"Ride" is a song recorded by American singer SoMo. The song serves as the lead single from his debut self-titled studio album, SoMo. It was written by SoMo with Cody Tarpley, and produced by the latter.[2] The song was released on December 7, 2013, by Republic Records.
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| Single by SoMo | |
| from the album SoMo | |
| Released | December 7, 2013[1] |
| Genre | R&B |
| Length | 4:49 |
| Label | Republic |
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Ride reached a peak of number 76 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 11 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. The song's music video was released on January 17, 2014.
The song's official remix features new verses by Ty Dolla Sign and K Camp.
Composition
edit"Ride is written in the key of G♯ minor with a slow tempo of 58 beats per minute. The song follows a chord progression of Emaj7 – Bsus2 – D♯m7 – C♯m7, and SoMo's vocals span from F♯3 to D♯6.[3]
Chart performance
editCertifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[9] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[10] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
Chase Rice version
edit| "Ride" | |
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| Song by Chase Rice | |
| from the album Ignite the Night (Party Edition) | |
| Genre | Pop |
| Length | 4:01 |
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American country music singer Chase Rice recorded a version of "Ride" which was a bonus track on his album Ignite the Night. The version was recorded after Rice jokingly tweeted SoMo a Photoshopped cover of his face on SoMo's album, and SoMo tweeted back that Rice should record a country version of the song. Somo is featured in Rice's music video.[11] This version reached No. 38 on the Hot Country Songs chart,[12] and has sold 413,000 copies in the US as of February 2016.[13]
Chart performance
edit| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[14] | 38 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (2015) | Position |
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| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[15] | 98 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[16] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ "Ride - Single by SoMo". iTunes Store. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
- ^ "SoMo - Ride". allmusic.com. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
- ^ Joseph, Somers-Morales (2014-01-21). "Ride". www.musicnotes.com. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
- ^ "Somo Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- ^ "Somo Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- ^ "Somo Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2014". Billboard. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- ^ "Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2014". Billboard. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- ^ "Brazilian single certifications – SoMo – Ride" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "American single certifications – SoMo – Ride". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ Lindsey Caldwell (November 18, 2014). "Country Star Chase Rice Reveals His Celeb Crush and Teases New Music". E online.
- ^ "Chase Rice: Chart History". Billboard.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (February 2, 2015). "The Top 30 Digital Country Singles: February 2, 2016". Roughstock.
- ^ "Chase Rice Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Best of 2015: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ "American single certifications – Chase Rice – Ride". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 31, 2023.