"Driven" is a song by Canadian rock band

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from their 1996 album '' Test for Echo''. It was the third of five singles released from the album and reached No. 3 on the US Mainstream Rock chart. Lead singer and bassist

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said about the song:

'Driven' is just from a bass player’s point of view. I wrote that song with three tracks of bass. I brought it to
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and said, 'Here’s the song; I did three tracks of bass, but I just did that to fill in for the guitar', and he said, 'Let’s keep it with the three basses.' So, I said, 'I love you.'

Live performances

When played live, the song often includes a bass solo by

, as heard on the live albums '' Different Stages'' and '' Rush in Rio''. The song has been played live by Rush 135 times.

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1996 songs 1997 singles Rush (band) songs Songs written by Alex Lifeson Songs written by Geddy Lee Songs written by Neil Peart Song recordings produced by Peter Collins (record producer) Heavy metal songs {{1990s-rock-song-stub

Live performances

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