I Drove All Night#Roy Orbison version

{{Short description|1989 single by Cyndi Lauper}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2022}}

"I Drove All Night" is a song written and composed by American songwriters Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly and originally intended for Roy Orbison. Orbison recorded the song in 1987, the year before his death, but his version was not released until 1991. Before that, Cyndi Lauper recorded the song and released it as a single for her A Night to Remember album. Her version became a top 10 hit on both sides of the Atlantic in 1989 and was also her final top 40 hit on the American pop charts. Lauper still regularly performs the song in her live concerts. The song has also been covered by Canadian singer Celine Dion in 2003, whose version topped the Canadian Singles Chart and reached number 7 on the US Adult Contemporary chart.

Cyndi Lauper version

{{Infobox song

| name = I Drove All Night

| cover = Cyndiidan4978108562745850.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Cyndi Lauper

| album = A Night to Remember

| B-side = "Maybe He'll Know" (remix)

| released = {{start date|1989|4|24}}

| recorded =

| studio = The Hit Factory (New York, NY){{AllMusic|class=album|id=r11421 |label="Cyndi Lauper: A Night to Remember" |first=Stephen Thomas |last=Erlewine |access-date=10 October 2011}}

| venue =

| genre = Pop rock

| length = 4:11

| label = Epic

| writer =

| producer =

  • Cyndi Lauper
  • Lennie Petze

| prev_title = Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China)

| prev_year = 1988

| next_title = My First Night Without You

| next_year = 1989

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|2y1TZXc5DiY|"I Drove All Night"}}}}

}}

"I Drove All Night" was recorded by American singer and songwriter Cyndi Lauper for her third solo album, A Night to Remember (1989). Lauper said she wanted to do it because she liked the idea "of a woman driving, of a woman in control." The song was a top 10 hit for her in the United States, becoming her 8th and last US top 10 single to date, peaking at number six on the Billboard Hot 100, and was also a hit in other countries. It received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance. The music video for "I Drove All Night", directed by Lauper and Scott Kalvert, features the opening lines from the song "Kindred Spirit", shots of an antique car, Lauper's characteristically manic dancing, and movie film projected onto Lauper's naked body.

=Critical reception=

Billboard reviewer described the music of this work as "yearning crystalline pop/rock" and found Lauper's vocal mature.{{cite magazine|authorlink=|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/80s/1989/BB-1989-05-06.pdf|title=Review: Cyndi Lauper – I Drove All Night|magazine=Billboard|date=May 6, 1989|access-date=January 25, 2022|volume=101|number=18|page=85|location=New York|publisher=Billboard Publications Inc.|via=World Radio History|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216003021/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/80s/1989/BB-1989-05-06.pdf|archive-date=December 16, 2021}} Jerry Smith, reviewer of British music newspaper Music Week, called Lauper "American with good ear", praised her "assured and dramatic display", expressing an assurance that this "passionate ballad" is "destined to return her to the charts once more".{{cite magazine|last=Smith|first=Jerry|authorlink=|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1989/MW-1989-05-06.pdf|title=Review: Cyndi Lauper – I Drove All Night|magazine=Music Week|date=May 6, 1989|access-date=February 16, 2022|page=27|location=London|publisher=Spotlight Publications Ltd.|via=World Radio History|issn=0265-1548|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126211442/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1989/MW-1989-05-06.pdf|archive-date=January 26, 2022}} Tim Nicholson of Record Mirror described the song as being "a punchy stab at power-driven west coast rock".{{cite magazine |last=Nicholson |first=Tim |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/80s/89/Record-Mirror-1989-04-29.pdf |title=45 reviewed by Tim Nicholson |magazine=Record Mirror |date=29 April 1989 |page=29 |location=London |publisher=Spotlight Publications Ltd.|via=World Radio History |issn=0144-5804 |access-date=24 October 2021}}

The single sold 100.000 copies in France.

=Track listing and formats=

  • 7" / cassette / US 3" CD / Japanese 3" CD
  1. "I Drove All Night" – 4:08
  2. "Maybe He'll Know" (remix) – 3:41
  • 12" / European 3" CD / UK 5" CD
  1. "I Drove All Night" – 4:08
  2. "Maybe He'll Know" (remix) – 3:41
  3. "Boy Blue" (live at Le Zenith) – 5:36
  • UK limited edition picture disc CD
  1. "I Drove All Night" – 4:08
  2. "What's Going On" (club version) – 6:35
  3. "Maybe He'll Know" (remix) – 3:41
  4. "Time After Time" – 3:53

=Charts=

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==Weekly charts==

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scope="col"|Chart (1989)

!scope="col"|Peak
position

{{single chart|Australia|11|artist=Cyndi Lauper|song=I Drove All Night|rowheader=true|access-date=August 23, 2016|refname=}}
{{single chart|Flanders|28|artist=Cyndi Lauper|song=I Drove All Night|rowheader=true|access-date=August 23, 2016|refname=}}
{{single chart|Canadatopsingles|8|chartid=6377|rowheader=true|access-date=August 23, 2016|refname=can1|artist=|song=}}
scope="row"|Canada Retail Singles (The Record){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/80s/1989/BB-1989-08-05.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/80s/1989/BB-1989-08-05.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Hits of the World|magazine=Billboard|date=August 5, 1989|access-date=August 23, 2016}}

|12

scope="row"|Europe (European Hot 100 Singles){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/80s/1989/BB-1989-07-22.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/80s/1989/BB-1989-07-22.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Hits of the World|magazine=Billboard|date=July 22, 1989|access-date=August 23, 2016}}

