Ride the Bullet

"Ride the Bullet"
Single by Army of Lovers
from the album
B-side "Remix"
Released
Format
Genre
Length
  • 4:28 (1990 version)
  • 3:25 (1992 version)
Label
  • Ton Son Ton
  • Ultrapop
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Army of Lovers singles chronology
"Baby's Got a Neutron Bomb"
(1989)		 "Ride the Bullet"
(1990)		 "My Army of Lovers"
(1990)

"Baby's Got a Neutron Bomb"
(1989)		 "Ride the Bullet"
(1990)		 "My Army of Lovers"
(1990)
Music video
"Ride the Bullet" (1990 version) on YouTube
Music video
"Ride the Bullet" (1992 version) on YouTube
1992 cover

Ride the Bullet is a Eurodance song recorded by Swedish band Army of Lovers.

Release

Army of Lovers in the 1992 "Ride the Bullet" music video.

The song is written by Alexander Bard, Anders Wollbeck, Jean-Pierre Barda, Emil Hellman and Camilla Henemark. It was originally released on their 1990 album Disco Extravaganza. In 1991 it was remixed and then included on the group's second album Massive Luxury Overdose. A single was released both times, in 1990 and 1992.

The 1990 release features vocals by La Camilla, but in the 1992-remix she was replaced by De La Cour after Camilla left the group in 1991.

The 1992 remix of "Ride the Bullet" topped the singles chart in Israel and reached number 4 in Austria, number 6 in Finland and number 12 in Belgium. In Sweden the single peaked at number 32.

Music video

Two different music videos were made, one with La Camilla in 1990 and the another with De La Cour in 1992.

Single track listing

CD-Maxi (France, 1990)
  1. "Ride The Bullet" - 4:28
  2. "Ride The Bullet" (Extended Vaganza Mix) - 9:50
  3. "Ride The Bullet" (Swemix Hip House Remix) - 5:40
CD-Maxi (Sweden, 1992)
  1. "Ride The Bullet" (Radio Edit) - 3:25
  2. "Ride The Bullet" (Tren De Amor Mix) - 6:22
  3. "Ride The Bullet" (Molotov Cocktail Mix) - 4:56
  4. "Love Me Like A Loaded Gun" (Radio Edit) - 3:24
  5. "Love Me Like A Loaded Gun" (Atomic Macho Mix) - 5:51

Chart performance

Chart (1992) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[1] 4
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders))[1] 12
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[2] 40
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) 6
Germany (Official German Charts)[1] 22
Greece (Virgin)[3] 9
Israel (Israeli Singles Chart) 1
Netherlands (Tipparade)[4] 2
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[1] 34
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[1] 32
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[1] 40
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[5] 67

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "ARMY OF LOVERS - RIDE THE BULLET (SONG)". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
  2. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  3. ↑ "Top 10 Greece" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
  4. ↑ "Army Of Lovers - Ride The Bullet" (in Dutch). top40.nl. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  5. ↑ "ARMY OF LOVERS". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
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