Driving in My Car
"Driving in My Car" is a song by Madness. It was released as a stand-alone single on 24 July 1982 and spent eight weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number four. It reached number 20 on the Australian Singles Chart.
| "Driving in My Car" | ||||
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| Single by Madness | ||||
| Released | 24 July 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 1982 | |||
| Genre | New wave, pop | |||
| Length | 3:17 | |||
| Label | Stiff Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Mike Barson | |||
| Producer(s) | Clive Langer Alan Winstanley | |||
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The B-side to the single was "Animal Farm", a mostly instrumental reworking of the song "Tomorrow's Dream" from the album 7. The 12" release of the single included the song "Riding on My Bike", which is basically a rewording of the main track, sung by Lee Thompson.
"Driving in My Car" was the 13th in a run of 20 consecutive UK top 20 hits for Madness, and is the only one of those 20 never to have been officially released on a Madness album in the USA. It was later included on the 2010 re-release of the band's 1982 album The Rise and Fall, as well as its two B-sides.