Ride (SoMo song)

"Ride"

Single by SoMo
from the album  SoMo
Released| December 7, 2013[1]
Genre| R&B
Length| 4:49
Label| Republic
Songwriter(s)|

* Joseph Somers-Morales
* Donald Cody Tarpley Jr. Craig Klepto Tucker

Producer(s)|

* Donald Cody Tarpley Jr.
* Mick Schultz

"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 Craig Klepto Tucker, 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

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"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

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### Weekly charts

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| Chart (2013–14)  | Peak
position

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US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 76
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[5] | 11
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[6] | 12

### Year-end charts

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| Chart (2014)  | Position

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US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[7] | 62
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[8] | 42

## Certifications

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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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

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"Ride"

Song by Chase Rice
from the album  Ignite the Night (Party Edition)
Genre| Pop
Length| 4:01
Label|

* Columbia Nashville
* Dack Janiels

Songwriter(s)|

* Joseph Somers-Morales
* Craig “Klepto” Tucker Donald Cody Tarpley Jr.

Producer(s)|

* Chad Carlson
* Scott Cooke
* Chris DeStefano
* Rhett Akins

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

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Chart (2015)  | Peak
position

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US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[14] | 38

#### Year-end charts

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Chart (2015)  | Position

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US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[15] | 98

## Certifications

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Certifications for "Ride"  Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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United States (RIAA)[16] | Platinum  | 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

## References

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1. ^ "Ride - Single by SoMo". iTunes Store. Archived from the original on November 29, 2015. 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.

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Chase Rice

Studio albums|

* Dirt Road Communion (2012)
* Ignite the Night (2014)
* Lambs & Lions (2017)
* The Album (2021)

EPs|

* Ready Set Roll (2013)

Singles|

* "Ready Set Roll"
* "Gonna Wanna Tonight"
* "The High Life"
* "Ride"
* "Eyes on You"
* "Lonely If You Are"
* "Drinkin' Beer. Talkin' God. Amen."

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