Ride It (Geri Halliwell song)

"Ride It"
Single by Geri Halliwell
from the album Passion
B-side "It's Raining Men"
Released 22 November 2004
Format
Recorded 2001
Genre
Length 3:46
Label Innocent
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Andreas Romdhane
  • Ian Masterson
  • Josef Larossi
Geri Halliwell singles chronology
"Calling"
(2001)		 "Ride It"
(2004)		 "Desire"
(2005)

"Calling"
(2001)		 "Ride It"
(2004)		 "Desire"
(2005)
Music video
"Ride It" on YouTube

"Ride It" is a song recorded by English singer Geri Halliwell for her third studio album, Passion (2005). It was released on 22 November 2004 by Innocent Records as the first single from the album. "Ride It" was commercially successful in the rest of Europe. It peaked at number two in Russia, number four in UK, reaching number three on the Belgium, Spain and Scotland Charts.[1]

Critical reception

Critical response towards "Ride It" was mixed. Matt Potter from Yahoo! Launch gave the single two out of ten stars, and said "Enter Halliwell, and her latest attempt to present herself as a sexy siren, all attitude and independence. It's not as if it's a bad song, either - think "Life Is A Roller Coaster", crossed with "Sisters Are Doing It for Themselves" but minus a proper chorus - but the steely, tears-at-a-hen-party desperation of Halliwell's delivery makes this the musical equivalent of getting the eighteenth call in one evening from a girl you met once at a party".[2]

Chart performance

Strong competition from Girls Aloud, Destiny's Child and Lemar resulted in a final chart position of number four in the UK Singles Chart, from a midweek position of number two,[3] with 19,196 copies sold in its first week. "Ride It" went on to sell 55,142 copies and became the 143rd best selling single of 2004. "Ride It" was commercially successful in the rest of Europe. It peaked at number two in Russia, number four in UK, reaching number three on the Belgium, Spain and Scotland Charts.[4]

Music video

The accompanying music video for the song was directed by Luca Tommassini and shot in Milan in September 2004.[5] In it, Halliwell dresses as a policegirl and spanks a male model with a truncheon before flashing her bra. She also sticks the truncheon between the man's legs. There is also a close-up of lifting her pink dress and shaking her bottom. TV executives were worried the video would be too sexual for Top of the Pops Saturday viewers, which was watched by six to 12 year olds. The BBC then censored the video, saying: "TOTP Saturday will air Geri's video without a couple of unsuitable shots".[6] Music executive Simon Cowell also criticized the single's music video on ITV's CD:UK saying, "If I was her record label and that video arrived on my desk I would throw it in the bin". In response, Halliwell wrote to Cowell demanding an explanation for his outburst as well as an apology.[7]

Live performances

To promote the single, Halliwell performed the song on Children in Need, Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, Top of the Pops, CD:UK, GMTV, Ministry of Mayhem and This Morning.

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Ride It".

UK CD1 (SINCD69; Released 22 November 2004)

  1. "Ride It" – 3:46
  2. "It's Raining Men" – 4:18

UK CD2 (SINDX69; Released 22 November 2004, special limited edition including four postcards)

  1. "Ride It" – 3:46
  2. "Ride It" (Hex Hector 7" Mix) – 3:45
  3. "Ride It" (Ian Masterson Extended) – 6:33
  4. "Ride It" (Maloney Remix) – 5:35

UK 12" vinyl (SINT69; Released 22 November 2004, picture disc)
Side A

  1. "Ride It" (Hex Hector 12" Mix) – 7:47

Side B

  1. "Ride It" (Full Intention Mix) – 8:10
  1. "Ride It" (Ian Matserson Extended) – 6:33
  2. "Ride It" (Full Intention Mix) – 8:10
  3. "Ride It" (Hex Hector 7" Mix) – 3:45

European CD1 (8169642/8169682; Released 6 December 2004, jewel and wallet case)

  1. "Ride It" – 3:46
  2. "It's Raining Men" – 4:18

European CD2 (8169652; Released 6 December 2004)

  1. "Ride It" – 3:46
  2. "Ride It" (Hex Hector 7" Mix) – 3:45
  3. "Ride It" (Ian Masterson Extended) – 6:33
  4. "Ride It" (Maloney Remix) – 5:35

Australian CD (724381696521; Released 28 February 2005)

  1. "Ride It" – 3:46
  2. "Ride It" (Hex Hector 7" Mix) – 3:45
  3. "Ride It" (Ian Masterson Extended) – 6:33
  4. "Ride It" (Maloney Remix) – 5:35

Charts

References

  1. ↑ "Top Radio Hits". Tophit. 31 January 2005. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  2. ↑ Potter, Matt (26 November 2004). "LAUNCH, Music on Yahoo! – Geri Halliwell – Ride It". Yahoo! Music Radio. Archived from the original on 11 December 2004. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  3. ↑ http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/175074/Its-Gee-Gee-Halliwell.html
  4. ↑ "Top Radio Hits". Tophit. 31 January 2005. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  5. ↑ http://www.vh1.com/video/geri-halliwell/418078/ride-it.jhtml
  6. ↑ http://www.thefreelibrary.com/TOO+SPICY%3B+EXCLUSIVE+Top+of+the+Pops+tell+Geri+to+tone+down+sexy...-a0123475411
  7. ↑ http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/story/halliwell-strikes-back
  8. ↑ "ARIA Top 100 Singles – Week Commencing 7th March 2005" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association (784): 3. 7 March 2005. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
  9. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Geri Halliwell – Ride It" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  10. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Geri Halliwell – Ride It" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  11. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Geri Halliwell – Ride It" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  12. ↑ "European Top 20 Charts – Week Commencing 6th December 2004" (PDF). Music & Media. 6 December 2004. p. 25. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
  13. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Geri Halliwell – Ride It". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  14. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 48, 2004". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  15. ↑ "Top Radio Hits". Tophit. 31 January 2005. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  16. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  17. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Geri Halliwell – Ride It" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  18. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Geri Halliwell – Ride It". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  19. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  20. ↑ "UK Year-End Charts 2004" (PDF). ChartsPlus. p. 2. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
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