|16

scope="row"|European Airplay (Music & Media){{cite magazine|title=European Airplay Top 50|magazine=Music & Media|page=III|date=July 22, 1989|volume=6|issue=29}}

|2

scope="row"|Finland (Suomen virallinen lista){{cite book|url=https://musiikkiarkisto.fi/oa/_tiedostot/julkaisut/sisaltaa-hitin.pdf#page=143 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://musiikkiarkisto.fi/oa/_tiedostot/julkaisut/sisaltaa-hitin.pdf#page=143 |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|first=Timo|last=Pennanen|year=2021|title=Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021|section=Cyndi Lauper|page=143|publisher=Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava|location=Helsinki|access-date=June 29, 2022|language=fi}}

|17

{{single chart|France|10|artist=Cyndi Lauper|song=I Drove All Night|rowheader=true|access-date=August 23, 2016|refname=}}
{{single chart|Ireland2|13|song=I Drove All Night|rowheader=true|access-date=August 23, 2016|refname=ire1|artist=}}
{{single chart|Dutch100|54|artist=Cyndi Lauper|song=I Drove All Night|rowheader=true|access-date=August 23, 2016|refname=}}
scope="row"|Mexico Hit Parade (RPM){{citation needed|date=May 2024}}

|align="center"|5

scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade){{Cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/cyndi-lauper/cyndi-lauper-i-drove-all-night-15275|title=Cyndi Lauper - I Drove All Night|website=Top40.nl|access-date=April 24, 2021}}

|10

{{single chart|New Zealand|10|artist=Cyndi Lauper|song=I Drove All Night|rowheader=true|access-date=August 23, 2016|refname=}}
scope="row"|Quebec (ADISQ){{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151129063315/http://bibnum2.banq.qc.ca/bna/palmares/2010-Anglo-Allophone/Anglo-Compilation_succes_ordre_alpha_interpretes.pdf|url=http://bibnum2.banq.qc.ca/bna/palmares/2010-Anglo-Allophone/Anglo-Compilation_succes_ordre_alpha_interpretes.pdf|title=Palmarès de la chanson anglophone et allophone au Québec|publisher=BAnQ|language=fr|access-date=December 19, 2023|archive-date=November 29, 2015|url-status=dead}}

|9

{{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|7|artist=Cyndi Lauper|artistid=21311|rowheader=true|access-date=February 20, 2022|song=|refname=}}
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|6|artist=Cyndi Lauper|rowheader=true|access-date=August 23, 2016|song=|refname=}}
{{single chart|Billboardadultcontemporary|43|artist=Cyndi Lauper|rowheader=true|access fate=November 19, 2019|song=|refname=}}
scope="row"|US Cash Box Top 100{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/80s/1989/CB-1989-07-08.pdf|title=Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending July 8, 1989 |magazine=Cash Box magazine |access-date=June 15, 2024 }}

|align="center"|5

scope="row"|US Top 40 (Gavin Report){{cite magazine|title=the Gavin Report: Top 40|magazine=Gavin Report|page=8|date=June 23, 1989|issue=1762}}

|7

scope="row"|US Contemporary Hit Radio (Radio & Records){{cite magazine|title=The Back Page: CHR|magazine=Radio & Records|page=104|date=June 23, 1989|issue=794}}

|9

{{single chart|West Germany|19|artist=Cyndi Lauper|song=I Drove All Night|songid=9630|rowheader=true|access-date=February 13, 2019|refname=}}

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==Year-end charts==

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scope="col"|Chart (1989)

!scope="col"|Position

scope="row"|Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/9GTxuJZ.jpg|title=The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – 1989|publisher=ARIA, via Imgur.com|access-date=January 7, 2020}}

|55

scope="row"|Canada Top Singles (RPM){{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.6684&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=mhe12pta2k83e08udtq66ot062|title=Top 100 Singles of '89|work=RPM|date=December 23, 1989|access-date=August 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021000657/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.6684&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=mhe12pta2k83e08udtq66ot062|archive-date=October 21, 2012|url-status=dead}}

|90

scope="row"|Europe (European Hot 100 Singles){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1989/M&M-1989-12-23.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1989/M&M-1989-12-23.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Eurochart Hot 100 1989|magazine=Music & Media|page=6|date=December 23, 1989|access-date=January 17, 2020|volume=6|issue=51|oclc=29800226|via=World Radio History}}

|76

scope="row"|European Airplay (Music & Media){{cite magazine|title=European Airplay Top 50 1989|magazine=Music & Media|oclc=29800226|date=December 23, 1989|page=10|volume=6|issue=51}}

|23

scope="row"|France (SNEP){{cite book|url=http://www.top-france.fr/html/annuel/1989.htm|chapter=TOP – 1989|title=40 ans de tubes : 1960–2000 : les meilleures ventes de 45 tours & CD singles|author=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP)|editor=Fabrice Ferment|access-date=February 19, 2023|language=fr|via=Top-France.fr|oclc=469523661|archive-date=January 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106152834/http://www.top-france.fr/html/annuel/1989.htm|url-status=live}}

| 82

scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC){{cite magazine|title=Year End Singles|magazine=Record Mirror|page=44|date=January 27, 1990}}

|77

scope="row"|US Top 40 (Gavin Report){{cite magazine|title=Top 40 1989: Top 100|magazine=Gavin Report|page=19|date=December 15, 1989|issue=1787}}

|85

scope="row"|US Contemporary Hit Radio (Radio & Records){{cite magazine|title=Top 89 of '89: CHR|magazine=Radio & Records|page=64|date=December 15, 1989|issue=819}}

|84

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=Release history=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
scope="col"| Region

