Drive (track)
by R.E.M.
Year: 1992
From the album Automatic For The People (track #1)
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Drive appears on the following album(s) by R.E.M.:
- Automatic For The People (track #1) (this album) (1992)
- Live At The Olympia In Dublin 39 Songs (track #21) (2009)
- Live (track #19) (2007)
- R.E.M. At The BBC (track #49) (compilation) (2018)
- The Best Of R.E.M. At The BBC (track #24) (compilation) (2018)
- Complete Studio Albums 1988-1996 (track #23) (compilation) (2014)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 07/02/2026 12:43 | Siromynian | 20,126 | 71/100 |
| ! | 06/24/2026 16:03 | Brando1788 | 1,209 | 83/100 |
| ! | 05/21/2026 17:35 | Pavloss | 2,378 | 60/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 88.4/100, a mean average of 87.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 88.6/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.2.
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Jasonconfused TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/21/2013 22:15 | #62410
SUCH a powerful song! I feel like it's talking directly to me.
Might be R.E.M.'s best song, to be honest. So powerful, haunting. Incorporation of strings was a great move.
BEST SONG OF THE ALBUM, in my opinion!
Best track on the album. John Paul Jones' string arrangement takes it to another level. Mid slow tempo delivery, acoustic guitar laid back drumming sets the scene for a lot of what's to follow.
One of their most powerful songs for me. Everyone always says they interpret it differently but to me it's about time, death, sem-political even. Very somber, but hard to shake the feel. Excellent.
