Summary
"Ride" is an song by American singer-songwriter ZZ Ward featuring guitarist Gary Clark Jr. for the Disney/Pixar film Cars 3 and its soundtrack. The song, which plays during the film's end credits,[1] was written by Ward, Evan Bogart and Dave Bassett, with the latter also producing, mixing, and recording it.[2] It was released as a single on April 14, 2017.[2]
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| Single by ZZ Ward featuring Gary Clark Jr. | ||||
| from the album Cars 3 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) and The Storm | ||||
| Released | April 14, 2017 | |||
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| Length | 4:04 | |||
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| "Ride" on YouTube | ||||
History edit
The song was first announced on May 18, 2017, along with the soundtrack and Randy Newman's original score.[3] Ward first performed the song on Dancing with the Stars on April 17, 2017.[2][4][5] She later included the song as the last track of The Storm, her second studio album, which was released on June 30, 2017.[6] The song is an up-tempo pop-dance song.
Music video edit
A music video of the song, featuring footage of the film, was released on June 16, 2017, the same day on which the film, the soundtrack and score were released.[7]
References edit
- ^ "The 'Cars 3' Soundtrack Will Get You Groovin' Along With The Movie". Bustle.com. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ a b c "Cars 3 Production Notes" (PDF). Walt Disney Pictures. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ Records, Walt Disney. "Disney•Pixar's "Cars 3" Fuels Two Soundtracks--Cars 3 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack with Original Song by Dan Auerbach, Instrumental Tracks by Brad Paisley and End Credit Track by ZZ Ward; and Cars 3 Original Score Composed and Conducted by Randy Newman". PR Newswire (Press release). Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ "David and Lindsay's Jive - Dancing with the Stars". Retrieved 2 June 2018 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Songs From "Moana," "Cars 3," "Mulan" To Be Performed Live On "Dancing With The Stars"". Headline Planet. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ Pablo Gorondi. "ZZ Ward shows her gale-force talents on 'The Storm'". Observer-reporter.com. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ "ZZ Ward - Ride (From "Cars 3"/Official Video) ft. Gary Clark Jr". Retrieved 2 June 2018 – via YouTube.