"Ride It" is the first single from Jay Sean's second album My Own Way and is also featured on his US debut album All or Nothing. It was written by Jay Sean himself and Alan Sampson, and produced by the latter. It was released on 21 January 2008. The song reached the top 20 in the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 11. The single was also very successful and one of the most played songs in Eastern Europe, particularly in Russia, Bulgaria and Romania, where it became one of the top three best-selling singles of the year. A Hindi version of the song was also included in the Indian release of the album My Own Way.
In 2019, a reworked version by Kosovo-Albanian DJ Regard was officially released and became a viral hit on the TikTok app.[1] It reached number one in Ireland,[2] number two on the UK Singles Chart[3] and also peaked at number three in Australia.[4]
Backgroundedit
"Ride It" was originally planned to be released in the United Kingdom on 5 November 2007 followed by the album My Own Way on 3 December 2007. However, music channels were unwilling to play it at the time and eventually reached an agreement to play it extensively from December onwards. Consequently, Jay Sean pushed back the single's release date as well as the album's release date.[citation needed]
The intro and the epic melody background was based on the Hero soundtrack by Tan Dun.[citation needed] Some of the scenes in the video were shot in Manhattan.[citation needed]
Music videoedit
The video for the single was shot on 12 August 2007 in the central London nightclub Mo*Vida. On 28 September 2007, the video was exclusively available to watch on 3G mobile handsets and on 9 October 2007 was officially released to the internet by 2Point9 Records. The new video featured Jay Sean with a new style after being out of the limelight for nearly three and a half years.
On 28 September 2007, the video was exclusively available to watch on 3G mobile handsets. A clip of the video was added to the 2Point9 YouTube Channel on 29 September 2007.
By 9 October 2007, the full video was added onto the 2Point9 YouTube Channel. The video premiered on The Box and other music channels in December. It starts off with Jay Sean arriving outside a club, the video is interspersed with a scene of Jay in a dark hallway. He flirts with a woman played by the British Victoria's Secret model, Anara Atanes and then a dance ensues, the video ends with the girl arriving by his side.
Kosovo-Albanian DJ Regard officially released a reworked version of the song on 26 July 2019,[16] though earlier versions of the song were available as early as 2017.[17] It became a viral sensation on the TikTok app shortly after release,[18] with over four million clips being posted by people using snippets of the song on the app.[19] Due to the sudden success of the song, Regard subsequently signed to the label Ministry of Sound.[20] The song was a global success, reaching number one in Ireland and Mexico, number two in the UK and peaked within the top 20 in various other European and Oceanian countries. It was certified triple platinum by the BPI.[21] As of 26 August 2023, the track has received over 1.22 billion streams on Spotify.[22]
Regard does not appear in the music video, directed by Meji Alabi. The music video was shot in Ukraine; its cast includes English dancer and actor Harry Parr,[23] and the vehicle used also features in the music video for Rosa Linn's 2022 viral hit "Snap".[24][25]
^"Regard – Ride It" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
^"Regard – Ride It" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
^"Regard – Ride It" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
^"Charts International Top 10: 03.01.2020 – 09.01.2020". PROPHON. 3 January 2020. Archived from the original on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
^"DJ Regard Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
^"DJ Regard Chart History (Canada AC)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
^"DJ Regard Chart History (Canada CHR/Top 40)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
^"DJ Regard Chart History (Canada Hot AC)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
^"Top 100 Colombia" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 13 March 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
^"Croatia ARC TOP 100". HRT. Archived from the original on 24 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
^"ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – RADIO – TOP 100 and insert 202003 into search. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
^"ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – SINGLES DIGITAL – TOP 100 and insert 202007 into search. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
^"Track Top-40 Uge 44, 2019". Hitlisten. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
^"Regard: Ride It" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
^Arvunescu, Victor (12 December 2019). "Top Airplay 100 – Asculta hitul care o sa te prinda si pe tine!" [Top Airplay 100 – Listen to the hit that will catch you too!] (in Romanian). Un site de muzică. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
^"Media Forest – Weekly Charts. Media Forest. Retrieved 31 December 2019. Note: Romanian and international positions are rendered together by the number of plays before resulting an overall chart.
^"Russia Airplay Chart for 2019-12-09." TopHit. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
^"Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
^"ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 202017 into search. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
^"ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 201950 into search. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
^"SloTop50 – Slovenian official singles chart". slotop50.si. Archived from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
^"ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2020". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
^"Ö3 Austria Top40 Jahrescharts 2020". Ö3 Austria Top 40. Archived from the original on 31 December 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
^"Jaaroverzichten 2020". Ultratop. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
^"Rapports Annuels 2020". Ultratop. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
^"Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
^"Track Top-100 2020". Hitlisten. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
^"Top de l'année Top Singles 2020" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
^"AC/DC und "Blinding Lights" siegen in Musik-Jahrescharts 2020" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
^"Dance Top 100 - 2020". Mahasz. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
^"Rádiós Top 100 - hallgatottsági adatok alapján - 2020". Mahasz. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
^"Single Top 100 - eladási darabszám alapján - 2020". Mahasz. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
^"Stream Top 100 - darabszám alapján - 2020". Mahasz. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
^White, Jack (10 January 2021). "Ireland's Official Top 50 biggest songs of 2020". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
^"Top Of The Music 2020: 'Persona' Di Marracash È L'album Piú Venduto" (Download the attachment and open the singles file) (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
^"Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2020" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
^"Jaaroverzichten – Single 2020" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
^"Top Selling Singles of 2020". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 7 December 2020.