Drive By (song)

"Drive By"
Single by Train
from the album California 37
ReleasedJanuary 10, 2012
Recorded2011
StudioNew York City
(Integrated Studios)
Venice, Los Angeles
(Ruby Red Studios)
GenrePop rock
Length3:16
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Train singles chronology
"Save Me, San Francisco"
(2011)
"Drive By"
(2012)
"50 Ways to Say Goodbye"
(2012)
Music video
"Drive By" on YouTube

"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, three months before the release of California 37. The song was written by lead singer Pat Monahan and Norwegian songwriting duo Espen Lind, Amund Bjørklund, the same team responsible for Train's 2009 hit single "Hey, Soul Sister".[1]

"Drive By" peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the band's third (and final) top 10 hit in the US. It was awarded a double platinum certification by the RIAA on July 23, 2012, for more than 2 million sales in the US.[2] 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] Train also performed a parody entitled "Five By" with Elmo and Count von Count for an episode of Sesame Street.[4]

  1. ^ Zemler, Emily (6 April 2012). "Train Tries To Follow A Massive Hit - Again - on 'California 37'". Billboard. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  2. ^ "Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - March 14, 2013". RIAA. Retrieved 2013-03-14.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Gonzalez, Sandra (January 9, 2012). "Train to make musical stop on '90210' -- EXCLUSIVE". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
  4. ^ SesameStreet (September 19, 2012). Sesame Street: Train - "Five By" (YouTube).