! scope="col"| Date

! scope="col"| Format(s)

! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row"| United Kingdom

| April 24, 1989

| {{hlist|7-inch vinyl|12-inch vinyl|CD}}

| {{cite magazine|title=New Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=47|date=April 22, 1989}}

scope="row"| United States

| April 25, 1989

| Contemporary hit radio

| {{cite web|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/80s/1989/BB-1989-05-06.pdf|title=A Night to Remember|magazine=Billboard|page=99|date=May 6, 1989|access-date=April 15, 2022}}

Roy Orbison version

{{Infobox song

| name = I Drove All Night

| cover = Roy-Orbison-I-Drove-All-Night.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Roy Orbison

| album = Nintendo: White Knuckle Scorin' {{noitalic|and}} King of Hearts

| B-side = "Forever Friends" (Sheena Easton)

| released = {{start date|1992|6|22}}{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=19|date=June 20, 1992}}

| recorded = 1987

| studio =

| venue =

| length = 3:46

| label = MCA

| writer =

| producer = Jeff Lynne

| prev_title = Oh, Pretty Woman

| prev_year = 1990

| next_title = Crying

| next_year = 1992

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|m5N9IHqqGcA|"I Drove All Night"}}}}

}}

Jeff Lynne sampled Roy Orbison's 1987 recordings for the 1992 posthumous album King of Hearts, on which "I Drove All Night" was one of the tracks. However, Orbison's version of the song first appeared on the 1991 Super Mario World-themed compilation album Nintendo: White Knuckle Scorin'.{{cite news |last1=Hochman |first1=Steve |title=Games People Play: The Late Roy Orbison |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-11-17-ca-55-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |date=November 17, 1991}} Released as a single in June 1992, the song was a significant hit in the United Kingdom, reaching number 7 on the UK Singles Chart, matching the peak position of Lauper's version three years earlier. King of Hearts and "I Drove All Night" were generally well received in the United States, returning Orbison to the Billboard charts and receiving a Grammy Award. A music video featuring Jason Priestley and Jennifer Connelly was also made for the single, mixed with archive footage of Orbison and included subtle background references to the Mario series and the album's title.{{cite web |title=Uncovering The Story Behind Nintendo's Most Bizarre Tie-In |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/12/feature_uncovering_the_story_behind_nintendos_most_bizarre_tie-in |website=NintendoLife.com |date=December 22, 2019 |language=en}} The song is featured in the film Paperback Hero, starring Hugh Jackman.{{cite web |title=Various - Paperback Hero - The Soundtrack |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/11334752-Various-Paperback-Hero-The-Soundtrack |website=discogs.com |date=1999 |language=en}}

=Charts=

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==Weekly charts==

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!scope="col"|Peak
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scope="row"|Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=http://i.imgur.com/oyPN1pW.jpg |title=Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 15 July 2015 |access-date=August 23, 2016 |publisher=imgur.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716153430/http://i.imgur.com/oyPN1pW.jpg |archive-date=July 16, 2015 }}

|132

{{single chart|Canadatopsingles|74|chartid=2144|rowheader=true|access-date=August 23, 2016|refname=can2}}
{{single chart|Canadaadultcontemporary|31|chartid=2166|rowheader=true|access-date=August 23, 2016}}
scope="row"|Europe (European Hot 100 Singles){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1992/MM-1992-07-25.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1992/MM-1992-07-25.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=9|issue=30|page=13|date=July 25, 1992|access-date=May 2, 2021}}

|25

{{single chart|Germany|52|artist=Roy Orbison|song=I Drove All Night|songid=25684|rowheader=true|access-date=May 2, 2021}}
{{single chart|Ireland2|6|song=I Drove All Night|rowheader=true|access-date=August 23, 2016|refname=ire2}}
{{single chart|New Zealand|48|artist=Roy Orbison|song=I Drove All Night|rowheader=true|access-date=August 23, 2016}}
{{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|7|artist=Roy Orbison|artistid=16272|rowheader=true|access-date=May 2, 2021}}

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==Year-end charts==

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scope="col"|Chart (1992)

!scope="col"|Position

scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC){{cite magazine|title=Year End Charts: Top Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=8|date=January 16, 1993}}

|54

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=Certifications=

{{Certification Table Top}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Roy Orbison|title=I Drove All Night|award=Silver|relyear=2017|certyear=2021|id=17493-1872-1|access-date=September 10, 2021}}

{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}

Celine Dion version

{{Infobox song

| name = I Drove All Night

| cover = Celine Dion - I Drove All Night.jpg

| alt =

| border = yes

| type = single

| artist = Celine Dion

| album = One Heart

| A-side = "One Heart" (UK)

| released = {{Start date|2003|01|21}}

| recorded =

| studio =

  • Echo Beach
  • Masterplan

| venue =

| genre = Dance-pop

| length = 4:00

| label =

| writer =

| producer =

| prev_title = Goodbye's (The Saddest Word)

| prev_year = 2002

| next_title = One Heart

| next_year = 2003

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|kvz_gW5C2cY|"I Drove All Night"}}}}

}}

"I Drove All Night" was recorded by Celine Dion for her eighth English-language studio album, One Heart (2003), and released as the lead single on January 21, 2003. The song was featured in a promotional ad for Chrysler. The "I Drove All Night" music video was directed by Peter Arnell and released in February 2003. It was included on the United Kingdom enhanced double A-side single "One Heart/I Drove All Night". The song was commercially successful, reaching number 1 for five weeks in Canada, while also topping the charts in Belgium (Flanders) and Sweden.

