Song Details
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| Header ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Song Title | Drive by |
| Artist | Train |
| Image Artist | ![]() |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | California 37 |
| Image Album | ![]() |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 3:15 |
| Dur Grp | 3:00-3:29 |
| Year | 2012 |
| Decade | 2010-2019 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 122 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 120-124 |
| Umbrella | 120+ |
| Key | E |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
| Show | Yes |
| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Pentatonic Scale |
| Rec Tag 2 | GEO related songs |
| Rec Tag 3 | No 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 4 | Ending on IV |
| Rec Tag 5 | Beat change |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Voc Info 1 | Lead (male) |
| Voc Info 2 | With BGV lyrics |
| Voc Info 3 | No BGV harmony |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | ❌ |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | ❌ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | AG |
| Instr 2 | DRUMS |
| Instr 3 | ORGAN |
| Strings | Strings are not included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | ❌ |
| Nominations 1 | ❌ |
| Chart Type | Adult Contemporary |
| Chart Position | 1 |
| Certification | RIAA - Multi Platinum |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/train/driveby.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Pat Monahan |
| Author 2 | Espen Lind |
| Author 3 | Amund Bjørklund |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ Just a shy guy looking for a two-ply / Hefty bag to hold my love |
| Explanation | ✱ Portrays love as a physical mass so heavy it requires an industrial-strength container to hold it. |
| MTag 1 | Society:Material:Objects |
| MTag 2 | Love |
| MTag 3 | Container |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | vi-IV-I-V |
| Ch Prog PC | ii-IV-vi-V, ii-IV-iii-iii |
| Ch Prog C | IV-I-V-vi, IV-I-V-bVI |
| Ch Prog B | iii-vi-ii-V |
| Progr Category 1 | I-IV-V-vi |
| Used Chords# Fam | 7 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, ii, iii, IV, V, bVI, vi |
| CHORD C = V | Different |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Ionian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | I - Major, IV - Major, V - Major |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Visual | ![]() |
| HookTheory ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Complex | 18 |
| Mel Cmplx | 14 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 59 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 25 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 26 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 10-19 |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 10-19 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 50-59 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 20-29 |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 20-29 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 77 |
| Spot-Energy | 84 |
| Spot-Valance | 72 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 70-79 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 80-89 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 70-79 |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Pop |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Pop Rock |



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