I Can't Drive 55
| "I Can't Drive 55" | ||||
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| Single by Sammy Hagar | ||||
| from the album VOA | ||||
| B-side | "Dick in the Dirt" | |||
| Released | 1984 | |||
| Recorded | 1984 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 4:12 | |||
| Label | Geffen | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Sammy Hagar | |||
| Producer(s) | Ted Templeman | |||
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"I Can't Drive 55" is the lead single and first track from Sammy Hagar's eighth studio album VOA in 1984. Perpetuated by a very successful music video, it became a concert staple that continued throughout Hagar's tours as a member of Van Halen. The song is a reference to the since-repealed National Maximum Speed Law that set speed limits at 55 miles per hour (89 km/h) in the United States.
It is the 100th song on VH1's 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs.