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"Drive" is a song by American singer-songwriter SZA from Lana (2024), the reissue of her second studio album SOS (2022). It was released on December 20, 2024, by Top Dawg Entertainment and RCA Records as the reissue's promotional single. A music video for the song, starring Ben Stiller, premiered on the same day.
Background
SZA first announced a deluxe edition of her second studio album, SOS (2022), on social media upon the album's release. She continued to reveal more details in 2023; in August, she told Variety that its tracklist would consist of scrapped songs alongside post-album tracks.
During promotion for SOS's sixth single "Snooze", SZA posted two behind-the-scenes clips of its music video on Instagram. Each snippet was set to unreleased music. One song had a yet-unknown name. Rolling Stone and Vibe reported on the lyrics; some lines read: "I keep pretending, everyone's as good as me… All my exes still love me / Call me up, he wanna freak." The lyrics are from the song "Drive", a track from SOS's deluxe reissue Lana (2024).
Music and lyrics
"Drive" is an R&B song, with a few verses delivered in a rap cadence. It is backed by a softly played acoustic guitar, the song's only instrument. Critics have described the sound as "chill", soulful, and restrained. The song was produced by ThankGod4Cody and Billy Lemos.
The lyrics of "Drive", a sentimental ballad, explore feelings of loneliness, anguish, and sometimes aggression. Its themes include coping with fame, finding escapism, and facing existential crises. In the song, SZA sings about going on a late-night drive, to take her mind off her problems. She mentions her celebrity status as one of her issues, saying that despite her success, she remains in solitude. SZA sings in the pre-chorus: "I been up 'til sunrise, headed to nowhere / Hopin' that someone's missin' me somewhere."
Other lines in "Drive" demonstrate self-assuredness. After singing about worrying she may be past her prime, she brags that her ex-boyfriends still want her back. She tells herself that to become more hopeful and loving, hatred must not distract her: "I can't succumb like these cum-guzzlers at all."
Release
After a long series of delays, SZA revealed the release date of Lana to be December 20, 2024. The announcement came with a teaser for the song. According to the announcement, the music video for "Drive" was to premiere on the same day.
The song was released at midnight EST, a few hours before Lana, as a Spotify-exclusive track.
Music video
The music video was directed and edited by Bradley J. Calder. It features filmmaker Ben Stiller, co-director of the science fiction TV series Severance.
Throughout the video, the character drives an SUV on an empty road at night, lip syncing the lyrics and trying to stay awake. In a frantic state, he wildly shakes his head, performs a doughnut stunt, and sticks himself out of the window. As the song ends, the character exits the car to "ghost ride the whip", or dance beside and around the vehicle. He returns to the car and drives away.
The camera then pans to a nearby SZA, who frolicks and crawls in a marsh by the roadside. She is dressed as a bug, achieved through black body paint and a prosthetic mask. During the clip, a snippet of the Lana track "Crybaby" plays.
Credits
Solána Rowe (SZA) – lead vocals, songwriting
Cody Fayne (ThankGod4Cody) – songwriting, production
William Lemos (Billy Lemos) – songwriting, production
Hector Castro – mixing
Dale Becker – mastering
Adam Burt – assistant mastering
Noah McCorkle – assistant mastering
Kegn Venegas – assistant mastering
Charts
References
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