK CD1

  1. "Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)" – 5:08
  2. "Engine No. 9" (live) – 3:49
  3. "Teething" (live) – 3:34

UK CD2

  1. "Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)" – 5:10
  2. "Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away) (remix)" [acoustic] – 4:33
  3. "Birthmark (live)" – 3:58

Charts

Charts (1998)Peak
position
Scotland (OCC) [10] 54
UK Singles (OCC) [11] 50
US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [12] 29

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [13] Silver200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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