= Background =

In 2003, Chrysler signed Dion to a $14 million deal to endorse their cars. They were looking for a song to use in the campaign and release as a single. Billy Steinberg knew Dion and had written "Falling into You", which was the title track of her 1996 album. He sent a copy of Roy Orbison's version of "I Drove All Night" to her record company, who loved it and had Dion record it with Swedish producer Peer Åström.{{cite web|title=I Drove All Night by Roy Orbison|url=http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=3738|work=Songfacts|access-date=August 24, 2012}} She used the song in her Las Vegas show and it became the centerpiece of the Chrysler campaign. The commercials were great exposure for the song and helped sell many albums, but they did not sell enough cars.{{cite news|title=Music Review: Celine Dion "I Drove All Night"|url=http://dusk411.joeuser.com/article/30878|access-date=August 24, 2012|newspaper=Traveling to the Heart|date=October 9, 2004}} Chrysler pulled out of the deal after many of their dealers complained and it became clear the ads were not working. Dion was allowed to keep her $ 14 million fee.

In Dion's version, "I Drove All Night" is dance-pop. It was also considered "a little bit dance-club, a little bit rock and roll."{{cite news|last=Browne|first=David|title=I Drove All Night (2003)|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,420314,00.html|access-date=August 24, 2012|newspaper=Entertainment Weekly|date=March 25, 2003|archive-date=October 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017114510/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,420314,00.html|url-status=dead}} In the second verse, Dion duplicates a line as it is heard in Orbison's original recording. Instead of singing, "no matter where I go I hear the beating of our heart," Dion sings, "our one heart," which is where the title of the album the song is featured on gets its name. Like the original, the chorus is sung again twice, which ends the single.

=Composition=

Dion's version of "I Drove All Night" is set in the key of G{{sharp}} minor. It features a moderately fast tempo of 135 beats per minute, and her vocals span from F{{sharp}}3 to E5.{{Cite web|title = I Drove All Night|url = http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0055334|website = www.musicnotes.com|access-date = January 25, 2016|first = Kelly|last = Thomas| date=November 20, 2006 }}

=Critical reception =

The song received positive reviews from music critics. AllMusic senior editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine noticed that the song was "a tongue-in-cheek, neo-house cover" and picked it as one of the best tracks on the album, alongside the title track and "Have You Ever Been in Love."{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/one-heart-r633121/review|title= One Heart - Celine Dion - Allmusic|website=AllMusic|author=Erlewine, Stephen Thomas|date= March 25, 2003|access-date=January 5, 2012}} Rebecca Wallwork wrote a positive review for Amazon, calling it "the car-commercial-driven tempo,"{{Cite news|url=https://www.amazon.com/One-Heart-Celine-Dion/dp/B000089GIO|title= Amazon.com: One Heart - Celine Dion - Music|author=Wallwork, Rebecca|date= March 25, 2003|access-date=January 5, 2012}} while Jam!'s Darryl Sterdan named it "a Cher-style eurodisco."{{Cite news|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/D/Dion_Celine/AlbumReviews/2003/03/28/770737.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130101022037/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/D/Dion_Celine/AlbumReviews/2003/03/28/770737.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=January 1, 2013|title=CANOE - JAM!Music - Artists- Album Review: One Heart|publisher=Jam! - Canadian Online Explorer|author=Sterdan, Daryl|date=March 25, 2003|access-date=January 5, 2012}} Slant Magazine{{'}}s Sal Cinquemani echoed the same thought, saying that "she gets the Cher treatment on the blazing cover."{{cite magazine|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/celine-dion-one-heart/275|title= Celine Dion: One Heart - Music Review - Slant Magazine|magazine=Slant Magazine|author=Cinquemani, Sal|date= March 25, 2003|access-date=January 5, 2012}} People{{'}}s Chuck Arnold wrote that in the song, Dion "shows surprising restraint for a diva who just had a coliseum custom-built for her."{{cite magazine|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20139628,00.html|title= Picks and Pans Review: One Heart People.com|magazine=People|last=Arnold|first=Chuck|date= March 25, 2003|access-date=January 5, 2012}}

The Guardian{{'}}s Betty Clarke wrote a negative review, saying: "Her cover of Roy Orbison's "I Drove All Night" is full of reverberating notes and sultry asides, but reveals a fundamental lack of sincerity that renders her threatening when she is trying for tender."{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2003/mar/21/popandrock.artsfeatures5|title= CD: Celine Dion: One Heart - Music - The Guardian|newspaper=The Guardian|author=Clarke, Betty|date= March 25, 2003|access-date=January 5, 2012|location=London}} David Browne of EW gave this cover C+, calling her delivery 'frigid' without over-singing it. He called the arrangement "blandly competent."{{cite magazine | url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,420314,00.html | magazine=Entertainment Weekly | title=Music Review: I Drove All Night, by Celine Dion | date=February 14, 2003 | access-date=August 24, 2012 | archive-date=October 17, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017114510/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,420314,00.html | url-status=dead }}

=Commercial performance =

In Canada, the song debuted straight at number one on the Canadian Hot 100 chart{{cite web|title=Canada (TOP 10) - 22nd March 2003 (Week 12)|url=http://chartts.tripod.com/CA/CA0312.HTM|work=Chartts.Tripod.com|access-date=August 23, 2012}} and spent 5 consecutive weeks at the top.{{cite web|title=Canada (TOP 10) - 19th April 2003 (Week 16)|url=http://chartts.tripod.com/CA/CA0316.HTM|work=Chartts.Tripod.com|access-date=August 23, 2012}} "I Drove All Night" was Dion's third airplay-only single that charted on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 45.[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=celine dion|chart=all}} Billboard Hot 100], Billboard.com The commercial single was released five months later reaching number 26 on the Hot 100 Singles Sales.[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p4099|pure_url=yes}} Top 40 Tracks], Billboard.com Because of several club remixes created mainly by Hex Hector, the song peaked at number 2 on the Hot Dance Club Play.

