Drive (Bic Runga EP)

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Drive
Bic Runga Drive EP.jpg
EP by
Released1995 (New Zealand)
Recorded1995
Genre Rock, pop
Label Epic
Producer Wayne Bell, Nigel Stone
Bic Runga chronology
Drive
(1995)
Drive
(1997)

Drive is the debut extended play by New Zealand musician Bic Runga, released in New Zealand in 1995. The EP peaked at number 10 on the RIANZ charts in March 1996. In 1996, the title track won Runga an APRA Silver Scroll award for song writing.[ citation needed ]

Extended play Musical recording longer than a single, but shorter than a full album

An extended play record, often referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single, but is usually unqualified as an album or LP. Contemporary EPs generally contain a minimum of three tracks and maximum of six tracks, and are considered "less expensive and time-consuming" for an artist to produce than an album. An EP originally referred to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play (SP) and LP, but it is now applied to mid-length CDs and downloads as well.

Bic Runga New Zealand singer-songwriter

Briolette Kah Bic Runga, recording as Bic Runga, is a New Zealand singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist pop artist. Her first three studio albums debuted at number one on the New Zealand Top 40 Album charts. Runga has also found success internationally in Australia, Ireland and the United Kingdom with her song "Sway".

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Drive" (Bic Runga) – 3:01
  2. "You" (Runga, Kelly Horgan) – 4:26
  3. "Take It Out Sometimes" (Runga) – 3:06
  4. "Ordinary Girl" (Runga) – 2:41
  5. "Swim" (Runga) – 2:56

Chart positions

Chart (1995/96)Peak
position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [1] 10

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