Drive (Incubus song)

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"Drive"
Incubus drive.png
Single by Incubus
from the album Make Yourself
ReleasedNovember 14, 2000 (2000-11-14)
Studio NRG (North Hollywood)
Genre
Length3:52
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Incubus singles chronology
"Stellar"
(2000)
"Drive"
(2000)
"Wish You Were Here"
(2001)
Audio sample
A sample from "Drive" by Incubus

Credits and personnel

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

Studios

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [42] Gold35,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [43] Silver200,000

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesNovember 14, 2000 Alternative radio [44]
November 20, 2000CD [11]
February 5, 2001 Hot adult contemporary radio [45]
February 6, 2001 Contemporary hit radio [46]
AustraliaApril 16, 2001CD [47]
United KingdomJune 11, 2001
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
Epic [48]

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