Ride (Ciara song)
"Ride" | ||||
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Bei Maejor remix) | ||||
Released | April 23, 2010 | |||
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Genre | R&B | |||
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Label | LaFace | |||
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Ludacris singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Ride" on YouTube |
"Ride" is a song by American recording artist
The song received generally positive reviews from critics, complimenting the song's toned-down production. It reached number three on the
Background
The song's official remix features
Composition
The song has a slow-tempo and "sensual" feel, backed by a simple bass line and "shimmery" synths, with beats described as "smooth", "heavy" and "dragged out".[5][6][7][8] Ciara's lyrics have been said to be delivered "sultry" and "seductively".[9] Ludacris's flow has been described as "hypnotizing", delivering one of his "trademark rhyme-filled" verses.[5][9] Although the lyrics are technically referring to how one "rides" the beat to a song, there are subtle clues of sex in the song.[6][9]
Critical reception
Bill Lamb of
Andy Kellman of
Chart performance
On the issue dated April 29, 2010, Ride debuted at number 93 on the US
Music video
Concept and reception
Ciara and Ludacris filmed the music video in
"Basically it was very important for me to make this video an intimate experience for my fans. Which is why I didn't have smoke and mirrors - you know, it wasn't about a whole lotta production. Which in itself was really fun and very different for me because I'm used to having dancers, or people in general, on-screen with me. Plus we also thought it was important that I dance from top to bottom... and so we just really WENT for it!"[22]
Evan Nabavian of
Edit and ban controversy
"My intention is always to do something as good as I can do it, to give my best effort and I always hope that it comes out the way that I envision it. You never necessarily think, 'Oh, this is gonna get banned'. In my past experiences with BET, in particular, they have asked me maybe to take out a few things, so normally you expect that — not necessarily banned. That was the first time for me and that was definitely something that was unexpected. It's been a real great blessing with the new technology and Internet and all the support I've been getting. It's been working itself out. My fans are still able to see the video."[25]
However, a representative from BET refuted the claims that they originally banned the video, telling MTV News that, "It went through the normal process where we gave edits and we never received a response."[25] Additionally, it was revealed on Ciara's official website in the UK that it was banned from all UK TV channels.[27]
It was rated '12' by the UK's BBFC.[28]
Track listing
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Credits
"Ride" was recorded at The Boom Boom Room in
- Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, Christopher "Ludacris" Bridges
- Production - Tricky Stewart, The-Dream
- Vocal production and recording - Kuk Harrell
- Engineer - Brain "B-luv" Thomas, Andrew Wuepper, Kelly Sheehan
- Additional Engineering - Pat Thrall, Chris "Tek" O'ryan
- Assistant Engineer - Luis Navarro, Randy Urbanski, Zachariah Redding, Jason Sherwood, Steve Dennis
- Mixing - Jaycen Joshua
- Mixing Assistants - Giancarlo Lino, Mark Gray
- Lead vocals - Ciara
- Guest vocals - Ludacris
- Background vocals - Lauren Evans
Charts
Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[32] Bei Maejor remix |
75 |
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[33] | 10 |
Germany ( Deutsche Black Charts)[34]
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16 |
75 | |
27 | |
US Billboard Hot 100[37] | 42 |
US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[38] | 22 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[39] | 3 |
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[40] | 14 |
Year-end charts
Chart (2010) | Position |
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US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[41] | 27 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[42] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Release history and radio dates
Radio add dates
Country | Format | Date |
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United States | Urban[43]
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May 4, 2010 |
Rhythmic[44] | May 11, 2010 |
Release history
Country | Version (via Digital download) |
Date | Label |
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Belgium[45] | Main version | April 26, 2010 | Sony Music Entertainment
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Canada[46] | |||
Denmark[47] | |||
Finland[48] | |||
France[49] | |||
Ireland[50] | |||
Italy[51] | |||
Luxembourg[52] | |||
Netherlands[53] | |||
Norway[54] | |||
Spain[55] | |||
Sweden[56] | |||
Switzerland[57] | |||
United States[29] | April 27, 2010 | LaFace Records | |
Germany[58] | May 21, 2010 | Sony Music Entertainment | |
United States[4] | Remix version | June 29, 2010 | LaFace Records |
Belgium[59] | Main version, remix version | July 2, 2010 | Sony Music Entertainment |
United Kingdom[27] | July 4, 2010 | RCA Records | |
Australia[60] | Remix version | July 5, 2010 | Sony Music Entertainment |
Canada[61] | |||
Finland[62][63] | |||
France[64][65] | |||
Germany[66] | Remix version | July 30, 2010 |
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External links
- Music video on YouTube