We Ride (I See the Future)

"We Ride (I See the Future)" is a song by American singer Mary J. Blige. It was written by Blige, Johnta Austin, Bryan-Michael Cox, and Kendrick "WyldCard" Dean for her first greatest hits album, Reflections (A Retrospective) (2006), while production was helmed by Cox, with Dean credit as co-producer. It was released to US radio as the album's lead in the first week of November 2006.[1] Upon its release, it became a top ten hit in Italy and reached the top 20 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

"We Ride (I See the Future)"
Single by Mary J. Blige
from the album Reflections (A Retrospective)
ReleasedNovember 5, 2006
Length4:04
LabelGeffen
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Cox
  • Dean (co.)
Mary J. Blige singles chronology
"Runaway Love"
(2006)		 "We Ride (I See the Future)"
(2006)		 "Just Fine"
(2007)
Music video
"We Ride (I See the Future)" on YouTube

Background

"We Ride" was produced by Bryan Michael Cox, with Kendrick "WyldCard" Dean co-producing.[2] The premise of the song is a celebration of her newfound happiness with then-husband and manager, Kendu Isaacs. The song contains the lyrics "from the day to the night we ride, I see the future, baby, you and I, better with time."[2] Cox stated "Mary's married, she's happy, in the best shape of her life, her voice is in the best shape of her life [...] people thought she was over, done, then she came through with The Breakthrough – "We Ride" celebrates all of that."[3]

Music video

An accompanying music video for "We Ride" was shot in New York City in early November and directed by Erik White.[3] The video opens up similar to Blige's music video for "Be Without You," except it overlooks Los Angeles. Blige is singing in black with a black background then goes to her riding a blue bike. Another bike which is red and black appears which is her then-huband, Kendu Isaacs. The two ride to the beach. From there it switches from Blige singing in a fur vest to Blige singing in a white dress in front of an orchestra, both on rocks on the beach, to the end of the video.[3] It premiered on December 9, 2006 on the MTV network.[3]

Track listings
CD single[4]
No.TitleLength
1."We Ride (I See the Future)" (Album Version)4:04
2."Be Without You" (Moto Blanco Vocal Remix)8:40
3."We Ride (I See the Future)" (Instrumental)4:03

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the Reflections (A Retrospective) liner notes.[2]

Charts
Chart (2006) Peak
position
Germany (Official German Charts)[5] 69
Italy (FIMI)[6] 7
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[7] 20

References
  1. Cohen, Jonathan. Article confirming release of Reflections. Billboard. Published 01 November, 2006.
  2. Blige, Mary J. (2006). Reflections (A Retrospective) (Compact Disc). Mary J. Blige. Geffen Records.
  3. Reid, Shaheem. Article and interview with Bryan Michael Cox confirming new material. MTV. Published 02 November, 2006.
  4. "We Ride (I See The Future)". Discogs. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  5. "Offiziellecharts.de – Mary J Blige – We Ride (I See the Future)". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  6. "Italiancharts.com – Mary J Blige – We Ride (I See the Future)". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
  7. "Mary J. Blige Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2013-01-04.


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