Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)

"Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)" is the second single released from the American alternative metal band Deftones' second album, Around the Fur. It was their first single to chart on the US charts, peaking at number 29 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart,^[5] and within the top 50 in the UK Singles Chart.^[6]

"Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)"
Single by Deftones
from the album Around the Fur
Released	1998
Studio	Studio Litho (Seattle)
Genre	Nu metal[1][2] alternative metal[3] shoegaze[4]
Length	5:08
Label	Maverick
Songwriter(s)	Stephen Carpenter Chi Cheng Abe Cunningham Chino Moreno
Producer(s)	Terry Date
Deftones singles chronology
"My Own Summer (Shove It)" (1997) "Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)" (1998) "Change (In the House of Flies)" (2000)
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In 2012, Loudwire ranked the song number two on their list of the 10 greatest Deftones songs,^[7] and in 2020, Kerrang ranked the song number three on their list of the 20 greatest Deftones songs.^[8]

A music video was filmed to accompany the single's release, directed by Frank W. Ockenfels III.^[9]

Track listing

All tracks written by Deftones.

UK CD1

1. "Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)" – 5:08
2. "Engine No. 9" (live) – 3:49
3. "Teething" (live) – 3:34

UK CD2

1. "Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)" – 5:10
2. "Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away) (remix)" [acoustic] – 4:33
3. "Birthmark (live)" – 3:58

• All live tracks recorded live at the Melkweg, Amsterdam on October 13, 1997.

Personnel

Credits from the liner notes of Around the Fur.^[10]

• Chino Moreno – vocals
• Stephen Carpenter – guitar
• Chi Cheng – bass
• Abe Cunningham – drums

Charts

Chart performance for "Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)"

Chart (1998)	Peak position
Scotland (OCC)[11]	54
UK Singles (OCC)[12]	50
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[13]	29

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[14]	Gold	15,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[15]	Silver	200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[16]	2× Platinum	2,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.