Let Somebody Else Drive
1984 single by John Anderson
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| Single by John Anderson | ||||
| from the album All the People Are Talkin' | ||||
| B-side | "Old Mexico"[1] | |||
| Released | January 14, 1984 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:33 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. Nashville | |||
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"Let Somebody Else Drive" is a song written by Merle Kilgore and Mack Vickery, and recorded by American country music artist John Anderson. It was released in January 1984 as the second single from the album All the People Are Talkin'. The song reached number 10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1]
Success
The song's success led to Anderson promoting public awareness of drinking and driving through the Florida State Highway Safety Department.[2]
Anderson re-recorded the song for the 1996 compilation NFL Country, a multi-artist compilation album pairing country artists with players in the National Football League. This rendition featured guest vocals from Mike Young.
Content
The song is about the dangers of drinking and driving, warning those who drink to "let somebody else drive".
Other versions
The song was recorded by John Rich featuring Hank Williams Jr. on Rich's 2010 Extended play album Rich Rocks.
Chart performance
| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
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| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 10 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 10 |
References
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- I Just Came Home to Count the Memories
- Wild & Blue
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- Eye of a Hurricane
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- Countrified
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- 10
- Too Tough to Tame
- Seminole Wind
- Solid Ground
- Country 'til I Die
- Paradise
- Takin' the Country Back
- Nobody's Got It All
- Easy Money
- Bigger Hands
- Goldmine
- Years
- Greatest Hits (1984)
- Greatest Hits Volume II
- Greatest Hits (1996)
- "Your Lying Blue Eyes"
- "She Just Started Liking Cheatin' Songs"
- "1959"
- "I'm Just an Old Chunk of Coal (But I'm Gonna Be a Diamond Someday)"
- "Chicken Truck"
- "I Just Came Home to Count the Memories"
- "Would You Catch a Falling Star"
- "Wild and Blue"
- "Swingin'"
- "Goin' Down Hill"
- "Black Sheep"
- "Let Somebody Else Drive"
- "She Sure Got Away with My Heart"
- "Eye of a Hurricane"
- "It's All Over Now"
- "Down in Tennessee"
- "Honky Tonk Crowd"
- "Somewhere Between Ragged and Right" (with Waylon Jennings)
- "Straight Tequila Night"
- "When It Comes to You"
- "Seminole Wind"
- "Let Go of the Stone"
- "Money in the Bank"
- "I Fell in the Water"
- "I've Got It Made"
- "I Wish I Could Have Been There"
- "Bend It Until It Breaks"
- "Mississippi Moon"
- "Paradise"
- "Somebody Slap Me"
- "If Her Lovin' Don't Kill Me"
- "Years"
- "Tuesday I'll Be Gone"
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