Let's Ride (Choclair song)

"Let's Ride"
Single by Choclair
from the album Ice Cold
B-side "Bare Witness"
Released 1999
Format CD single, 12" single
Recorded 1997
Genre Canadian hip hop
Length 4:21
Label Virgin/Priority
Songwriter(s) K. Blake, J. Harrow
Producer(s) Kardinal Offishall
Choclair singles chronology
"Northern Touch"
(1998)		 "Let's Ride"
(1999)		 "Rubbin'"
(2000)

"Northern Touch"
(1998)		 "Let's Ride"
(1999)		 "Rubbin'"
(2000)

"Let's Ride" is the first single from Choclair's debut album Ice Cold. Produced by Kardinal Offishall, the song features ad-libs by Saukrates. The song is well known for its catchy piano hook and chorus.[1]

Music video

Directed by Little X, most of the music video was shot in Downtown Toronto. It begins with Choclair driving a Mercedes-Benz convertible, with a female passenger. In the next scene, he is a passenger on a motorcycle. In the third scene he drives a Hummer, with Kardinal Offishall as his passenger. In the final scene, Choclair rides on a bicycle alongside Saukrates.

Track listing

12" single

A-side

  1. "Let's Ride" (Radio Edit)
  2. "Let's Ride" (Main Mix)
  3. "Let's Ride" (Instrumental)

B-side

  1. "Bare Witness" (Radio Edit) (featuring Guru)
  2. "Bare Witness" (Main Mix) (featuring Guru)
  3. "Bare Witness" (Instrumental)

Chart positions

Chart (2000) Peak
position
Canadian RPM Singles Chart[2] 38
U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Singles[3] 37

Other appearances

  • The instrumental is heard at the beginning and ending of Kardinal Offishall's 1997 music video for "On wit da Show".
  • The song is featured on the soundtracks of 3 Strikes and NBA Live 2001.

References

  1. ↑ Kardinal Offishall > Biography Allmusic. November 24, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Top Singles - Volume 70, No. 13, January 31 2000". RPM. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
  3. ↑ Ice Cold > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles Allmusic. November 24, 2009.
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