Ride (SoMo song)

"Ride"
Single by SoMo
from the album SoMo
ReleasedDecember 7, 2013[1]
GenreR&B
Length4:49
LabelRepublic
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

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[9] Gold 30,000‡
United States (RIAA)[10] 2× Platinum 2,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Chase Rice version

"Ride"
Song by Chase Rice
from the album Ignite the Night (Party Edition)
GenrePop
Length4:01
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. Somo is featured in Rice's music video.[11] This version reached No. 38 on the Hot Country Songs chart,[12] and has sold 413,000 copies in the US as of February 2016.[13]

Chart performance

Chart (2015) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[14] 38

Year-end charts

Chart (2015) Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[15] 98

Certifications

Certifications for "Ride"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[16] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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 (2014-01-21). "Ride". www.musicnotes.com. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
  4. ^ "Somo Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  5. ^ "Somo Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  6. ^ "Somo Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  7. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2014". Billboard. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  8. ^ "Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2014". Billboard. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  9. ^ "Brazilian single certifications – SoMo – Ride" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  10. ^ "American single certifications – SoMo – Ride". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  11. ^ Lindsey Caldwell (November 18, 2014). "Country Star Chase Rice Reveals His Celeb Crush and Teases New Music". E online.
  12. ^ "Chase Rice: Chart History". Billboard.
  13. ^ Bjorke, Matt (February 2, 2015). "The Top 30 Digital Country Singles: February 2, 2016". Roughstock.
  14. ^ "Chase Rice Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  15. ^ "Best of 2015: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  16. ^ "American single certifications – Chase Rice – Ride". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 31, 2023.