"Driven" | ||||
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Single by Sevendust | ||||
from the album Alpha | ||||
Released | February 2007 | |||
Recorded | 2007 | |||
Genre | Nu metal | |||
Length | 3:46 | |||
Label | Asylum | |||
Songwriter(s) | John Connolly, Harry S. E. Grove, Vinnie Hornsby, Ronald Mayo, Morgan Rose, Lajon Witherspoon [1] | |||
Producer(s) | Sean Groove John Connolly Morgan Rose | |||
Sevendust singles chronology | ||||
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Driven is the lead single from the album Alpha by American rock band Sevendust. "Driven" was the band's highest charting single (matched only by "Enemy"), peaking at #10 on the Mainstream Rock Charts, [2] and since surpassed only by "Unraveling", which peaked at #7.
The music video, which was shot in Haverhill, Massachusetts during the band's rehearsal for their 2007 tour, features rare behind-the-scenes footage of the band's members as they prepare material from their sixth album Alpha . The video debuted nationwide on March 3 and was featured on the "Headbangers Ball" program on cable channel MTV2 on March 10. [3]
The song appeared in the 2007 THQ video game WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 and also another song from this album Feed was in the game. Also "Driven" featured in a promo for the WWE film The Condemned.
Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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US Mainstream Rock Tracks | 10 |
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