Drive (Bic Runga album) - Composition

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Drive is the debut solo album by New Zealand artist Bic Runga, released on 14 July 1997.[4] The album went seven times platinum in New Zealand,[5] and won the New Zealand Music Award for Album of the Year at the 32nd New Zealand Music Awards.

Drive

Studio album by

Bic Runga

Released

14 July 1997 (New Zealand)

Recorded

1997

Studio

Revolver Studios, Auckland except: "Drive", York Street Studios, Auckland; "Suddenly Strange", Revolver Studios and Brooklyn Recording Studios, Los Angeles

Genre

Rock, pop

Label

Columbia

Producer

Bic Runga

Bic Runga chronology

Drive
(1995)

Drive
(1997)

Together in Concert: Live
(2000)

Singles from Drive

"Drive"
Released: 1996[1]
"Bursting Through"
Released: September 1996
"Sway"
Released: May 1997
"Suddenly Strange"
Released: September 1997
"Roll into One"
Released: December 1997
"Hey"
Released: 1998[2]
"Sorry"
Released: 1999

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

Track listing

All tracks by Bic Runga.[6]

"Drive" – 2:47
"Sway" – 4:24
"Hey" – 3:16
"Bursting Through" – 3:42
"Swim" – 4:44
"Roll into One" – 3:19
"Suddenly Strange" – 4:18
"Sorry" – 3:23
"Heal" – 3:32
"Delight" – 4:00
"Without You" – 4:01

Personnel

Bic Runga – vocals, guitar, xylophone, Mellotron, drums, backing vocals
Peter Asher – backing vocals
Wayne Bell – drums, percussion
Sally-Anne Brown – cello
Paul Casserly – samples
Davey Fargher – bass guitar
Jay Foulkes – percussion
Josh Freese – drums
Duncan Hayes – Rhodes piano, string arrangement
Niall Macken – additional arrangement
Aaron McDonald – bass
Boh Runga – backing vocals
Nick Seymour – additional arrangement
Malcolm Smith – keyboard, additional samples
Karl Steven – additional arrangement
Andrew Thorne – guitar, backing vocals
Gary Verberne – guitar
Kate Walshe – violin
Matt Wallace – guitar, percussion, backing vocals
Sarah Yates – strings

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (1997–1998)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7]	50
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[8]	1

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[9]	Platinum	15,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

"Bic Runga – Drive". Hung Medien. charts.nz. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
"Bic Runga – Hey (1998, CD)". Discogs. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
Allmusic review
Inc, Nielsen Business Media (28 February 1998). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
"Bic Runga | NZ Music Hall of Fame". Retrieved 27 October 2021.
Drive, 6 June 1997, retrieved 9 October 2021
"Australiancharts.com – Bic Runga – Drive". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
"Charts.nz – Bic Runga – Drive". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
"New Zealand album certifications – Bic Runga – Drive". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 30 September 2021.

v t e Bic Runga
Bic Runga discography New Zealand Music Awards
Studio albums	Drive (1997) Beautiful Collision (2002) Birds (2005) Belle (2011) Close Your Eyes (2016)
Live albums	Together in Concert: Live (2000) Live in Concert with the Christchurch Symphony (2003)
Compilation albums	Try to Remember Everything (2008) Anthology (2012)
Extended plays	Drive (1995)
Singles	"Bursting Through" "Sway" "Suddenly Strange" "Roll into One" "Hey" "Good Morning Baby" "Sorry" "Drive" "Get Some Sleep" "Something Good" "Listening for the Weather" "Winning Arrow"
Related articles	Sony Music New Zealand New Zealand Music Awards APRA Silver Scroll (1996) APRA Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time (2001) New Zealand Order of Merit (2006) New Zealand Music Hall of Fame (2016)

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