On July 10, 2020, the American alternative rock band The Driver Era released their new single “Take Me Away.” The band’s most recent song was their third to be released under the quarantine.
Rocky and Ross Lynch, brothers, founded the band in 2018.
The rock group released two tracks earlier this month: ‘OMG Plz Don’t Come Around’ and ‘Flashdrive.’
The Lynch siblings are engaged in the writing, performing, and producing of the majority of the band’s songs, including the summer hit “Take Me Away.”
To commemorate the song, the duo had an Instagram live conversation on July 11, 2020. A total of 20,000 people joined the chat. Ross Lynch revealed during the live discussion that the song was written by the duo before they left Vancouver.
Rocky Lynch said, “That is actually…extremely insane.”
During the live session, American actor/singer Riker Anthony Lynch—the duo’s elder brother—announced that the song’s video would be recorded on July 13, 2020.
On the second day of its release, ‘Take Me Away’ had roughly 82k Spotify streams.
Soon after the band unveiled the song’s trailer on July 7, 2020, the song developed a stir among fans.
Fans of the Driver Era were eagerly anticipating the release of the song on July 10. On the first day of its release, the song was streamed 49k times on Spotify.
The song #TakeMeAwayIsOut was the number one trending topic in Argentina at the time.
The song had 82k Spotify streams by the end of the second day of its release.
As of July 17, 2020, the song had been seen over 60 thousand times on YouTube.
With 49k streams on the day of its release, the band has also set a new record for itself with ‘Take Me Away.’ Previously, the band’s hit song ‘A Kiss’ got 41k views on Spotify within 24 hours of its debut, while ‘Flashdrive’ had about 31k views within 24 hours of its release.
The band will also commemorate one million Spotify streams in June 2020.
Fans of the Driver Era are expressing their love for the song in a variety of ways.
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You’ll also need to crank up the volume. It’s a song that has to be heard loudly.” -Ross Lynch is a writer who has written for a variety of publications.
Only a few songs elicit imagination and originality from their listeners. ‘Take Me Away,’ by TDE, is one of those tracks.
It’s just been a week since the song was released, yet the impact of the music can be seen in these works of art and fan expressions.
Alexandra, a humble admirer, was inspired by the music and created a drawing of the song.
Similarly, Luce Bethan, an imaginative fan, gave her thoughts on the song.
The artwork for the new album was also done by Kreole, a Polish artist who is a major fan of The Driver era.
Another fan, soberstarslwt, created a new video of the song using a gif.
The audio generated with the song Take Me Away was also used in the Driver Era Argentina’s Smirking face makeover contest (#TakeMeAwayChallenge).
The band has also added new admirers to their fan base as a result of this song.
Apple Music has included ‘Take Me Away’ in their list of ‘Breaking Alternative.’ This is a list of songs that are about to have a major influence.
The band’s background The Era of the Driver
Rocky Lynch and Ross Lynch collaborated on the project The Driver Era – From the Garage. According to the band, its music evokes a “classical vibe while looking forward.”
Previously, the Lynch brothers were members of the now-defunct band R5.
R5’s background
R5 was a well-known American pop band that formed in 2009. The Lynch siblings, as well as their brother Riker, sister Rydel, and family friend Ellington Ratliff, were all present.
The Driver Era’s current Twitter and Instagram handles were formerly used by R5. In March 2018, they were replaced with The Driver Era handles, and all previous R5 posts were erased.
Merchandise from the Driver Era
The Driver Era also has its own line of clothing called ‘TDE Merch Collection 2020,’ which includes sweaters, sweatshirts, t-shirts, jogging trousers, and a backpack. Handwriting visuals of the band’s tracklist Forever Always etched on sleeves, and artwork from the song ‘Preacher Man’ and its 2019 tour are among the goods available.
On the band’s website, fans can purchase or listen to the band’s songs.
Tours of the Driver Era
The band was scheduled to perform in the United States from April to June 2020 as part of their World Tour. However, because of the pandemic, the tour has been postponed until March 17, 2020.
The band announced the revised dates for its US tour on Twitter and Instagram on July 2, 2020. The band’s tour in the United States will now take place from January 25, 2021, to March 3, 2021.
The band also announced updated dates for its UK and Europe tour, which will kick off on November 17, 2020.
Furthermore, the ten-day Latin America trip is set to commence on June 17, 2021.
The previously purchased tickets will be valid for the new dates, according to the release.
