Ride wit Me explained

Ride wit Me
Cover:Nelly featuring City Spud - Ride wit Me CD cover.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Nelly featuring City Spud
Album:Country Grammar
B-Side:
  • "Come Over"
  • "Icey"
Studio:Unique (New York City)
Genre:Pop,[1] hip hop
Length:
  • 4:51 (album version)
  • 4:13 (radio edit)
Label:
Composer:Jason "Jay E" Epperson
Lyricist:
Producer:Jason "Jay E" Epperson Macauley Green
Chronology:Nelly
Prev Title:E.I.
Prev Year:2000
Next Title:Where the Party At
Next Year:2001

"Ride wit Me" is a song by American rapper Nelly featuring City Spud. It was released on February 13, 2001, as the third single from Nelly's debut studio album, Country Grammar (2000). "Ride wit Me" peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100. Outside of the United States, "Ride wit Me" was a hit in Australia, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, and the United Kingdom.

Composition

"Ride wit Me" started out in 1999 as one of four demo songs shopped by Nelly to various record labels. All four were released as singles from Country Grammar.[2]

"Ride wit Me" was written by Nelly and Jason "Jay E" Epperson and interpolates the 1982 song "I Like It" by DeBarge, so William DeBarge, Etterline Jordan, and El DeBarge were also given writing credit.[3]

Chart performance

In the United States, "Ride wit Me" became Nelly's highest-charting single at the time, peaking at number three on the Billboard Hot 100.

In the United Kingdom, "Ride wit Me" debuted and peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart on May 13, 2001 – for the week ending date May 19, 2001 – becoming Nelly's highest-charting song in Britain until October 2002, when his duet with Kelly Rowland, "Dilemma", became his first chart-topper on the UK Singles Chart.

Music video

Largely inspired by the 1977 film Smokey and the Bandit, and also referencing the 1980s television comedy The Dukes of Hazzard and the 1967 film Cool Hand Luke, the video (directed by Marc Klasfeld) sees Nelly and Ali driving to a dilapidated bar occupied by Kyjuan, Slo-Down and Murphy Lee to throw a party. Ali drives a Peterbilt 379 truck filled with women, while Nelly drives a 1978 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am along a desert road, as the video follows their journey and eventual encounters with police, hitchhikers and other roadside incidents. The video culminates with their arrival and a party taking place outside the bar. Featured artist City Spud provides the third verse; however, due to being incarcerated, he does not appear in the music video; Nelly and the St. Lunatics lip-sync his lines. The video won Best Rap Video at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2001, also receiving a nomination for Viewer's Choice.[4] [5]

Track listings

UK CD single[6]

  1. "Ride wit Me" (clean edit with FX)
  2. "Ride wit Me" (Stargate mix)
  3. "Come Over"
  4. "Ride wit Me" (video)

UK 12-inch single[7]

A1. "Ride wit Me" (album version)

B1. "Ride wit Me" (Stargate mix)

B2. "Ride wit Me" (clean edit with FX)European CD single[8]

  1. "Ride wit Me" (clean edit with FX short) – 4:15
  2. "Ride wit Me" (Stargate mix) – 4:35

Australian CD single[9]

  1. "Ride wit Me" (clean edit with FX short) – 4:15
  2. "Ride wit Me" (dirty LP version) – 4:51
  3. "Ride wit Me" (Stargate remix) – 4:35
  4. "Icey" (featuring St. Lunatics) – 4:14

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the Country Grammar liner notes.[3]

Studios

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2001)Peak
position
Canada CHR (Nielsen BDS)[10] 4
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[11] 16

Year-end charts

Chart (2001)Position
Australia (ARIA)[12] 40
Canada Radio (Nielsen BDS)[13] 49
Ireland (IRMA)[14] 37
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[15] 33
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[16] 59
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[17] 83
UK Singles (OCC)[18] 58
UK Urban (Music Week)[19] 31
US Billboard Hot 100[20] 18
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[21] 6
US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)[22] 1

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)
United StatesFebruary 13, 2001Rhythmic contemporary radio[23]
February 27, 2001Contemporary hit radio[24]
United KingdomMay 7, 2001[25]
AustraliaSeptember 3, 2001CD[26]

