Driver's Seat

For the sculpture in Portland, Oregon, see Driver's Seat (sculpture). For similar uses, see The Driver's Seat.
"Driver's Seat"
Single by Sniff 'n' the Tears
from the album Fickle Heart
B-side"Slide Away"
Released1978
Recorded1978
GenreNew wave[1][2]
Length
  • 3:59 (album version)
  • 3:42 (single version)
  • 5:48 (12" version)
Label
Songwriter(s)Paul Roberts
Producer(s)Luigi Salvoni
Sniff 'n' the Tears singles chronology
"New Lines on Love"
(1978) 		"Driver's Seat"
(1978) 		"Poison Pen Mail"
(1980)

"Driver's Seat" is a 1978 song by British band Sniff 'n' the Tears, released as a single from their 1979 debut album Fickle Heart. The song reached the top 20 in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States upon its release, as well as the top 10 in the Netherlands.

In 1991, the song made the number one spot in the Netherlands after it was used in a commercial for the Pioneer car stereo throughout Europe.[3]

  1. ^ Don Breithaupt; Jeff Breithaupt (13 May 2014). Night Moves: Pop Music in the Late '70s. St. Martin's Press. p. 190. ISBN 978-1-4668-7138-0.
  2. ^ Broadcasting. Broadcasting Publications. 1979. p. 102.
  3. ^ "Please, no sniff or tears. At least this band had one big hit". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2023-12-23.