Ride (SoMo song)

"Ride"
Single by SoMo
from the album SoMo
Released December 7, 2013[1]
Format Digital download
Genre R&B
Length 4:49
Label Republic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)

"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.

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

"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

Chart (2013–14) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 76
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[5] 11
US Heatseekers Songs (Billboard)[6] 7

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
United States (RIAA)[7] Platinum 1,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Chase Rice version

"Ride"
Song by Chase Rice
from the album Ignite the Night (Party Edition)
Format Digital download
Genre Country
Length 4:01
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)

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.[8] This version reached No. 38 on the Hot Country Songs chart,[9] and has sold 413,000 copies in the US as of February 2016.[10]

Chart performance

Chart (2015) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[11] 38

Year-end charts

Chart (2015) Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[12] 98

References

  1. ↑ "Ride - Single by SoMo". iTunes Store. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
  2. ↑ "SoMo - Ride". allmusic.com. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  3. ↑ Joseph, Somers-Morales,. "Ride". www.musicnotes.com. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
  4. ↑ "SoMo Album & Song Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. March 15, 2014. Retrieved 2015-12-14.
  5. ↑ "SoMo Album & Song Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2015-12-14.
  6. ↑ "SoMo Song Chart History: Heatseekers Songs". Billboard (Heatseekers Songs). Nielsen Business Media, Inc. February 22, 2014. Retrieved 2015-12-14.
  7. ↑ "American single certifications – SoMo – Ride". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
  8. ↑ Lindsey Caldwell (November 18, 2014). "Country Star Chase Rice Reveals His Celeb Crush and Teases New Music". E online.
  9. ↑ "Chase Rice: Chart History". Billboard.
  10. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (February 2, 2015). "The Top 30 Digital Country Singles: February 2, 2016". Roughstock.
  11. ↑ "Chase Rice Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  12. ↑ "Best of 2015: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
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