Driven by You

"Driven by You" is a song by Queen's lead guitarist Brian May. It was written as part of his 1992 solo album, Back to the Light. It was released as a single in late 1991, peaking at number six on the UK Singles Chart, number nine in Portugal, number 10 in the Netherlands, number 14 in Ireland, and number 35 in Belgium in early 1992. In 1993, the song charted in North America, climbing to number nine on the US Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart and number 70 on the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart.

"Driven by You"
Single by Brian May
from the album Back to the Light
Released6 November 1991
Recorded1991
GenreHard rock
Length4:11
Label
Songwriter(s)Brian May
Producer(s)
Brian May singles chronology
"Star Fleet"
(1983)		 "Driven by You"
(1991)		 "Too Much Love Will Kill You"
(1992)

Promotion

Shortly before releasing it as single, May played it on the Guitar Legends concert in October 1991, having a super-group backing him: Cozy Powell on drums, Neil Murray on bass, Steve Vai on rhythm guitar, Rick Wakeman and Mike Moran on keyboards, Maggie Ryder, Miriam Stockley and Chris Thompson on backing vocals.

Other versions

Besides the original album/single version, there are at least three additional studio versions of the song. The first, originally written for a series of television advertisements for Ford in the UK, is a shorter take with alternative lyrics; it was released as a B-side exclusive to the 12" single in the UK. Following the single's release, a remix was produced featuring a new drum track by Cozy Powell; this version was released as B-side to the "Too Much Love Will Kill You" single and as a bonus track on the US release of Back to the Light. Finally, May recorded a short instrumental version of the song, titled "Driven by You Two"; this was released as B-side to his "Resurrection" single.

Track listing

7-inch single

  1. "Driven by You" (Producer – Brian May, David Richards) – 4:11
  2. "Just One Life" (Dedicated To The Memory Of Philip Sayer)(Engineer – David Richards, Justin Shirley-Smith, Producer – Brian May) – 3:43

CD single

  1. "Driven by You" – 4:13
  2. "Just One Life" (Dedicated To The Memory Of Philip Sayer) – 3:38
  3. "Just One Life" (Guitar Version) – 3:38

Personnel
  • Brian May - lead and backing vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, drum programming
  • Design by Richard Gray[1]
  • Photography by Brian May, Simon Fowler
  • Written by Brian May

Charts

Uses in media

It was used by the Ford Motor Company in advertisements for the whole of the Ford range and included World Rally Championship footage of the Ford Sierra Sapphire Cosworth Rally Car. It was then used at a later date in an edited version for the launch of the Ford Escort RS Cosworth, in which the Ford Sierra Sapphire Rally car was replaced by the Ford Escort RS Cosworth. In this ad, Miki Biasion (a Ford rally driver at the time) compared his rally car to the road-going version.

References
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  3. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1781." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  4. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9 no. 2. 11 January 1992. p. 19. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  5. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Driven by You". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  6. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 8, 1992" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  7. "Dutchcharts.nl – Brian May – Driven by You" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  8. "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9 no. 16. 18 April 1992. p. 14. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  9. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  10. "Brian May Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  11. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1992" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 3 August 2019.



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