In Australia, the song debuted and peaked at number 22 on the ARIA Charts, on March 16, 2003.{{Cite web|url=https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071104144440/http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp|url-status= dead|title=australian-charts.com - Australian charts portal|website=australian-charts.com|archive-date = November 4, 2007}} The following week, the song dropped to number 35 and it kept fluctuating on the chart for the next two weeks, until it climbed from number 44 to number 43. Later, the song fell to number 49, but it climbed to number 38, the following week. It spent 10 weeks on the chart and it was certified gold.{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2003.htm |title=ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2003 Singles|work=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=January 1, 2004}} In New Zealand, the song debuted at number 48 on the RIANZ chart, on March 2, 2003.{{Cite web|url=https://charts.nz/search.asp?todo=notfound|title=charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal|website=charts.nz|access-date=December 9, 2020|archive-date=December 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230151550/https://charts.nz/search.asp?todo=notfound|url-status=dead}} The following week, the song climbed to number 46, while in its third week, it jumped to number 30. After falling to number 32, in its fourth week, the song remained at number 31, for two consecutive weeks. Finally, on April 20, 2003, the song rose and peaked at number 24. The song spent 9 weeks on the chart.

The song was even more successful on the Belgian Flanders Singles Chart, where it debuted at number 14, on March 8, 2004.{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=C%25E9line+Dion&titel=I+Drove+All+Night&cat=s|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021195539/http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=C%E9line+Dion&titel=I+Drove+All+Night&cat=s|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 21, 2012|title=ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS|website=ultratop.be}} The following week, the song jumped to number 4, while in its third week, the song topped the charts. It remained at the top ten for ten consecutive weeks and fifteen overall weeks on the chart. It was certified platinum, for selling 50,000 copies.{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/certifications.asp?year=2003 |title=Goud en platina - singles - 2003|work=Ultratop|access-date=January 1, 2004}} The song was also a big success in Sweden, debuting at the top of the Swedish Singles Chart, on March 20, 2003.{{Cite web|url=https://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?todo=notfound|title=swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal|website=swedishcharts.com}} However, the following week, the song fell to number 12 and in its third week, it fell to number 13. In its fourth week, the song jumped to number 7, but it kept fluctuating on the chart for the next three weeks, until it climbed from number 22 to number 16. It spent 17 weeks on the chart. On the Danish Singles Chart, the song debuted at number 2, where it remained for three consecutive weeks.{{Cite web|url=https://danishcharts.dk/search.asp?todo=notfound|title=danishcharts.com - Danish charts portal|website=danishcharts.dk|access-date=December 9, 2020|archive-date=April 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408060029/https://danishcharts.dk/search.asp?todo=notfound|url-status=dead}} Later, it fell to number 5, while on the following week, it fell to number 6, where it remained for another week.

In France, even not reaching the top twenty, the song proved to be strong on the SNEP chart.{{cite web|url=http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=C%25E9line+Dion&titel=I+Drove+All+Night&cat=s|title=lescharts.com - Les charts français|first=Steffen|last=Hung|website=lescharts.com}} It debuted at number 89, however, it fell to number 94 in its second week and to number 97 in its third week. Despite falling for two consecutive weeks and leaving the charts, the song re-entered at number 22, its peak position, on April 26, 2003. It spent 11 non-consecutive weeks on the chart.

=Music video and promotion =

The music video shot in Las Vegas, USA on February 2, 2003, was directed by advertising executive Peter Arnell, cinematographed by Rolf Kestermann and edited by Bee Ottinger.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalproducer.com/2003/03_mar/news/03_17/a520317.htm|title=A52 Finishes Celine Dion's "I Drove All Night" Music Video for Sweet Pea Productions|date=March 17, 2003|access-date=August 15, 2013|archive-date=November 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121120230907/http://www.digitalproducer.com/2003/03_mar/news/03_17/a520317.htm|url-status=dead}} An arty little black and white number, it features Dion, some arm stretches and back bends whilst a couple somewhere else seem to be merrily getting their groove on.{{cite web|title=I Drove All Night | Celine Dion Music Video|url=http://www.vid81.com/i-drove-all-night/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017095959/http://www.vid81.com/i-drove-all-night/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 17, 2014|work=Vid81.com|access-date=August 23, 2012}} It was included in the UK Enhanced CD Single of "One Heart". The music video was nominated for the MuchMoreMusic Award in 2003.{{cite magazine|title=2003 MuchMusic Video Awards Nominees|publisher=Prometheus Global Media LLC|magazine=Billboard|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/70812/2003-muchmusic-video-awards-nominees|date=May 30, 2003|access-date=January 10, 2014}}

Dion appeared in four commercial spots—all scored with tracks from One Heart including "I Drove All Night"—for Chrysler, also directed by Arnell and edited by Ottinger, while Darius Khondji acted as director of photography on the ads.

