Song · Scorpions
“Love Drive” by Scorpions
From the album Lovedrive (1979)
“Love Drive” by Scorpions appears on 6 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1990 and 1999. It was first released in 1979 on the album Lovedrive. Its best result is #115 on the Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #416 hard rock song of all time.
"Love Drive" is the title track of Lovedrive, the Scorpions' sixth studio album from 1979, the record that finally cracked the German band open commercially and their first after leaving RCA, out on Harvest in Europe and Mercury across North America. Rudolf Schenker wrote the music, and Klaus Meine wrote the words and sings lead.
The song lives on guitar interplay. Rudolf Schenker, Matthias Jabs and Michael Schenker all carry guitar credits, and Megadeth's Dave Mustaine later praised its galloping riff and the second guitar working counterpoint behind it. Francis Buchholz holds down the bass, Herman Rarebell drives the drums, and the band stacks up its own backing vocals. Dieter Dierks produced and mixed it with Mike Beiriger, on a record that nailed down the Scorpions' blend of hard rock and melodic ballads.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 115 | Z-Rock | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) | 1000 |
| 1994 | 398 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) | 1000 |
| 1995 | 385 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) | 1000 |
| 1996 | 463 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) | 1000 |
| 1998 | 494 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) | 1000 |
| 1999 | 605 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) | 998 |
Also listed as: Lovedrive.
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