Don't Cha Wanna Ride

"Don't Cha Wanna Ride"
Single by Joss Stone
from the album Mind Body & Soul
B-side"The Right Time"
Released4 July 2005 (2005-07-04)
StudioMojo (New York City, New York)
GenreSoul
Length3:31
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Michael Mangini
  • Steve Greenberg
  • Betty Wright
Joss Stone singles chronology
"Spoiled"
(2005) 		"Don't Cha Wanna Ride"
(2005) 		"Cry Baby Cry"
(2006)

"Don't Cha Wanna Ride" is a song by English singer and songwriter Joss Stone from her second studio album, Mind Body & Soul (2004). The track was written by Stone, Desmond Child, Betty Wright, Steve Greenberg, and Michael Mangini and is based upon a sample from the 1968 song "Soulful Strut" by Chicago-based soul and jazz instrumental group Young-Holt Unlimited. The song was first serviced to US radio on 26 July 2004, then was issued physically in the United Kingdom on 4 July 2005 as the fourth and final single from the album. The song was later included on the 2011 compilation album The Best of Joss Stone 2003–2009.

Critical reception

Caroline Sullivan of The Guardian wrote that on "Don't Cha Wanna Ride", Stone "works up a decent head of hands-in-the-air funk."[1] Blender's Robert Christgau felt that the song "split the difference between guaranteed hook appeal and a decent simulation of emotional truth."[2] Although calling it a "neo soul hip-shaker", Laura Sinagra of Rolling Stone considered the song to be "more Destiny's Child than yesterday's blues."[3] David Browne of Entertainment Weekly stated that Mind, Body & Soul's "one attempt at sauciness, 'Don't Cha Wanna Ride,' in which Stone [...] compares herself to a juiced-up car, should be parked in the lingerie section of a department store."[4]

Chart performance

"Don't Cha Wanna Ride" debuted and peaked at number 20 on the UK Singles Chart the week of 16 July 2005, spending four weeks on the chart and becoming Mind, Body & Soul's second highest-charting single after "You Had Me". Internationally the single underperformed the charts in Germany and Switzerland, but proved to be somewhat successful in the Netherlands, where it reached number 24 (as did its predecessor, "Spoiled"), and Italy, where it reached number 38.

Music video

The music video for "Don't Cha Wanna Ride", directed by Wayne Isham, was shot in Santa Monica, California, and released in June 2005.[5] It features scenes of Stone driving a white, floral-print Volkswagen Beetle 1302 Cabriolet along the Pacific Coast Highway and performing with her band at the Santa Monica Pier at dusk.

Track listings

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2005) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[10] 10
Germany (GfK)[11] 100
Italy (FIMI)[12] 38
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[13] 24
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[14] 54
Scotland (OCC)[15] 21
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 93
UK Singles (OCC)[17] 20

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States 26 July 2004 (2004-07-26) Triple A radio S-Curve [18]
United Kingdom 4 July 2005 (2005-07-04) CD single
[19]
DVD single
7-inch single
Germany 22 August 2005 (2005-08-22) CD single
  • S-Curve
  • Virgin
 [20]
Austria
Switzerland

References

  1. ^ Sullivan, Caroline (24 September 2004). "CD: Joss Stone, Mind, Body & Soul". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 August 2008.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Joss Stone : Mind, Body & Soul Review on Blender". Blender. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 3 August 2008.
  3. ^ Sinagra, Laura (28 October 2004). "Joss Stone: Mind, Body & Soul : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 24 February 2009. Retrieved 3 August 2008.
  4. ^ Browne, David (1 October 2004). "Mind, Body & Soul – Music Review – Entertainment Weekly". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2008.
  5. ^ "SHOT: Joss Stone – Wayne Isham, director". VideoStatic. 1 June 2005. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2008.
  6. ^ Don't Cha Wanna Ride (UK CD single liner notes). Joss Stone. Relentless Records, S-Curve Records, Virgin Records. 2005. RELCD20, 0094633114722.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ Don't Cha Wanna Ride (UK limited 7-inch picture disc sleeve). Joss Stone. Relentless Records, S-Curve Records, Virgin Records. 2005. REL 20, 0094633351479.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ Don't Cha Wanna Ride (UK DVD single liner notes). Joss Stone. Relentless Records, S-Curve Records, Virgin Records. 2005. RELDVD 20, 0094633351493.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ Don't Cha Wanna Ride (European CD single liner notes). Joss Stone. S-Curve Records, Virgin Records. 2005. 7243 8 72673 2 9.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ "Joss Stone – Don't Cha Wanna Ride?" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Joss Stone – Don't Cha Wanna Ride?" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  12. ^ "Joss Stone – Don't Cha Wanna Ride?". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  13. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 31, 2005" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  14. ^ "Joss Stone – Don't Cha Wanna Ride?" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  15. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  16. ^ "Joss Stone – Don't Cha Wanna Ride?". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  17. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  18. ^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1565. 23 July 2004. p. 21. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  19. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 2 July 2005. p. 25.
  20. ^ "Don't Cha Wanna Ride: Joss Stone: Amazon.de: Musik" (in German). Amazon. Retrieved 17 March 2009.