"Eight Second Ride" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Jake Owen. It was released in June 2009 as the fifth single of Owen's career, and the second single from album Easy Does It. Owen had previously recorded the song on his 2006 debut album Startin' with Me. Owen wrote this song with Eric Durrance.

The song received mixed reviews from critics who questioned the production and lyrical content. "Eight Second Rule" peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and number 70 on the Hot 100. The song was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting sales of over half-a-million units in that country.

"Eight Second Ride" is an up-tempo in the key of D Dorian in which the male narrator meets a female in a bar, then takes her out to his pickup truck. The title is a reference to the eight-second time limit in bull riding, which is used as a metaphor for sex.

Owen had previously recorded the song on his 2006 debut album Startin' with Me, and re-recorded it for his second album, 2009's Easy Does It.

The song has been met with mixed reviews. Kevin J. Coyne of Country Universe gave it a B+, saying that the song was a "work of fantasy" but that Owen's vocal performance made the song "enjoyable." Jim Malec of The 9513 gave a thumbs-down, saying that the intro "bursts out of the gate" but calling the song's storyline "comically unrealistic." He also considered the title disconnected from the premise, because the rest of the song did not pertain to bull riding, and added that he considered it one of the worst single releases of the year. Michael Sudhalter of Country Standard Time also described the song negatively in his review of the album and questioned the decision to re-record it: "One wonders why a song with such an unmemorable melody and cheesy double entendres made it on to one album, let alone two."

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