Drive Safe

"Drive Safe"
Single by Myles Smith and Niall Horan
from the album My Mess, My Heart, My Life.
Released6 February 2026 (2026-02-06)
Length3:21
LabelIt's OK to Feel, Sony
Songwriters
Producers
  • Will Bloomfield
  • Peter Fenn
Myles Smith singles chronology
"Stay (If You Wanna Dance)"
(2025) 		"Drive Safe"
(2026)
Niall Horan singles chronology
"You Could Start a Cult"
(2023) 		"Drive Safe"
(2026) 		"Dinner Party"
(2026)

"Drive Safe" is a song by British singer-songwriter Myles Smith and Irish singer-songwriter Niall Horan. The song was announced via the artists' Instagram and it was released on 6 February 2026.[1][2][3]

Upon release, Smith said "Collaborations only really matter to me when they come from something real, and working with Niall genuinely did. He's got this effortless instinct for melody, but beyond that he's a good friend who very quickly became one of my closest. Our friendship shaped the song, and hopefully you can feel it in every line."[2]

Reception

Robin Murray from Clash said, "A touching piece of pop song-craft, 'Drive Safe' has a mature feel, the sound of two artists at ease in the studio and able to execute their ideas with real accuracy."[4]

Athena Sobhan from Eurphoria said "Throughout the song, Horan and Smith sing about how important it is "to follow your heart wherever it takes you" and that it's okay if "tears fall" in the process. The enduring message throughout the track leans on the idea that "Life is a road, don't know what's along the way / so drive safe."[1]

Joel Campbell from The Voice said "Pairing Myles' emotionally precise songwriting with Niall’'s globally celebrated melodic sensibility, the track feels intimate and effortless, shaped by a shared instinct for honest, heartfelt storytelling."[5]

Charts

References

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  16. ^ "Latvijas mūzikas topā līderpozīcijas saglabā ilgstošie favorīti" [Long-standing favorites maintain leading positions in Latvian music charts] (in Latvian). TV Net. 10 March 2026. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
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  23. ^ "Macedonia – Radio Airplay Chart: Settimana 9.2026 – dal 20/02/2026 al 26/02/2026" [Macedonia – Radio Airplay Chart: Week 9.2026 – from 20/02/2026 to 26/02/2026]. Radiomonitor (in Italian). 27 February 2026. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
  24. ^ "Top 20 Paraguay Anglo música". Monitor Latino. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  25. ^ "Myles Smith & Niall Horan — Drive Safe — Chart History". TopHit. 13 March 2026. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
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  27. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 7, 2026" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  28. ^ "Radio-Charts Schweiz – Chartwoche 10/2026" [Radio Charts Switzerland – Chart Week 10/2026] (in German). IFPI Schweiz. Archived from the original on 14 March 2026. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
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  31. ^ "Top Radio Hits Lithuania Monthly Chart: February 2026". TopHit. 6 March 2026. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
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