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| Single by Martina McBride | ||||
| from the album Shine | ||||
| Released | November 17, 2008 | |||
| Length | 3:56 | |||
| Label | RCA Nashville | |||
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| "Ride" at CMT.com | ||||
"Ride" is a song recorded by American country music artist Martina McBride. The song was written by Michael Davey, Andrew Dorff and Chris Robbins, and produced by McBride and Dann Huff. The song was released as the lead single to her tenth studio album Shine (2009) on November 17, 2008 to country radio by RCA Nashville Records. The song peaked at number 11 on the US Hot Country Songs and number 82 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was criticized for its message but McBride's performance was praised.
Critical reception
The song received a "thumbs down" from Engine 145 reviewer Juli Thanki, who commented that "though catchy, is a little low on cogency–not to mention originality." She also criticized it for being a "message song" in the line of McBride's other 2000s releases. She did, however, make note of McBride's vocal performance, saying that it showed emotion and was not reliant on "overly dramatic belting". Kevin Coyne of Country Universe, however, gave the song an A− rating. His review also describes McBride's vocal performance favorably: "McBride gives the song a straightforward performance that’s rough around the edges in all of the right ways."
"Ride" was nominated for Female Video of the Year in the 2009 CMT Music Awards.
Music video
The music video for "Ride" was directed by Kristin Barlowe, and was released on February 2, 2009. In the video, people are seen looking up at Martina McBride's video on a rooftop billboard. On the billboard, Martina McBride is shown performing her song into a microphone in front of a green screen as high-speed images of weather elements and traffic cycle behind her. This excites the pedestrians, and they begin dancing, jumping on cars, and enjoying themselves.
The video was ranked number 41 on GAC's Top 50 Videos of the Year.
Chart performance
"Ride" debuted on the Hot Country Songs chart at number 43 in November 2008. The song peaked at number 11 in April 2009.
| Chart (2008–2009) | Peak position |
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| Canada Country (Billboard) | 22 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) | 11 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 82 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2009) | Position |
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| US Country Songs (Billboard) | 56 |
References
- "Aircheck Add Dates" (PDF). Country Aircheck. No. 115. November 10, 2008. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
- Thanki, Juli (2008-11-20). "Martina McBride — "Ride"". Engine 145. Archived from the original on 2011-12-04. Retrieved 2009-01-31.
- Coyne, Kevin J. (2008-11-01). "Martina McBride — "Ride"". Country Universe. Archived from the original on 2009-04-12. Retrieved 2009-01-31.
- "2011 CMT Music Awards : Country Music Videos Awards Show - June 8, 2011". Archived from the original on 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2009-04-13.
- "Martina McBride Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
- "Martina McBride Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- "Martina McBride Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- "Best of 2009: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2009. Archived from the original on December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2009.