Let Somebody Else Drive

"Let Somebody Else Drive"
"Let Somebody Else Drive"
Single by John Anderson
from the album All the People Are Talkin'
B-side	"Old Mexico"
Released	January 14, 1984
Genre	Country
Length	2:33
Label	Warner Bros. Nashville
Songwriters	Merle Kilgore; Mack Vickery;
Producers	John Anderson; Lou Bradley;
John Anderson singles chronology

"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 nd 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 multiple-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
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[3]	10
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	10

References

^ ^a ^b Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 26–27. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
^ Kirby, Kip (14 September 1985). "Performers still tackling social issues". Billboard. p. 69.
^ "John Anderson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

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[whitburn-1] Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 26–27. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.

[2] Kirby, Kip (14 September 1985). "Performers still tackling social issues". Billboard. p. 69.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_John_Anderson-3] "John Anderson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

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Studio albums	John Anderson John Anderson 2 I Just Came Home to Count the Memories Wild & Blue All the People Are Talkin' Eye of a Hurricane Tokyo, Oklahoma Countrified Blue Skies Again 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
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits (1984) Greatest Hits Volume II Greatest Hits (1996)
Notable singles	"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"
Related articles	Discography "Shuttin' Detroit Down"

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