Dion performed "I Drove All Night" during A New Day... show and included it on the A New Day... Live in Las Vegas CD in 2004 and Live in Las Vegas - A New Day... DVD in 2007.{{cite web|last=Theakston|first=Rob|title=A New Day...Live in Las Vegas : AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/a-new-daylive-in-las-vegas-mw0000482434|work=AllMusic|access-date=August 12, 2012}}{{cite web|title=Live in Las Vegas...A New Day [DVD] : Allmusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/live-in-las-vegasa-new-day-dvd-mw0001619280|work=AllMusic|access-date=August 12, 2012}} The A New Day... Live in Las Vegas bonus DVD, called One Year...One Heart contained the recording of the song and fragments from making the video.

The song became also an opening track for the 2008-09 Taking Chances World Tour, preceded by an introduction video using the remix of "I Drove All Night" as well. The audio and footage of this performance was included in the Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert CD/DVD.{{cite web|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|title=Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert : AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/taking-chances-world-tour-the-concert-mw0001972873|work=AllMusic|access-date=August 12, 2012}} In October 2008, "I Drove All Night" was included on My Love: Essential Collection greatest hits.{{cite magazine |title=My Love: Essential Collection - Celine Dion |magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media |url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=celine dion|chart=all}} |access-date=November 15, 2008}} The song was also performed in Dion's 2017 European tour.

=Track listing and formats=

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  • Australian CD single
  1. "I Drove All Night" – 4:00
  2. "I Drove All Night" (Hex Hector extended vocal import mix) – 7:53
  3. "I Drove All Night" (Hex Hector dub import mix) – 7:53
  4. "Ten Days" – 3:37
  • Canadian CD single
  1. "I Drove All Night" – 4:00
  2. "I Drove All Night" (Hex Hector extended vocal import mix) – 7:53
  3. "I Drove All Night" (Hex Hector dub import mix) – 7:53
  • European CD single
  1. "I Drove All Night" – 4:00
  2. "I Drove All Night" (UK radio edit) – 3:37
  • European CD maxi-single
  1. "I Drove All Night" – 4:00
  2. "I Drove All Night" (UK radio edit) – 3:37
  3. "I Drove All Night" (Hex Hector extended vocal import mix) – 7:53

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  • French CD single
  1. "I Drove All Night" – 4:00
  2. "I Drove All Night" (UK radio edit) – 3:37
  3. "I'm Alive" (Humberto Gatica mix) – 3:30
  4. "Je t'aime encore" – 3:24
  • UK CD single #1
  1. "One Heart" – 3:24
  2. "I Drove All Night" – 4:00
  3. "I Drove All Night" (Hex Hector extended vocal import mix) – 7:53
  4. "I Drove All Night" (video) – 3:58
  • UK CD single #2
  1. "One Heart" – 3:24
  2. "I Drove All Night" – 4:00
  3. "All by Myself" – 5:12
  4. "One Heart" (video) – 3:25
  • US CD single
  1. "I Drove All Night" – 4:00
  2. "I Know What Love Is" – 4:28

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=Remixes=

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  1. "I Drove All Night" (Hex Hector UK radio edit) – 3:37
  2. "I Drove All Night" (Hex Hector extended vocal import mix) – 7:53
  3. "I Drove All Night" (Hex Hector dub import mix) – 7:53
  4. "I Drove All Night" (Hex Hector UK radio mix a capella) – 3:25
  5. "I Drove All Night" (Chris "The Greek" Panaghi radio edit) – 3:49
  6. "I Drove All Night" (Chris "The Greek" Panaghi club mix) – 6:06
  7. "I Drove All Night" (Chris "The Greek" Panaghi instrumental) – 6:06
  8. "I Drove All Night" (Everbots Fasha radio mix) – 3:58
  9. "I Drove All Night" (Everbots Fasha mix) – 7:45
  10. "I Drove All Night" (GW-1 radio remix) – 4:01
  11. "I Drove All Night" (GW-1 remix) – 7:03
  12. "I Drove All Night" (Junior Vasquez earth anthem mix) – 10:05
  13. "I Drove All Night" (Original 3 remix) – 3:48
  14. "I Drove All Night" (Polarbabies in Prague radio mix) – 3:11
  15. "I Drove All Night" (Polarbabies in Prague club mix) – 6:23
  16. "I Drove All Night" (Seismic Crew extended mix) – 4:36
  17. "I Drove All Night" (Starrie Knights extended mix) – 4:09
  18. "I Drove All Night" (Wayne G heaven radio edit) – 4:17
  19. "I Drove All Night" (Wayne G heaven anthem mix) – 7:41
  20. "I Drove All Night" (alternative mix) – 4:00

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=Charts=

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==Weekly charts==

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"|Chart (2003)

