"Drive" is a song by American rock band the Cars from their fifth studio album, Heartbeat City (1984). It was released on July 23, 1984, as the album's third single. Written by Ric Ocasek, the track was sung by bassist Benjamin Orr[2] and produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange with the band.[3] Upon its release, "Drive" became the Cars' highest-charting single in most territories. In the United States, it peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the Adult Contemporary chart.[4] It reached number five (number four on re-entry in 1985) in the United Kingdom, number four in West Germany, number six in Canada and number three (number five on re-entry in 1985) in Ireland. The song is most associated with the July 1985 Live Aid event, where it was performed by Benjamin Orr during the Philadelphia event; the song was also used as the background music to a montage of clips depicting the contemporaneous Ethiopian famine during the London event, which was introduced by English musician David Bowie.[5][6] Following the concert, it re-entered the UK Singles Chart and peaked at number four in August 1985. Proceeds from the sales of the re-released song raised nearly £160,000 for the Band Aid Trust; Ocasek presented the charity's trustee Midge Ure with a cheque for the amount while he was in London in November 1986 promoting his solo album This Side of Paradise.[7] In a retrospective review of the single, AllMusic journalist Donald A. Guarisco praised the song for being "a gorgeous ballad that matches heartfelt songwriting to an alluring electronic soundscape. The music reflects the lyrical tone with a lovely melody that rises and falls in a soothing yet sad fashion."[8] Music video[edit]The music video was directed by actor Timothy Hutton and features then-19-year-old model and actress Paulina Porizkova, who would later become Ric Ocasek's wife.[9] The video alternates between shots of Orr sitting in a disused nightclub, facing mannequins posed at the bar as customers and bartender, and scenes that depict the breakdown of a relationship between the characters played by Ocasek and Porizkova. Ultimately left alone, the woman cries and laughs hysterically for a time before visiting the nightclub. She looks sadly in through a dirty window at the stage, where tuxedo-clad mannequins of the band members are posed with their instruments as if playing a show, and turns to walk away as the video ends. Hutton later recalled that his directing the video came about because he was living next to Elliot Roberts, the manager of the Cars. They were listening to tracks from the then-unreleased album Heartbeat City and Hutton told Roberts he was particularly impressed by "Drive".
Hutton and Ric Ocasek became friends, which led to Ocasek being cast in the 1987 film Made in Heaven.[10] Track listings[edit]
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What is the meaning behind the song Drive?According to lead singer Brandon Boyd, "The lyric is basically about fear, about being driven all your life by it and making decisions from fear. It's about imagining what life would be like if you didn't live it that way".
Who is the girl in the video Drive by The Cars?Porizkova starred in the 1985 video for The Cars' "Drive" and it may have set the gold standard for supermodel-musician love stories. On April 9, Paulina Porizkova turns 50. Yes, she still looks amazing.
What movie is Drive by cars in?“Drive”
Although it was featured in Transformers (2007) and Ziggy Marley covered it for 50 First Dates (2004), the fan favorite hit fits in best on the soundtrack for The Squid and The Whale.
Who is the model in the song Drive by The Cars?The music video was directed by actor Timothy Hutton and features then-19-year-old model and actress Paulina Porizkova, who would later become Ric Ocasek's wife.
Which song by The Cars was a feature of Live Aid?The Cars - Drive (Live Aid 1985)
Why did the cars break up in 1988?"Maybe we had exhausted what we could do at the time," Hawkes told the Toronto Star. "We just naturally needed a break from each other." Ocasek insisted that it all happened at the right time, despite the fact that neither he nor Orr ever managed another Top 40 solo hit.
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