{{short description|2024 single by the Driver Era}} {{Infobox song | name = Get Off My Phone | cover = Get Off My Phone The Driver Era cover.png | alt = Ross Lynch shirtless and looking away from the camera in black and white. | caption = | type = single | artist = the Driver Era | album = | released = February 22, 2024 | recorded = | studio = | genre = | length = 2:48 | label = TOO | writer = {{flatlist| * Ross Lynch * Rocky Lynch * Kevin Bard }} | producer = {{flatlist| * Ross Lynch * Rocky Lynch * Bard }} | prev_title = Rumors | prev_year = 2023 | next_title = You Keep Me Up at Night | next_year = 2024 | misc = {{External music video|1={{YouTube|sQYIiqqz79g|"Get Off My Phone"}}|header=Music video|type=single}} }}

"'''Get Off My Phone'''" is a song by American duo the Driver Era. It was released on February 22, 2024, through TOO Records.

==Background and release== {{Quote box|bgcolor=#BFBFBF|align=right|width=28.5%|salign=left|quote=It's about the modern dilemma that people experience [...] When someone's no longer in their life, a lot of people have the temptation to go and see what someone's up to on social media.|author= – Ross Lynch discussing the lyrics of "Get Off My Phone"|source= via an interview for ''Consequence''{{'}}s podcast, Kyle Meredith with The Drive Era.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://consequence.net/2024/02/the-driver-era-get-off-my-phone-podcast/ |title=The Driver Era on "Get Off My Phone" and Dropping Three Albums in 2024 (Maybe): Podcast |magazine=Consequence |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=February 23, 2024 |access-date=February 17, 2025 }}</ref>}}

On September 16, 2022, the band released their third studio album, ''Summer Mixtape'', through TOO Records.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://consequence.net/2022/09/the-driver-era-summer-mixtape-album-breakdown-track-by-track/ |title=The Driver Era Break Down New Album Summer Mixtape Track by Track: Exclusive |magazine=Consequence |last=Siroky |first= Mary |date=September 16, 2022 |access-date=February 16, 2025 }}</ref> On July 21, 2023, "Fantasy" was released as the third and final single from the album.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://readdork.com/news/the-driver-era-new-video-fantasy/ |title=The Driver Era Release Music Video For 'Fantasy', A Cut From Their Vibrant 'Summer Mixtape' |magazine=Dork |last=Holden |first=Finlay |date=September 19, 2022 |access-date=February 16, 2025 }}</ref>

On October 20, 2023, The Driver Era released the single "Rumors".<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://readdork.com/news/the-driver-era-single-rumors/ |title=The Driver Era are back with a brand new single, 'Rumors' |magazine=Dork |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=October 20, 2023 |access-date=February 16, 2025 }}</ref> The single release came after lead singer Ross Lynch guess appeared in Troye Sivan{{'}}s viral video for his single "One of Your Girls", taken from the Sivan's third studio album, ''Something to Give Each Other'' (2023).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newswire.com/news/ross-lynch-the-driver-era-are-back-with-new-single-rumors-22154104 |title=Ross Lynch/The Driver Era Are Back With New Single, 'Rumors' |website=News Wire |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=October 20, 2023 |access-date=February 16, 2025 }}</ref>

The single was released on February 22, 2024.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://preludepress.com/news/2024/02/22/the-driver-era-get-off-my-phone/ |title=THE DRIVER ERA Kick Off 2024 With New Single, "Get Off My Phone" |website=Prelude Press |last=Vigil |first=Dom |date=February 22, 2024 |access-date=February 17, 2025 }}</ref> On March 6, 2024,<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://readdork.com/news/the-driver-era-video-get-off-my-phone/ |title=The Driver Era have shared a new video for their latest single, 'Get Off My Phone' |magazine=Dork |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=March 6, 2024 |access-date=February 17, 2025 }}</ref> the band released the official music video for the song.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2024/03/07/the-driver-era-get-off-my-phone/ |title=The Driver Era — "Get Off My Phone" |magazine=Wonderland |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=March 7, 2024 |access-date=February 17, 2025 }}</ref>

==Critical reception== Teguan Harris of ''The Indiependent'' wrote that the single is an "exceptional song about heartbreak and anguish in the digital age and a new perspective on how haunting heartache can be" and that it is a "magnificent catalyst for [The Driver Era's] year in music".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.indiependent.co.uk/track-review-the-driver-era-get-off-my-phone/ |title=Track Review: The Driver Era // Get Off My Phone |newspaper=The Indiependent |last=Harris |first=Teguan |date=March 4, 2024 |access-date=February 17, 2025 }}</ref>

==Track listing== ;Digital download and streaming<ref name="Apple Music Original">{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/get-off-my-phone/1727707554 |title=Get Off My Phone - Single by THE DRIVER ERA on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |date=February 22, 2024 |access-date=February 17, 2025}}</ref> # "Get Off My Phone"&nbsp; – 2:48 ;Digital download and streaming (Brooklyn Sessions)<ref name="Apple Music Brooklyn Sessions">{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/get-off-my-phone-brooklyn-sessions-single/1750704181 |title=Get Off My Phone (Brooklyn Sessions) - Single by THE DRIVER ERA on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |date=June 13, 2024 |access-date=February 17, 2025}}</ref> # "Get Off My Phone" {{small|(Brooklyn Sessions)}}&nbsp; – 3:04

==Credits and personnel== * Ross Lynch – vocals, songwriting, production * Rocky Lynch – vocals, songwriting, production * Morgan Taylor Reid – songwriting, production * Kevin Bard – songwriting, production * Ethan Carlson – mastering

==Release history== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+ Release history for "Get Off My Phone" ! scope="col" | Region ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Type ! scope="col" | Format ! scope="col" | Label ! scope="col" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- | rowspan="2"| Various | February 22, 2024 | Original | rowspan="2"| {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}} | rowspan="2"| TOO Records | style="text-align:center" | <ref>"Get Off My Phone" release formats: * {{Cite web |title=Get Off My Phone - Single by The Driver Era |url=https://open.spotify.com/intl-pt/album/44nxBc1O9Bg5EWRkbX7sXd |access-date=February 17, 2025 |website=Spotify (US)}} * {{Cite web |title=Get Off My Phone - Single by The Driver Era |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/get-off-my-phone/1727707554 |access-date=February 17, 2025 |publisher=Apple Music (US)}}</ref> |- | June 13, 2024 | Brooklyn Sessions | style="text-align:center" | <ref>"Get Off My Phone (Brooklyn Sessions)" release formats: * {{Cite web |title=Get Off My Phone (Brooklyn Sessions) - Single by The Driver Era |url=https://open.spotify.com/intl-pt/album/5u0aiOM17wgcKTFNHWSgFF |access-date=February 17, 2025 |website=Spotify (US)}} * {{Cite web |title=Get Off My Phone (Brooklyn Sessions) - Single by The Driver Era |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/get-off-my-phone-brooklyn-sessions-single/1750704181 |access-date=February 17, 2025 |publisher=Apple Music (US)}}</ref> |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

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