Overview
- ‘Drive’ dropped June 20 as the first release from F1: The Album and is available across streaming services.
- The track was co-written with Blake Slatkin and backed by John Mayer on guitar, Dave Grohl on drums, Pino Palladino on bass and Rami Jaffee on keyboards.
- Atlantic Records executives Kevin Weaver, Brandon Davis and Joseph Khoury produced the soundtrack, which also includes songs by Doja Cat, Rosé, Chris Stapleton and Burna Boy.
- Sheeran explained he wanted to create a “proper rock song” suitable for high-speed driving after previewing scenes from the film.
- F1: The Movie, starring Brad Pitt as former driver Sonny Hayes, is set to arrive in theaters on June 27 alongside the full soundtrack.