Driving in My Car
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| "Driving in My Car" | ||||
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| Single by Madness | ||||
| Released | 24 July 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 1982 | |||
| Genre | New wave, pop | |||
| Length | 3:17 | |||
| Label | Stiff Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Mike Barson | |||
| Producer(s) | Clive Langer Alan Winstanley | |||
| Madness singles chronology | ||||
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"Driving in My Car" is a song by Madness. It was released as a stand-alone single on 24 July 1982 and spent eight weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number four. It reached number 20 on the Australian Singles Chart.
The B-side to the single was "Animal Farm", a mostly instrumental reworking of the song "Tomorrow's Dream" from the album 7. The 12" release of the single included the song "Riding on My Bike", which is basically a rewording of the main track, sung by Lee Thompson.
"Driving in My Car" was the 13th in a run of 20 consecutive UK top 20 hits for Madness, and is the only one of those 20 never to have been officially released on a Madness album in the USA. It was later included on the 2010 re-release of the band's 1982 album The Rise and Fall, as well as its two B-sides.
Video[edit]
The video shows Madness as car mechanics larking about in their workshop, and in their normal suits driving around in their "Maddiemobile" – a white 1959 model Morris Minor. The members of fellow ska/pop group Fun Boy Three make a brief appearance, trying (and failing) to hitch a ride to their home town of Coventry, which the A45 mentioned in the song passes through.[1]
Track listing[edit]
- 7" single
- "Driving in My Car" – 3:17
- "Animal Farm (Tomorrow's Dream Warp Mix)" -4:02
- 12" single
- "Driving in My Car" – 3:17
- "Animal Farm (Tomorrow's Dream Warp Mix)" -4:02
- "Riding on My Bike" – 4:35
Certifications and sales[edit]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United Kingdom (BPI)[2] | Silver | 250,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Charts[edit]
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles (OCC)[3] | 4 |
References[edit]
- ^ Video on YouTube
- ^ "British single certifications – Madness – Driving in My Car". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Madness: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
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