!scope="col"|Peak
position

{{singlechart|Australia|22|artist=Céline Dion|song=I Drove All Night|rowheader=true|access-date=11 October 2014}}
{{singlechart|Austria|17|artist=Céline Dion|song=I Drove All Night|rowheader=true|access-date=11 October 2014}}
{{singlechart|Flanders|1|artist=Céline Dion|song=I Drove All Night|rowheader=true|access-date=11 October 2014}}
{{singlechart|Wallonia|18|artist=Céline Dion|song=I Drove All Night|rowheader=true|access-date=11 October 2014}}
scope="row"|Canada (Nielsen SoundScan){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/celine-dion/chart-history/cns/|title=Celine Dion Chart History (Canadian Digital Song Sales)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 21, 2022}}

|1

scope="row"|Czech Republic (Rádio Top 50){{cite web|title=Hitparáda – Radio Top 50 Oficiální|url=http://www.ifpicr.cz/radio.htm|publisher=IFPI Czech Republic|language=cs|access-date=January 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030406092051/http://www.ifpicr.cz/radio.htm|archive-date=April 6, 2003|url-status=dead}}

|1

{{singlechart|Denmark|2|artist=Céline Dion|song=I Drove All Night|rowheader=true|access-date=11 October 2014}}
scope="row"|Europe (European Hot 100 Singles){{cite web|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/00s/2003/MM-2003-04-05.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/00s/2003/MM-2003-04-05.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|work=Music & Media|page=13|date=April 5, 2003|access-date=May 2, 2019}}

|25

{{singlechart|Finland|16|artist=Celine Dion|song=I Drove All Night|rowheader=true|access-date=4 September 2014}}
{{singlechart|France|22|artist=Céline Dion|song=I Drove All Night|rowheader=true|access-date=11 October 2014}}
{{singlechart|Germany|22|songid=5514|artist=Céline Dion|song=I Drove All Night|rowheader=true|access-date=4 September 2016}}
scope="row"|Greece (IFPI){{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.gr/chart03.htm|title=Top 50 singles|language=el|publisher=IFPI Greece|access-date=October 11, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030605080105/http://www.ifpi.gr/chart03.htm|archive-date=June 5, 2003}}

|7

{{Singlechart|Hungary|7|year=2003|week=23|rowheader=true|access-date=11 October 2014}}
{{singlechart|Ireland3|30|artist=Céline Dion|rowheader=true|access-date=4 September 2014}}
{{singlechart|Italy|14|artist=Céline Dion|song=I Drove All Night|rowheader=true|access-date=11 October 2014}}
scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade){{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/celine-dion/celine-dion-i-drove-all-night-15274|title=Celine Dion - I Drove All Night - Top 40|language=nl|publisher=Dutch Top 40|access-date=October 10, 2017}}

|2

{{singlechart|Dutch100|24|artist=Céline Dion|song=I Drove All Night|rowheader=true|access-date=11 October 2014}}
{{singlechart|New Zealand|23|artist=Céline Dion|song=I Drove All Night|rowheader=true|access-date=11 October 2014}}
{{singlechart|Norway|11|artist=Céline Dion|song=I Drove All Night|rowheader=true|access-date=11 October 2014}}
scope="row"|Poland (Polish Airplay Charts){{cite web|url=http://www.pifpaf.com.pl/airplay/lista_10_2003.html|title=Polish Airplay Charts - Lista krajowa 10/2003|publisher=PiF PaF Production|access-date=August 22, 2019|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071022145025/http://www.pifpaf.com.pl/airplay/lista_10_2003.html|archive-date=October 22, 2007}}

|3

scope="row"|Portugal (AFP){{cite web|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/00s/2003/MM-2003-05-31.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/00s/2003/MM-2003-05-31.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Top National Sellers: Portugal|work=Music & Media|page=18|date=May 31, 2003|access-date=May 5, 2019}}

|9

scope="row"|Quebec (ADISQ)

|1

scope="row"|Romania (Romanian Top 100){{cite web|url=http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10073.html|title=Arhiva romanian top 100|publisher=SC Vento Consultanta|access-date=October 11, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050514165649/http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10073.html|archive-date=May 14, 2005}}

|2

{{singlechart|Scotland|20|date=20030914|rowheader=true|access-date=19 May 2015}}
{{singlechart|Spain|15|artist=Céline Dion|song=I Drove All Night|rowheader=true|access-date=11 October 2014}}
{{singlechart|Sweden|1|artist=Céline Dion|song=I Drove All Night|rowheader=true|access-date=11 October 2014}}
{{singlechart|Switzerland|11|artist=Céline Dion|song=I Drove All Night|rowheader=true|access-date=11 October 2014}}
{{singlechart|UK|27|date=20030914|rowheader=true|access-date=4 September 2014}}
{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|45|artist=Celine Dion|rowheader=true|access-date=11 October 2014}}
{{singlechart|Billboardadultcontemporary|7|artist=Celine Dion|rowheader=true|access-date=11 October 2014}}
{{singlechart|Billboardadultpopsongs|23|artist=Celine Dion|rowheader=true|access-date=11 October 2014}}
{{singlechart|Billboarddanceclubplay|2|artist=Celine Dion|rowheader=true|access-date=11 October 2014}}
{{singlechart|Billboardpopsongs|23|artist=Celine Dion|rowheader=true|access-date=11 October 2014}}
scope="row"|US Top 40 Tracks (Billboard){{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/celine-dion-mn0000186185/awards|title=Celine Dion Awards|website=AllMusic|access-date=October 11, 2014|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160124041340/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/celine-dion-mn0000186185/awards|archive-date=January 24, 2016}}

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==Year-end charts==

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"|Chart (2003)

