“Overdrive” was found on the music streaming application Trebel by fans in July 2020, 7 months before the song’s release.
On February 11th, 2021, Conan uploaded an unknown countdown to his website, and a link to pre-save unknown music. The next day, he released a teaser on his social media accounts...
[Verse 1]
Only met on the weekend
Said I'm not catchin' feelings
Oh, I guess I lied
Divin' off of the deep end
I can't think of a reason
We should take our time
Ah-ooh
[Pre-Chorus]
All or nothin'
Let's just trust the night
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
[Chorus]
Burnin' down the street, no left, right, left, right
I don't wanna see no red light, red light
Fast lane on the beat, go ten, five, ten, five
You right next to me, feel the heat
Goin' overdrive
Goin' overdrive, yeah
[Verse 2]
Yeah, I know you're a stranger
But I'm likin' the danger
Of the "I don't know"
Don't give a fuck about labels
Throw thе dice on the table
And just let 'em roll
Ah-ooh
[Pre-Chorus]
All or nothin'
Let's just trust the night
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
[Chorus]
Burnin' down the street, no left, right, left, right
I don't wanna see no red light, red light
Fast lane on the beat, go ten, five, ten, five
You right next to me, feel the heat
Goin' overdrive
Goin' overdrive, yeah
[Bridge]
All or nothin'
Let's just trust the night, night
All or nothin'
You're my ride or die
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
[Chorus]
Burnin' down the street, no left, right, left, right
I don't wanna see no red light, red light (Red light)
Fast lane on the beat, go ten, five, ten, five (Ten, five)
You right next to me, feel the heat
Goin' overdrive (Oh-oh-oh)
Goin' overdrive, yeah (Ooh)
Goin' overdrive (Overdrive)
Goin' overdrive, yeah (Ooh)
Overdrive was written by Christopher Stracey & Tobias Jesso Jr. & Stefan Johnson & German (Producer) & Jordan K. Johnson & Conan Gray.
Overdrive was produced by The Monsters & Strangerz & Tobias Jesso Jr. & German (Producer).
Conan Gray released Overdrive on Thu Feb 18 2021.
I wrote “Overdrive” to escape reality. I’ve spent the entire past year moping around alone in my house. I wanted to make something to get me to dance, something to belt in the shower. Every time I’d turn it on to tweak the production or change the lyrics, I’d end up singing along and forgetting why...