Released December 7, 2013 Genre R&B Label Republic | Format Digital download Length 4:49 | |
Writer(s) Joseph Somers-Morales
Donald Cody Tarpley Jr. | ||
"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. The song was released on December 7, 2013 by Republic Records.
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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.
Chase Rice version
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. This version reached No. 38 on the Hot Country Songs chart, and has sold 413,000 copies in the US as of February 2016.