Ride (song)
| Ride | |
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| Lana Del Rey | |
| publication | September 25, 2012 |
| length | 4:49 |
| Genre (s) | Blue-eyed soul , pop |
| Author (s) | Lana Del Rey, Justin Parker |
| album | Paradise |
Ride ( English for 'drive') is a song by the American pop singer Lana Del Rey . The track is the second single from their eighth EP Paradise .
Creation and artwork
The song was written by Lana Del Rey and Justin Parker. The single was produced by Rick Rubin . The single was mastered by Metropolis Mastering in London , under the direction of the British John Davis. The song was mixed by Punkerpad West, conducted by Andrew Scheps. The instrumentalists were James Gadson on drums, Jason Lader as bassist, Zac Rae on keyboard and piano, and Songa Lee and Kathleen Sloan on violin together. Dan Heath arranged the string instruments. Jason Lader, Eric Lynn, Sean Oakley and Tucker Robinson worked as sound engineers. The song was released under the music labels Interscope Records and Polydor . On the cover of the maxi singles - next to the inscription of the artist and the song title - you can see Del Rey dressed in cowgirl style, swinging on a tire against the backdrop of a rocky landscape. This is a screenshot from the accompanying music video.
Publication and promotion
The single was first released on September 25, 2012 in the United Kingdom and the United States, as a digital release. The single was released in Germany and Austria on November 9, 2012. The physical maxi single was first released two months later, in November 2012, in the UK. So far, the single is only available in the UK as a physical record. In addition, many different remix EPs and vinyl records were released for promotional purposes.
Live appearances by Ride on the radio or radio have remained in Germany, Austria and Switzerland to this day. She only played the song live at her concerts.
Remix versions
- Ride (14th Remix)
- Ride (Active Child Remix)
- Ride (Echoes Remix)
- Ride (Eli Escobar Remix)
- Ride (Hugo Barritt Remix)
- Ride (Le Youth Remix)
- Ride (MJ Cole Vocal Remix)
- Ride (Photek Remix)
- Ride (S_O_H_N_ Remix)
- Ride (Special Request Remix)
content
The lyrics to Ride are written in English and the title is translated into German as "Fahrt". The music was written or composed by Lana Del Rey, the lyrics together by Del Rey and Justin Parker. Musically, the song moves in the field of blue-eyed soul - and pop music . The song is about alcohol consumption, loneliness and problems with parents.
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- Refrain, translation
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Music video
The music video begins with Del Rey rocking on a tire against the backdrop of a rocky landscape. Shortly afterwards, Del Rey says: "I was in the winter of my life and the men I met along the road were my only summer" (I was in the winter of my life and the men I met on the street were my only summer ). She goes on to tell how she found refuge in travel because she did not have a real home for a long time after touring. She says that her dreams as a poet were shattered and that ultimately the doors opened for a career as a singer. After this confession, Del Rey can be seen riding a motorcycle parade through the desert. In other scenes she is wrapped in a US flag. Dressed as an Indian, she celebrates a party around the campfire with the biker gang. Towards the end there is another story by Del Rey. She explains: “I am fucking crazy. But I am free ”(I'm fucking crazy, but I'm free). The video ends with a quick cut of the most important scenes, followed by the opening scene.
The music video for Ride premiered on October 10, 2012 at the Aero Theater in Santa Monica in front of an audience of 400. The video premiered worldwide on October 12, 2012 on Del Rey's YouTube channel. The total length of the video is 10:08 minutes. Directed by Anthony Mandler . To date, the video has over 106 million views on YouTube (as of October 2019).
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reception
Reviews
MTV described Ride as a "slow fire" and as "as smooth and comforting" as their debut. A second MTV review wrote that she sang about what she knows best: alcohol addiction, loneliness, and some daddy issues. All of this is probably a metaphor for something, but to be honest, we're still trying to figure out what this Born to Die fable means. In a third MTV review, Ride was voted “Must Hear” song of the week. Furthermore, MTV sees similarities between Ride by Del Rey and Brandon Flowers album Flamingo .
