Just Drive

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"Just Drive"
Single by Alistair Griffin
from the album Albion Sky
Released2010
Genre Pop rock
Alistair Griffin singles chronology
"You and Me (Tonight)"
(2004)
"Just Drive"
(2010)
"I Wish for You the World"
(2012)

"Just Drive" is a song recorded by British singer/songwriter Alistair Griffin. It is his first official single since "You and Me (Tonight)" in 2004. It was released as a single in November 2010.

The song was used by the BBC at the end of their coverage of the 2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, in a montage showing highlights of the Formula One season. [1]

A re-recorded version [2] (replacing the lyrics "died a thousand times" with "lived a thousand lives") was used as the theme tune for Sky Sports F1's coverage from the 2012 season [3] to 2018, when it was replaced for the 2019 season by Daft Punk's Outlands track from the Tron Legacy Soundtrack. [4]

It was also featured on the end credits in the F1 2012 video game. [5]

Charts

Chart (2010)Peak
position
UK Indie (OCC) [6] 4
UK Singles (OCC) [7] 38

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References

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  2. "Alistair Griffins Just Drive has been announced as the title music for Sky Sports coverage of Formula 1 and will feature on the brand new channels opening titles". alastairgriffin.com. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  3. "'Just Drive' for Sky Sports F1". Archived from the original on 20 April 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  4. David Nelson. "New opening themes for Sky’s and Channel 4’s F1 coverage,"https://motorsportbroadcasting.com/2019/03/16/new-opening-themes-for-skys-and-channel-4s-f1-coverage , 16 March 2019
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