Drive (Incubus song)

"Drive"
Single by Incubus
from the album Make Yourself
Released	November 14, 2000 (2000-11-14)
Studio	NRG (North Hollywood)
Genre	Alternative rock [1]
Length	3:52
Label	Epic Immortal
Songwriter(s)	Brandon Boyd Mike Einziger Chris Kilmore Alex Katunich José Pasillas
Producer(s)	Scott Litt Incubus
Incubus singles chronology
"Stellar" (2000) "Drive" (2000) "Wish You Were Here" (2001)
Audio sample
A sample from "Drive" by Incubus file help

Australian maxi-CD single [12] "Drive" – 3:52 "Crowded Elevator" – 4:44 "Stellar" (acoustic) – 3:16 "Pardon Me" (acoustic) – 3:46 "Drive" (acoustic) – 3:52 UK CD single [13] "Drive" "Drive" (acoustic) "Clean" (live) "Drive" (video) UK 7-inch EP [14] A1. "Drive" (live orchestral version) – 4:05 B1. "Favourite Things" (live) – 3:45 B2. "Pardon Me" (live) – 4:18

European CD1 [15] "Drive" (album version) – 3:52 "Pardon Me" (live) – 4:18 European CD2 [16] "Drive" (album version) – 3:52 "Drive" (orchestral studio version) – 3:55 "Favorite Things" (live) – 3:45 "Pardon Me" (live) – 4:18 "Clean" (live)

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the European CD2 liner notes. ^[16]

Studios

• Recorded at NRG Recording Studios (North Hollywood, Los Angeles)
• Mastered at A&M Studios (Hollywood, California, US)

Incubus Incubus – production Brandon Boyd – writing Mike Einziger – writing Dirk Lance – writing Chris Kilmore – writing José Pasillas – writing Additional musicians Dave Holdridge – cello, digital editing

Other personnel Scott Litt – production, mixing Rick Will – mixing Michael "Elvis" Baskette – engineering Matt Griffin – assistant engineering Evan Hollander – assistant engineering Stephen Marcussen – mastering Brandy Flower – design Danny Clinch – photography

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2000–2001) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [17] 34 Canada CHR (Nielsen BDS) [18] 9 Germany (GfK) [19] 80 Iceland (Dagblaðið Vísir Top 20) [20] 5 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [21] 13 Portugal (AFP) [22] 4 Quebec (ADISQ) [23] 20 Scotland (OCC) [24] 36 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [25] 85 UK Singles (OCC) [26] 40 US Billboard Hot 100 [27] 9 US Adult Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [28] 5 US Adult Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [29] 4 US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [30] 1 US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [31] 8 US Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [32] 8

Year-end charts Chart (2001) Position Australia (ARIA) [33] 92 Canada (Nielsen SoundScan) [34] 183 Canada Radio (Nielsen BDS) [35] 11 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [36] 29 US Billboard Hot 100 [37] 21 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard) [38] 7 US Mainstream Rock Tracks (Billboard) [39] 20 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard) [40] 29 US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard) [41] 1 US Triple-A (Billboard) [42] 12 Chart (2002) Position US Adult Top 40 (Billboard) [43] 91

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [44]	Gold	35,000^
Italy (FIMI) [45]	Gold	50,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [46]	4× Platinum	120,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [47]	Gold	400,000‡
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	November 14, 2000	Alternative radio	Epic Immortal	[48]
	February 5, 2001	Hot adult contemporary radio		[49]
	February 6, 2001	Contemporary hit radio		[50]
Australia	April 16, 2001	CD		[51]
United Kingdom	June 11, 2001	7-inch vinyl CD	Epic	[52]

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External links

• Website of the animated short film 'I move so I am' (The Netherlands, 1997) of animator Gerrit van Dijk on which the official music video "Drive" was based.