Drive On (song)

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"Drive On"
Drive On Brother Beyond cover.jpg
Single by Brother Beyond
from the album Trust
B-side "Drive On (Dream On)"
Released16 October 1989 (1989-10-16)
Length4:06
Label Parlophone
Songwriter(s) Carl Fysh, David White
Producer(s) Keith Cohen, Jeff Lorber
Brother Beyond singles chronology
"Can You Keep a Secret? (Re-mix)"
(1989)
"Drive On"
(1989)
"When Will I See You Again"
(1989)

"Drive On" is a song by British pop music group Brother Beyond, released as the lead single from their second album, Trust , on 16 October 1989. It was their fifth consecutive hit to peak inside the top 40 of the UK Singles Chart, reaching number 39 in November 1989.

Contents

Track listings

7-inch and cassette single [1] [2]

A. "Drive On" – 4:06
B. "Drive On (Dream On)" – 3:38

12-inch single [3]

A. "Drive On" (So Strong mix) – 6:23
B. "Drive On" (Apple mix) – 6:05

Limited-edition 12-inch single [4]

A. "Drive On" (Auto mix) – 5:53
B. "Drive On" (Dr Boozie's Revenge mix) – 4:58

CD single [5]

  1. "Drive On"
  2. "Drive On" (So Strong mix)
  3. "Be My Twin" (US remix)

Japanese mini-CD single [6]

  1. "Drive On"
  2. "Drive On" (So Strong mix)

Charts

Chart (1989)Peak
position
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [7] 74
UK Singles (OCC) [8] 39

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United Kingdom16 October 1989
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
Parlophone [9]
Japan18 January 1990Mini-CD EMI [10]

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References

  1. Drive On (UK 7-inch single vinyl disc). Brother Beyond. Parlophone. 1989. R 6233.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. Drive On (UK cassette single sleeve). Brother Beyond. Parlophone. 1989. TCR 6233.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. Drive On (UK 12-inch single vinyl disc). Brother Beyond. Parlophone. 1989. 12R 6233.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. Drive On (UK limited 12-inch single vinyl disc). Brother Beyond. Parlophone. 1989. 12RP 6233.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. Drive On (UK CD single liner notes). Brother Beyond. Parlophone. 1989. CDR 6233.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. Drive On (Japanese mini-CD single liner notes). Brother Beyond. EMI Music Japan. 1989. TODP-2118.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. "Brother Beyond – Drive On" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  8. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  9. "New Singles". Music Week . 14 October 1989. p. 39.
  10. "ブラザー・ビヨンド | ドライブ・オン" [Brother Beyond | Drive On] (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved 4 February 2025.