Covers and live performances

Nelly joined with country music duo Florida Georgia Line to perform "Ride wit Me" and the remix of their hit single "Cruise" at the 2013 American Music Awards.[27]

Pop singer Slayyyter released a cover of the song on August 2, 2019.[28]

Notes and References

  1. Say My Name, Say My Name Edition. Hit Parade Music History and Music Trivia. Slate. Molanphy. Chris. June 21, 2021. February 13, 2024 . ...the album’s biggest hit Ride With Me was a pure pop confection, so driven by its melody, it seemed odd to call it rap at all..
  2. Web site: Must Be The Money: Nelly's 'Ride Wit Me' . Thompson . Paul . February 29, 2016 . . November 29, 2024.
  3. Country Grammar. Country Grammar. Nelly. 2001. US CD album liner notes. Fo' Reel Entertainment, Universal Records. 012157743-2.
  4. Web site: Video Music Awards 2001: Photo Flipbooks. MTV. https://web.archive.org/web/20010917031445/http://www.mtv.com/onair/vma01/winners/. September 17, 2001. January 6, 2023.
  5. Web site: Video Music Awards 2001: Nominees. MTV. https://web.archive.org/web/20010917035415/http://www.mtv.com/onair/vma01/viewerschoice/. September 17, 2001. January 6, 2023.
  6. Ride wit Me. Nelly. 2001. UK CD single liner notes. Fo' Reel Entertainment, Universal Records. MCSTD 40252, 158963-2.
  7. Ride wit Me. Nelly. 2001. UK 12-inch single sleeve. Fo' Reel Entertainment, Universal Records. MCST 40252, 158963-1.
  8. Ride wit Me. Nelly. 2001. European CD single liner notes. Fo' Reel Entertainment, Universal Records. 158 819-2.
  9. Ride wit Me. Nelly. 2001. Australian CD single liner notes. Fo' Reel Entertainment, Universal Records. 158 820-2.
  10. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20050407223203/http://www.crosscanadacountdown.com/pdfs/2001.pdf. April 7, 2005. Canadian Top 20 in 2001. Cross Canada Countdown. November 13, 2023.
  11. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 18. 23. 11. June 2, 2001. August 24, 2020.
  12. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2001. ARIA. April 23, 2021.
  13. Web site: BDS CHART : Top 100 of 2001. Jam!. https://web.archive.org/web/20020701174353/http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/100_2001.html. July 1, 2002. March 26, 2022.
  14. Web site: Ireland-Top Singles for 2001. https://web.archive.org/web/20120505011812/http://allcharts.org/music/years/ireland-singles-2001.htm . 2012-05-05 . C&R. September 14, 2022.
  15. Web site: Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 2001. Dutch Top 40. November 25, 2019.
  16. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Single 2001. MegaCharts. nl. May 22, 2018.
  17. Web site: Årslista Singlar, 2001. Sverigetopplistan. sv. August 24, 2020.
  18. Web site: The Official UK Singles Chart 2001. UKChartsPlus. May 22, 2018.
  19. Top 40 Urban Tracks Of 2001. Music Week. 26. January 19, 2002. August 4, 2023.
  20. Web site: Billboard Top 100 – 2001. Billboardtop100of.com. August 24, 2020.
  21. Most-Played Mainstream Top 40 Songs of 2001. Airplay Monitor. 9. 51. 60. December 21, 2001.
  22. Most-Played Rhythmic Top 40 Songs of 2001. Airplay Monitor. 9. 51. 48. December 21, 2001.
  23. CHR/Rhythmic: Going for Adds. Radio & Records. 1388. 76. February 9, 2001. June 1, 2021.
  24. CHR/Pop: Going for Adds. Radio & Records. 1390. 46. February 23, 2001. June 1, 2021.
  25. New Releases – For Week Starting May 7, 2001: Singles. Music Week. 25. May 5, 2001. August 14, 2021.
  26. Web site: The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 3rd September 2001. ARIA. 25. September 3, 2001. dead. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20150824225100/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20150825-0851/issue601.PDF. August 24, 2015. June 1, 2021.
  27. Web site: Florida Georgia Line, Nelly Perform at American Music Awards. The Boot. November 25, 2013 .
  28. Web site: Song. Sandra. August 5, 2019. Slayyyter Covers Nelly's 'Ride Wit Me'. September 12, 2021. Paper. en.

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