Ed Sheeran is again with “Drive” a brand new rock music that includes Dave Grohl on drums and John Mayer on guitar.
The brand new music is included on the soundtrack for F1, the brand new Components 1 racing movie starring Brad Pitt that arrives in theaters subsequent Friday, June twenty seventh. Atop a bluesy, ’70s-inspired riff, Sheeran gives a handful of racing and car-centric lyrics within the raspiest, grittiest vocal tone he can muster. “Ha-la-lay-la/ We are able to journey/ 4 wheels you and I/ Gotta get out of right here,” he sings within the anthemic refrain, later unleashing a soulful, escalating command after every chorus: “Petal down and driiiiiiiiive.”
“Drive” was produced by Blake Slatkin in addition to Mayer. Along with Mayer and Grohl enjoying on the monitor, Sheeran recruited fellow Foo Fighters member Rami Jaffee on keys and Pino Palladino on bass. Sheeran initially previewed the music through his Instagram Story final month, promoting it as a part of the F1 film soundtrack; “Drive,” nevertheless, won’t seem on Sheeran’s forthcoming new album Play, which arrives on September twelfth and options earlier singles “Azizam,” “Sapphire,” and “Previous Cellphone.”
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It’s Grohl’s newest foray into blockbuster soundtrack fare, not too long ago drumming on the music “I Really feel Alive” for The Minecraft Film. Grohl can also be getting the band again collectively for the primary Foo Fighters reveals of 2025, with performances set in Singapore, Indonesia, Japan, and Mexico’s Corona Capital.
F1: The Album arrives subsequent Friday, June twenty seventh, and includes a star-studded tracklist together with Rosé, Tate McRae, Raye, Burna Boy, Roddy Ricch, Dom Dolla, Chris Stapleton, Tiësto, Sexyy Pink, and extra. Revisit our assessment of the brand new F1 film, which we felt captures the pure adrenaline of being in a Components 1 race.