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"Drive By"
Song

"Drive By" is a song by American pop rock band Train from their sixth studio album, California 37. It was released in the United States as the album's lead single on January 10, 2012. The song was written by lead singer Patrick Monahan and Norwegian songwriting duo Espen Lind, Amund Bjørklund, the same team responsible for Train's 2010 hit single "Hey, Soul Sister".[2] "Drive By" peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the band's third top 10 hit in the US. It was awarded a platinum certification by the RIAA on April 19, 2012, for more than 1 million sales in the US.[1] Internationally, the song became a top ten hit in 13 countries. Train performed the song on television series 90210 in the episode "Blood Is Thicker Than Mud", which aired on March 13, 2012.[3]

Composition

"Drive By" is a pop rock song. The instrumentation consists of "buoyant acoustic riffs and a hook-laden melody". Lead singer Patrick Monahan sings in a characteristic "sing-talk vocal croon".[2]

Critical reception

Billboard gave the song a positive review stating:

If at first you succeed -- why not try again? For the first single from its forthcoming "California 37," Train returns to the Espionage, the Norwegian songwriting and production duo of Espen Lind and Amund Bjorklund that helped the group put together its 2010 comeback smash "Hey Soul Sister." "Drive By" starts with a staccato guitar strum and a percussive thump that certainly recalls its predecessor, with a slight ethnic flavor that makes it recall a Bar Mitzvah reception. Frontman Pat Monahan semi-speaks the [verses] in tuneful, rap-like cadence, then turns to smooth pop singing for the choruses. The lyric, however, is a bit darker, with Monahan's protagonist trying to convince a one-night-stand that he really wants to "get down to the more-than-friends" at last. We bet she's heard that from all the pop singers, but Monahan pleads with enough joyful exuberance that she -- and we -- might just buy it.[4]

Music video

A music video for the song was first released onto YouTube on February 15, 2012.[5]

It opens with Monahan on the phone with his former girlfriend, who scolds him, saying that he was the one who left, before saying that she has to get to work, and hangs up. Monahan then goes to the garage and gets into his blue 1967 Pontiac Firebird, and starts driving through San Francisco, at an intersection being joined by a Jimmy Stafford driving a yellow Chevrolet Camaro and Scott Underwood driving a red Ford Mustang. Then the scene shifts to Monahan, Underwood and Stafford performing together under a tree, and Monahan explains how he met his former girlfriend: she works as the tour guide at the winery that Monahan visited. They participated in a three-legged race, crushed grapes and tasted some wine. However, their relationship is merely a one-night stand, as Monahan, after waking up in bed next to her, leaves before she wakes up.

Back to the present, the band arrives at some sort of classic car meeting. Later he leads the whole fleet of classic cars to the same winery, where he met his girlfriend. She is on the balcony giving some guests a tour. She sees a procession of all the cars from the car driving up to the winery. Monahan leads them in the front in a parade round the parking lot of the winery, after which he stops his car at the front entrance. He then gets out and sings the last verse of the song ("Oh I swear to you, I'll be there for you, this is not a drive-by"), eventually reconciles with her. The final scene shows Monahan and the tour guide driving together in Monahan's car, laughing and joking together.

Track listing

  • Digital download
  1. "Drive By" – 3:16
  1. "Drive By" – 3:25
  2. "To Be Loved" (Pat Monahan, David Hodges) – 3:41

Credits and personnel

Recording
Personnel

Credits adapted from "Drive By" CD single liner notes.[7]

Charts and certifications

Release history

Country Date Format Label
United States 10 January 2012[42] Digital download Columbia Records, Sony Music
Germany 23 March 2012[6] CD single
United Kingdom 16 April 2012[43] Digital download

References

  1. ^ a b http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Drive%20By%22
  2. ^ a b Zemler, Emily (6 April 2012). "Train Tries To Follow A Massive Hit - Again - on 'California 37'". Billboard. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  3. ^ Gonzalez, Sandra (January 9, 2012). "Train to make musical stop on '90210' -- EXCLUSIVE". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
  4. ^ "Track Review: Train, 'Drive By'". Billboard. billboard.com/.
  5. ^ Train - Drive By. YouTube
  6. ^ a b "Train - Drive By" (in German). Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  7. ^ (Media notes). {{cite AV media notes}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |Format= ignored (|format= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |PID= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |Publisher= ignored (|publisher= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |Type= ignored (|type= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |Year= ignored (|year= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "Train – Drive By". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  9. ^ "Train – Drive By" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  10. ^ "Train – Drive By" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  11. ^ "Train – Drive By" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  12. ^ "Train Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
  13. ^ "ARC, Issue Date: March 26, 2012" (in Croatian). HRT. 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
  14. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 17. týden 2012 in the date selector.
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  16. ^ "Train: Drive By" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat.
  17. ^ "Charts in France (SNEP)". SNEP. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
  18. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  19. ^ "Chart Track: Week 24, 2012". Irish Singles Chart.
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  24. ^ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved 2012-06-18.
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  28. ^ "Train – Drive By". Swiss Singles Chart.
  29. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  30. ^ "Train Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  31. ^ "Train Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard.
  32. ^ "Train Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard.
  33. ^ "Train Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
  34. ^ http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100#/song/train/drive-by/27696629
  35. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2012 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  36. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Train – Drive By". Music Canada.
  37. ^ "Danish single certifications – Train – Drive By". IFPI Danmark.
  38. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Train; 'Drive By')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  39. ^ "Certificazioni Single Digital - dalla settimana 1 del 2009 alla settimana 16 del 2012" (PDF) (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  40. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Train – Drive By". Recorded Music NZ.
  41. ^ "American single certifications – Train – Drive By". Recording Industry Association of America.
  42. ^ iTunes - Music - Drive By - Single by Train
  43. ^ http://www.radio1.gr/music/forthcoming_uk_singles.htm
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