Drive (R.E.M. song)
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| Single by R.E.M. | ||||
| from the album Automatic for the People | ||||
| B-side | "Winged Mammal Theme" | |||
| Released | October 1, 1992 | |||
| Format | CD single, 7" single, 12" single, Cassette | |||
| Recorded | 1992 | |||
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| Length | 4:25 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Writer(s) | Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe | |||
| Producer(s) | Scott Litt, R.E.M. | |||
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"Drive" was the lead single and first track from American alternative rock band R.E.M.'s eighth studio album Automatic for the People in 1992. Although it was not as successful as previous lead singles "Losing My Religion," "Stand," or "The One I Love" in the United States, it became R.E.M.'s then second biggest hit on the UK Singles Charts, peaking at #11. It managed a peak of #28 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song did hit number one on the Modern Rock Tracks and number two on the Mainstream Rock Tracks.
Despite the success and popularity of the song, it was left out of the band's Warner Bros. Records "best of" compilation In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003. However, a live version of the song was included in the special edition two-disc set of In Time that included rarities, live versions, and B-sides. The version featured was the "funk" version, which has never been studio-recorded.
The song is included on the 2003 live DVD Perfect Square, the 2007 live CD/DVD R.E.M. Live, and the 2009 live CD Live at The Olympia (and its accompanying DVD This Is Not a Show). This song was also sampled in the song "Space Bound" by Eminem on his album Recovery.
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