Ride on Time

"Ride on Time"
Single by Black Box
from the album Dreamland
Released 1989
Format
Genre
Length
  • 4:35 (album version)
  • 6:27 (original version)
Label Discomagic Records (Italy)
Deconstruction Records (UK)
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Groove Groove Melody
Black Box singles chronology
"Ride on Time"
(1989)		 "I Don't Know Anybody Else"
(1989)

"Ride on Time"
(1989)		 "I Don't Know Anybody Else"
(1989)

"Ride on Time" is a song by the Italian music group Black Box. It was released as a single in July 1989 and later included on their debut album Dreamland (1990). The song was a chart success in many countries and a number-one hit in the United Kingdom,[6] Iceland and Ireland.

Music and lyrics

The song was written and produced by the Italian production team Groove Groove Melody, consisting of DJ Daniele Davoli, programmer Mirko Limoni and musician Valerio Semplici. The team worked with French model Katrin Quinol, who was the face and image for the group Black Box.[7] In the video and in live performances Quinol lip-synced to the original vocals.[8]

The song sampled Loleatta Holloway's 1980 disco hit "Love Sensation" (written by Dan Hartman) and attracted some controversy for the uncredited use of Holloway's vocals from that song.[9] Holloway's counsel engaged in a press attack on Black Box, successfully securing a settlement that paid the singer an undisclosed sum; the group had legally cleared the samples with Salsoul Records, who had released the original track, but Holloway was in arrears for advances from the label and thus was not recompensed by Salsoul.

A re-recording of the song with uncredited vocals by Heather Small was released in the second week of September 1989, and the original Holloway version was discontinued from distribution.[10] This version was released as the "UK Remix" and contained the same three mixes as the original, but with Heather Small's vocals in place of Loleatta Holloway. The Original Mix, Garage Trip Mix and Pianopella Mix became Massive Mix, Epsom Mix and Ascot Mix respectively.

The song's title derives from a sample of Holloway singing the lyrics "Thank you baby, 'cause you're right on time". Daniele Davoli explained in Channel 4 documentary Pump Up The Volume that, owing to his limited knowledge of English and the song being sung in an American English accent, with t-flapping so that "t"s sound like "d"s, he thought that Loleatta Holloway sang "ride on time" instead of "right on time".

Music video

The music video of "Ride on Time" was directed by Greg Copeland and Judith Briant.[11]

Impact and legacy

In 2011, The Guardian featured "Ride on Time" on its A history of modern music: Dance.[12]

Chart performances

"Ride on Time" became a massive hit in Italy and then worldwide, after legal rights were obtained in all territories. The song spent six weeks at No. 1 in the United Kingdom, ultimately becoming the biggest selling single of the year.[13] It fared less well in the United States, where it failed to chart as a pop record, although it did reach No. 39 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart. It was the first high-profile example of an Italo house record. The genre is noteworthy for extreme amounts of "borrowing", usually in single phrases, sometimes in couplets, the lyrical "hooks" from other compositions.

Track listings

UK CD maxi & 12" maxi (1989)
  1. "Ride on Time" (massive mix) – 6:37
  2. "Ride on Time" (Epsom mix) – 5:25
  3. "Ride on Time" (Ascot mix) – 2:57
German CD maxi & 12" maxi (1989)
  1. "Ride on Time" (the original) – 6:27
  2. "Ride on Time" (garage trip) – 6:05
  3. "Ride on Time" (piano version) – 2:53
UK 7" single (1989)
  1. "Ride on Time" (massive mix) – 4:10
  2. "Ride on Time" (Epsom mix) – 2:57
German 7" single (1989)
  1. "Ride on Time" (the original) – 3:55
  2. "Ride on Time" (piano version) – 2:53
German CD maxi (2003)
  1. "Ride on Time" (radio cut) – 3:06
  2. "Ride on Time" (extended club mix) – 5:54
  3. "Ride on Time" (Voltaxx dub remix) – 5:57
  4. "Ride on Time" (original version) – 6:27
  5. "Ride on Time" (exacto mix) – 6:38
  6. "Ride on Time" (Snapshot remix) – 6:38
  7. "Ride on Time" (Jay Jay radio cold mix) – 3:45

Charts and certifications

See also

References

  1. ↑ Larkin, Colin (1999). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music (1st ed.). Virgin Books. p. 45. ISBN 978-0-7535-0252-5. This in turn predicted the wave of Italo-house hits (Black Box's 'Ride on Time', Starlight's 'Numero Uno', Mixmaster's 'Grand Piano') that dominated the 1989 dance scene.
  2. ↑ Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (1996). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. ISBN 978-0-6797-5574-6. Italo house largely relied on diva disco samples, cut up and rearranged by Italian producers to create new vocal tracks, such as Black Box's "Ride on Time."
  3. ↑ Ardenghi, Daniele (29 July 2013). "Una hit planetaria per la Time Records". Giornale di Brescia (in Italian). Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  4. ↑ Lester, Paul (8 February 2008). "No 271: Sam Sparro". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 April 2014. he also grew up on Italian house (...) as well as Euro-dance hits like Ride on Time
  5. ↑ Muggs, Joe (23 January 2014). "Let's Fackin' Ave It! 21 diva-house belters that still sound incredible". Fact. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  6. 1 2 "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  7. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Top Pop Albums 1955-1996 (4th ed.). Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation. p. 82. ISBN 0-89820-117-9.
  8. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2009). Top Pop Singles 1955-2008 (12th ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 97. ISBN 0-89820-180-2.
  9. ↑ Osborn, Michael (18 August 2009). "Sounds of 1989". BBC News Online. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  10. ↑ Masterton, James (24 March 2011). "Numero Uno Was Better". Masterton.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  11. ↑ "Ride On Time (1989) by Black Box". IMVD.com. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  12. ↑ "A history of modern music: Dance". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  13. 1 2 Myers, Justin (9 January 2016). "The biggest song of every year revealed". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  14. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Black Box – Ride on Time". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
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  17. ↑ "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 6678." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  18. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 6 no. 42. 21 October 1989. p. IV. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  19. ↑ "Top 3 Singles in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 6 no. 48. 2 December 1989. p. VII. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
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  21. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Black Box – Ride on Time". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
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  23. ↑ "Topp 10" (PDF). Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 27 October 1989. p. 34. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  24. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Ride on Time". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  25. 1 2 "I singoli più venduti del 1989" (in Italian). Hit Parade Italia. Creative Commons. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
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  30. ↑ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
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  32. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Black Box – Ride on Time". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
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  37. ↑ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1990" (in German). Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  38. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  39. ↑ "French single certifications – Black Box – Ride on Time" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  40. ↑ "Les Singles en Argent" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  41. ↑ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden.
  42. ↑ "British single certifications – Black Box – Ride on Time". British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Ride on Time in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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