Drive Me Away

"Drive Me Away"
Single by Jess Moskaluke
from the album Past the Past
ReleasedFebruary 14, 2017 (2017-02-14)
GenreCountry pop
Length2:53
LabelMDM Recordings
Songwriter(s)
  • Zach Abend
  • Corey Crowder
  • Jess Moskaluke
Producer(s)Corey Crowder
Jess Moskaluke singles chronology
"Elevator"
(2016) 		"Drive Me Away"
(2017) 		"Kill Your Love"
(2017)

"Drive Me Away" is a song recorded by Canadian country music singer Jess Moskaluke for her forthcoming third extended play, Past the Past (2017).[1] Moskaluke co-wrote the song with Zach Abend and the record's producer, Corey Crowder. It was released to Canadian country radio via MDM Recordings Inc. on February 14, 2017 and to digital retailers worldwide the following day.[2][3]

"Drive Me Away" reached number three on the Canada Country chart in May 2017, becoming the first single by a solo female Canadian artist to enter the top five at country radio since Terri Clark's "In My Next Life" in 2008.[4]

Critical reception

Nanci Degg of Canadian Beats wrote that the song is "catchy, upbeat and addictive" and the kind of single that "you want to listen to over and over again."[2]

Chart performance

"Drive Me Away" debuted at number 41 on the Canada Country chart dated March 11, 2017.[5] It has since reached a peak position of 3 on the chart dated May 20, 2017, making it her highest-charting single to date.[5] With this position, Moskaluke earned the distinction of being the first solo female artist to place a single in the top five at Canadian country radio in nine years, since Terri Clark hit number one with "In My Next Life" in 2008.[4][6]

Music video

An accompanying music video for the song was filmed in Toronto, Ontario in early 2017.[citation needed] The video premiered on CMT Canada on March 10, 2017.[7]

Charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Canada Country (Billboard)[8] 3

Release history

Country Date Format Label Ref.
Canada February 14, 2017 Country radio MDM Recordings [2]
Worldwide February 15, 2017 Digital download [3]

References

  1. ^ Kennedy, John R. "Jess Moskaluke Shares 'Past The Past' Release Date". iHeartRadio. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Degg, Nanci (February 22, 2017). "Canada's Reigning Queen of Country, Jess Moskaluke, Releases Her Newest Single "Drive Me Away"". Canadian Beats. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Drive Me Away - Jess Moskaluke | Release Info". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Jess Moskaluke in the Driver's Seat with "Drive Me Away"" (press release). The Music Express. May 11, 2017. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Chart history for "Drive Me Away" on Canada Country". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
  6. ^ Dagg, Nanci (May 12, 2017). "Jess Moskaluke and her latest single "Drive Me Away" is the Number 3 spun song at Canadian country radio". Canadian Beats. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  7. ^ Jess Moskaluke (March 2, 2017). "Jess Moskaluke - I had so much fun shooting the video for 'Drive..." (video). Facebook. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
  8. ^ "Jess Moskaluke Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved May 9, 2017.