# Drive

Drive or The Drive may refer to:

## Motoring

* Driving, the act of controlling a vehicle
* Road trip, a journey on roads

## Roadways

Roadways called "drives" may include:
* Driveway, a private road for local access to structures, abbreviated "drive"
* Road, an identifiable thoroughfare, route, way, or path between two places

## Science

* Drive theory, a diverse set of motivational theories in psychology
* Drive reduction theory (learning theory), a theory of learning and motivation
* Prey drive, in the study of animal behavior, the predictable tendency of a carnivore to pursue and capture prey
* Gene drive, in genetics, a type of bias in the inheritance of a gene

## Arts, entertainment, and media
### Films

* Drive (1997 film), an action film starring Mark Dacascos
* Drive (2002 film), a Japanese film starring Ren Osugi
* Drive (2011 film), an American crime drama film starring Ryan Gosling
* Drive (2019 film), an Indian romantic drama film

### Literature

* Drive: The Story of My Life, an autobiography by Larry Bird
* Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, a 2009 book by Daniel H. Pink

### Music

* Drive (band), an American heavy metal band
* Distortion (music), or overdrive or drive, an electronic effect

#### Albums

* Drive (Alan Jackson album) or the title song (see below), 2002
* Drive (Anneke van Giersbergen album) or the title song, 2013
* Drive (Béla Fleck album), 1988
* Drive (Bic Runga album) or the title song, 1997
* Drive (Gareth Emery album), 2014
* Drive (Poisonblack album), 2011
* Drive (Robert Palmer album), 2003
* Drive (Russ Freeman album) or the title song, 2002
* Drive (Steve Wariner album) or the title song, 1993
* Drive (Tiësto album), 2023
* Drive: Glay Complete Best, by Glay, 2000
* Drive: Nike + Original Run, by the Crystal Method, 2006
* The Drive (album), by Haddaway, 1995
* Drives (album), by Lonnie Smith, 1970
* Drive, by Roy Ayers, 1988
* Drive, by Stephen Ashbrook, 2001

#### EPS

* Drive (Amerie EP), 2016
* Drive (Bic Runga EP) or the title song, 1995
* Drive (Scott Grimes EP), 2010

#### Songs

* "Drive" (Black Coffee and David Guetta song), 2018
* "Drive" (The Cars song), 1984
* "Drive" (Clean Bandit and Topic song), 2021
* "Drive" (Client song), 2007
* "Drive" (Incubus song), 2000
* "Drive" (Cheyenne Jackson song), 2012
* "Drive" (Cory Marks song), 2020
* "Drive" (Miyeon song), 2022
* "Drive" (Shannon Noll song), 2004
* "Drive" (SZA song), 2024
* "Drive" (R.E.M. song), 1992
* "Drive" (Gretta Ray song), 2016
* "Drive (For Daddy Gene)", Alan Jackson, 2002
* "Drive", by Ashton Irwin from Superbloom, 2020
* "Drive", by Ben Rector from Magic, 2018
* "Drive", by Bobby McFerrin from Don't Worry, Be Happy, 1988
* "Drive", by Brett Kissel from The Compass Project, 2023
* "Drive", by Carly Rae Jepsen from Kiss, 2012
* "Drive", by the Chevin from Borderland, 2012
* "Drive", by Cold Chisel from Blood Moon, 2019
* "Drive", by Daft Punk, 2011
* "Drive", by the Gaslight Anthem from Sink or Swim, 2007
* "Drive", by Geoffrey Williams, 1996
* "Drive", by Halsey from Badlands, 2015
* "Drive", by Imagine Dragons from Imagine Dragons, 2009
* "Drive", by Joe 90 from Dream This, 1999
* "Drive", by the Matches from Decomposer, 2006
* "Drive", by Miley Cyrus from Bangerz, 2013
* "Drive", by Nate Haller, 2024
* "Drive", by NCT Dream from Glitch Mode, 2022
* "Drive", by Pale Waves from My Mind Makes Noises, 2018
* "Drive", by Pepper from Pink Crustaceans and Good Vibrations, 2008
* "Drive", by Shinee from The Story of Light, 2018
* "Drive", by Shortfall from the Squirtgun Records compilation More of Our Stupid Noise, 1998
* "Drive", by Stray Kids from SKZ-Replay, 2022
* "Drive", by Tonight Alive from Limitless, 2016
* "Drive", by U-Turn featuring Richard Poon, 2005
* "Drive", by Vanessa Hudgens from V, 2006
* "Drive", by X Ambassadors from Townies, 2024
* "Drive", by Yanni from Sensuous Chill, 2016
* "Drive (For All Time)", by Westlife from World of Our Own, 2001

### Radio

* Drive (CBC Music), the afternoon program on the CBC Music radio network
* WDRV (The Drive, 97.1 FM), a Chicago classic rock station
* WFLB, a radio station licensed to Laurinburg, North Carolina, United States and called The Drive from 2005 to 2011
* WNMB, a radio station licensed to North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States and called The Drive since 2018
* WVSC (FM) (103.1 The Drive), a South Carolina classic hits station

### Television
#### Series

* Drive (2007 TV series), a 2007 American action drama
* Drive (2016 TV series), a 2016 British reality series
* Kamen Rider Drive, a 2014–2015 tokusatsu series
* The Drive (TV series), an American documentary series on sports in the Pac-12 Conference

#### Episodes

* "Drive" (Entourage), 2009
* "Drive" (NCIS: Los Angeles), 2013
* "Drive" (Star Trek: Voyager), 2000
* "Drive" (The X-Files), 1998

### Other media

* The Drive (Thomson), a 1916–1917 painting by Tom Thomson
* Drive: the scifi comic, a webcomic by Dave Kellett

## Places

* Drive Creek (Ontario), Canada
* Drive Lake (Ontario), Canada
* Lake Shore Drive or "The Drive", an expressway in Chicago

## Sports

* Drive or Drive shot, a fast low groundstroke hit to the opponent's backcourt in some racket sports including:
** Tennis
** Pickleball
* Glossary of baseball terms#drive, a line drive, and related meanings
* Drive (American football), a continuous set of offensive plays
* Drive (cricket), a straight-batted shot
* Drive (golf), in golf stroke mechanics, a long-distance shot from the tee
* Grand Rapids Drive, American basketball team
* Greenville Drive, American baseball team
* The Drive (American football), an offensive series in the January 1987 AFC Championship Game

## Technology

* Google Drive, a file service created and developed by Google
* Disk drive, a device implementing a storage mechanisms where data is recorded by various electronic, magnetic, optical, or mechanical changes to a surface layer of one or more rotating disks
* Drive, a spacecraft propulsion device
* Drive, an automobile transmission device
* Drive, in a motor controller, an electronic device providing power to a motor or servo
* List of screw drives, a screw drive
* Variable-frequency drive, a type of adjustable-speed drive

## Other uses

* Drive (charity), a campaign to collect items, usually other than money
* Drive (studio), a Japanese animation and music studio
* Motivation
* Need for achievement, a person's desire for accomplishment or mastery