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| Single by Clean Bandit and Topic featuring Wes Nelson | ||||
| Released | 30 July 2021 | |||
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| Length | 2:59 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
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"Drive" is a song by British electronic music group Clean Bandit and German DJ Topic featuring English recording artist Wes Nelson. It was released on 30 July 2021,via Atlantic Records. [2]
Simone Ciaravolo of Edm-Lab opined that the track "[is] full of positive vibes",and "brings [us] on a metaphorical nocturnal journey:the scenery of a newborn love story." [3]
The music video was released on 6 August 2021,and directed by Dan Massie. It features Nelson as "a happy lorry driver,performing from the cab of his big truck through country and city,and into outer space." [4] Katrina Rees of Celebmix praised the visual "perfectly captures the upbeat nature of the track,which is laced with pulsating beats and glossy strings." [5]
Credits adapted from AllMusic. [6]
Weekly charts
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Italy (FIMI) [16] | Gold | 50,000‡ |
| Poland (ZPAV) [17] | Gold | 25,000‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI) [18] | Gold | 400,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
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