Ride (SoMo song)

"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"
Single by SoMo
from the album SoMo
ReleasedDecember 7, 2013[1]
GenreR&B
Length4:49
LabelRepublic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)

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 CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[9] Platinum 1,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments 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.[10] This version reached No. 38 on the Hot Country Songs chart,[11] and has sold 413,000 copies in the US as of February 2016.[12]

Chart performance
Chart (2015) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[13] 38

Year-end charts
Chart (2015) Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[14] 98
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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. "American single certifications – SoMo – Ride". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
  10. Lindsey Caldwell (November 18, 2014). "Country Star Chase Rice Reveals His Celeb Crush and Teases New Music". E online.
  11. "Chase Rice: Chart History". Billboard.
  12. Bjorke, Matt (February 2, 2015). "The Top 30 Digital Country Singles: February 2, 2016". Roughstock.
  13. "Chase Rice Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  14. "Best of 2015: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
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