Stereogum's Tom Breihan said Ride Del Rey led back to the strength of video games and blue jeans . At the same time he puts her in an Adele crossover soul pop corner. It is really beautiful and "there is still hope for this woman".
Lucy Jones of the New Musical Express compared Del Rey's role in Ride to Blanche Dubois in Endstation Sehnsucht . She calls it a "neurasthenic wreck". She also reflects on a lolita complex , Del Rey's character atrophied in prostitution , in the search for security in other people. The video is consistently discriminatory for women. Del Rey reflects young women’s acceptance of sex for sale for a roof over their heads. That could be understood as a kind of anti-feminism . Jones also makes a comparison between the Ride and Born to Die videos . In particular through the following recurring scenes: bright red fingernails, red Converse , upside-down crucifix earrings, flag of the United States , tattoos and weapons . Jones speculated that the monologue was not autobiographical, but that it was a swipe at her critics.
Charts and chart placements
Ride reached position 44 in the single charts in Germany and stayed in the charts for a total of four weeks. In Austria the single reached position 63 in two chart weeks, in Switzerland position 20 in seven chart weeks and in the United Kingdom position 32 in also two chart weeks. For Lana Del Rey it is the fifth chart success in Austria and Great Britain as well as the author and the sixth in Switzerland. In Germany, Ride is Del Rey's fifth chart success as an interpreter and the sixth as an author. Ride is Del Rey's fifth single in a row, which simultaneously entered the DA-CH and UK charts.
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
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 Germany (GfK)
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44 (4 weeks) | 4th |
 Austria (Ö3)
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63 (2 weeks) | 2 |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
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20th (7 weeks) | 7th |
 United Kingdom (OCC)
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32 (2 weeks) | 2 |
Sales
Ride has not yet received any gold or platinum awards. All that is known is that the single sold over 148,362 times in the UK by August 2019.
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United Kingdom (BPI)
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- | 148,362 |
| All in all | - | 148,362 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lana Del Rey - Ride. discogs.com, accessed July 7, 2014 .
- ↑ Lana Del Rey - Born to Die - The Paradise Edition. discogs.com, accessed July 7, 2014 .
- ^ Ride (Explicit) - Lana Del Rey. amazon.de, accessed on July 7, 2014 .
- ^ Ride (Explicit) - Lana Del Rey. amazon.de, accessed on July 7, 2014 .
- ↑ Born to 'Ride': Lana Del Rey Longs for Leather Daddies in New 10-Minute Short Film. spin.com, accessed July 7, 2014 .
- ↑ Lana Del Rey's Paradise Edition Of Debut Features Eight New Songs. mtv.com, accessed July 7, 2014 .
- ↑ Stream Lana Del Rey's new track “Ride”. mtv.com, accessed July 7, 2014 .
- ↑ Lana Del Rey, Dragonette, Kylie Minogue + More: 5 Must-Hear Pop Songs Of The Week. mtv.com, accessed July 7, 2014 .
- ↑ Lana Del Rey - "Ride". stereogum.com, accessed July 7, 2014 .
- ↑ Lana Del Rey Channels Blanche DuBois in Music Video for 'Ride'. nme.com, accessed July 7, 2014 .
- ↑ Lana Del Rey, Ride. officialcharts.de, accessed on July 7, 2014 .
- ↑ Lana Del Rey - Ride (song). austriancharts.at, accessed on July 7, 2014 .
- ↑ Lana Del Rey - Ride. hitparade.ch, accessed on July 7, 2014 .
- ↑ Lana Del Rey. officialcharts.com, accessed July 7, 2014 .
- ↑ Rob Copsey: Lana Del Rey's Official Top 10 biggest selling singles. officialcharts.com, August 30, 2019, accessed September 5, 2019 .