!scope="col"|Position

scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders){{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2003|title=Jaaroverzichten 2003|publisher=Ultratop|language=nl|access-date=October 11, 2014}}

|27

scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia){{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2003|title=Rapports annuels 2003|publisher=Ultratop|language=fr|access-date=October 11, 2014}}

|92

scope="row"|Romania (Romanian Top 100){{cite web|url=http://www.rt100.ro:80/topul-anului-2003.html|title=Romanian Top 100: Top of the Year 2003|publisher=Romanian Top 100|language=ro|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050122205325/http://www.rt100.ro/topul-anului-2003.html|archive-date=January 22, 2005|access-date=September 19, 2017}}

|6

scope="row"|Sweden (Hitlistan){{cite web|url=http://www.hitlistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=43&dfom=20030001|title=Årslista Singlar – År 2003|publisher=Swedish Recording Industry Association|access-date=October 11, 2014|language=sv|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017163629/http://www.hitlistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=43&dfom=20030001|archive-date=October 17, 2014}}

|38

scope="row"|US Adult Contemporary (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=The Year in Charts 2003: Most-Played AC Songs|magazine=Airplay Monitor|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/Billboard-Airplay/2003/BBAM-2003-12-19.pdf|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/Billboard-Airplay/2003/BBAM-2003-12-19.pdf|archive-date=October 9, 2022|url-status=live|volume=11|issue=51|page=25|date=December 19, 2003|access-date=December 19, 2023}}

|24

scope="row"|US Adult Top 40 (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=The Year in Charts 2003: Most-Played Adult Top 40 Songs|magazine=Airplay Monitor|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/Billboard-Airplay/2003/BBAM-2003-12-19.pdf|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/Billboard-Airplay/2003/BBAM-2003-12-19.pdf|archive-date=October 9, 2022|url-status=live|volume=11|issue=51|page=22|date=December 19, 2003|access-date=July 5, 2020}}

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=Certifications and sales=

{{certification Table Top}}

{{certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|title=I Drove All Night|artist=Celine Dion|award=Gold|relyear=2003|certyear=2003|access-date=October 11, 2014}}

{{certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|type=single|title=I Drove All Night|artist=Celine Dion|award=Gold|relyear=2003|certyear=2003|access-date=October 11, 2014}}

{{certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=single|title=I Drove All Night|artist=Celine Dion|award=Platinum|relyear=2003|certyear=2024|access-date=December 28, 2024}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|title=I Drove All Night|artist=Celine Dion|award=Silver|certyear=2024|relyear=2003|access-date=July 19, 2024|id=17493-1392-1}}

{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true}}

=Release history=

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|+ Release dates and formats for "I Drove All Night"

scope="col"| Region

! scope="col"| Date

! scope="col"| Format

! scope="col"| Label

! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row"| United States

| January 21, 2003

| {{hlist|Contemporary hit radio|hot AC radio}}

| Epic

| {{cite web|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2003/RR-2003-01-17.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2003/RR-2003-01-17.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Radio & Records|date=January 17, 2003|website=Worldradiohistory.com|access-date=April 24, 2021}}

scope="row"| Denmark

| February 24, 2003

| rowspan="2"| CD

| Columbia

| {{cite web|url=http://www.sonymusic.dk/dk/udgivelser.php|title=Nye Udgivelser|trans-title=New Releases|publisher=Sony Music Denmark|language=da|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030301095202fw_/http://www.sonymusic.dk/dk/udgivelser.php|archive-date=March 1, 2003|access-date=November 11, 2023}}

scope="row"| Australia

| March 3, 2003

| Epic

| {{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/Issue680.pdf|title=The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 3rd March 2003|publisher=ARIA|page=26|date=March 3, 2003|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222424/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20030307-0000/Issue680.pdf|archive-date=February 22, 2008|access-date=May 8, 2021}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

Pinmonkey version

{{Infobox song

| name = I Drove All Night

| cover =

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Pinmonkey

| album = Pinmonkey

| released = 2003

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre = Country

| length = 3:29

| label = BNA

| writer =

  • Tom Kelly
  • Billy Steinberg

| producer =

| prev_title = Barbed Wire and Roses

| prev_year = 2002

| next_title = Let's Kill Saturday Night

| next_year = 2004

}}

In 2003, American country music band Pinmonkey covered the song on their self-titled debut album. According to group member Chad Jeffers, the idea of doing a country cover of the song was inspired by his girlfriend, who was a fan of Cyndi Lauper's version. To make sure their cover sounded distinct, the band intentionally declined to listen to Lauper's version, instead basing it off an acoustic rendition sung by Jeffers.{{cite web | url=https://www.countrystandardtime.com/d/print_article.asp?xid=690 | title=Pinmonkey drives on | publisher=Country Standard Time | accessdate=October 29, 2024 | author=Jeffrey B. Remz}} The cover was the second single off the album, peaking at number 36 on Hot Country Songs.

Jack Leaver of The Grand Rapids Press praised the cover for its vocal harmony and country rock sound.{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1123363018/ | title=Maturing Urban paves 'Golden Road'; India.Arie cuts voyage short | work=The Grand Rapids Press | date=October 9, 2002 | accessdate=October 29, 2024 | author=Jack Leaver | pages=B7}} Deborah Evans Price wrote in a review for Billboard that the band members "capably make it their own. Reynolds' vocals effectively convey the emotional urgency in the lyric and Worley's production lets the band flaunt the smoother side of the group's country rock chops."{{cite magazine | url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2002/BB-2002-11-16.pdf | title=Reviews | author=Deborah Evans Price | magazine=Billboard | pages=26 | date=November 16, 2002}}

=Chart performance=

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|+ Chart performance for "I Drove All Night"

! scope="col"| Chart (2003)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard){{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|authorlink=Joel Whitburn|title=Top Country Singles 1944-2017|publisher=Record Research, Inc|date=2017|page=282|isbn=978-0-89820-229-8}}

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See also

References

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