On the Ride (You Do It Once, You Do It Twice)

"On the Ride (You Do It Once, You Do It Twice)" is a song recorded and released as a single in 1972 by the Dutch musical ensemble, Continental Uptight Band. It was written by Lynsey de Paul (credited as Rubin) and Edward Adamberry.[1][2] The single was a chart hit in the Netherlands, reaching No. 23 in March 1972.[3] It also reached No. 21 on the Radio Northsea International Prediction Hit 40 listing on 4 March 1972 after being a Smash Play on the radio station a month earlier.[4] The single was also released in most territories of the world including the UK,[5] US,[6] Germany,[7] Spain,[8] Turkey,[9] Brazil[10] and Argentina,[11] with "Northern Islands" being the B-side on all of these releases.

A German language version of the song entitled "So Knall Auf Fall", with German lyrics by Günther Behrle, was also released by singer and actress Elke Sommer as her final single in 1972.[12][13] The French language version was released as a single in 1973 by Virus, a French rock group founded by Jean-Claude Deseure (vocalist and songwriter) and Jacques Villette (guitarist).[14] It was entitled "Le Temps De Vivre" ("The Time to Live") with French lyrics provided by Deseure.[15][16]

References

  1. ↑ "On The Ride | Warner/Chappell Music". Nashville.warnerchappell.com. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  2. ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts". Offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  3. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Continental Uptight Band - On The Ride". Dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2015-10-16
  4. ↑ "RNI Smashplay - 1972". 45cat.com. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "C.U.B. - On The Ride". 45cat.com. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "C.U.B. - On The Ride (You Do It Once, You Do It Twice) [Mono]". 45cat.com. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "C.U.B. - On The Ride (You Do It Once, You Do It Twice)". 45cat.com. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  8. ↑ "Continental Uptight Band* - On The Ride / Northern Islands". Discogs.com. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  9. ↑ "Continental Uptight Band - On The Ride (You Do It Once, You Do It Twice)". 45cat.com. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  10. ↑ "CUB* - On The Ride / Northern Islands". Discogs.com. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  11. ↑ "C.U.B. - En La Marcha (Lo Haces Una Vez, Lo Vuelves A Hacer) (On The Ride (You Do It Once, You Do It Twice))". 45cat.com. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  12. ↑ "Elke Sommer - So Knall Auf Fall / Tränen Im Sand (Vinyl)". Discogs.com. 2013-11-11. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  13. ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts". Offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  14. ↑ "VIRUS (1972-1973)". France-heavy-rock.eklablog.com. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  15. ↑ "Virus (44) - Le Temps De Vivre / Mary-Jeanne (Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  16. ↑ "Virus discography". RateYourMusic. Retrieved 7 April 2018.


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