"
Drive" is a 1984 song by
The Cars, the third single from the band's
Heartbeat City album released in March 1984 and their biggest international hit. Written by
Ric Ocasek, the track was sung by bassist
Benjamin Orr and produced by
Robert John "Mutt" Lange with the band. Upon its release, "Drive" became The Cars' highest charting single in the United States, peaking at number three on the
Billboard Hot 100 chart; on the
Adult Contemporary chart, the song went to number one. It reached number four in West Germany, number six in Canada and number five (number four on re-entry in 1985) in the UK.