Driving in My Car
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"Driving in My Car" is a 1982 ska/pop single by the British band Madness, known for its catchy melody and humorous storytelling about everyday life.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| artist | Madness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedBandMember |
Chas Smash
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chris Foreman NERFINISHED ⓘ Daniel Woodgate NERFINISHED ⓘ Lee Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark Bedford NERFINISHED ⓘ Mike Barson NERFINISHED ⓘ Suggs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide |
Animal Farm
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Riding on My Bike NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartedIn | UK Singles Chart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSinglesChart | 4 ⓘ |
| composer | Madness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| followedBy | Our House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format |
12-inch single
ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
pop
ⓘ
ska ⓘ |
| hasCoverArt | Driving in My Car single cover ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
brass section
ⓘ
drums ⓘ guitars ⓘ keyboards ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | yes ⓘ |
| includedOnCompilation |
Complete Madness
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Divine Madness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isNonAlbumSingle | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 3:17 ⓘ |
| lyricist | Madness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicVideoFeatures | band performing with car imagery ⓘ |
| notableFor |
catchy melody
ⓘ
humorous lyrics ⓘ |
| partOf | Madness discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedBy | Suggs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Madness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Cardiac Arrest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Alan Winstanley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clive Langer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Stiff Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1982-07-24 ⓘ |
| style | 2-tone influenced ska-pop ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
driving a car
ⓘ
working-class British life ⓘ |
| theme |
everyday life
ⓘ
humorous storytelling ⓘ |
| vocalist | Suggs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 1982 ⓘ |
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