"Ride" | ||||||||
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Single by The Vines | ||||||||
from the album Winning Days | ||||||||
Released | 8 March 2004 | |||||||
Format | Single | |||||||
Recorded | 2003 | |||||||
Genre | Garage rock, garage punk, post-grunge | |||||||
Length | 2:36 | |||||||
Label | EMI/Capitol Records | |||||||
Writer(s) | Craig Nicholls | |||||||
Producer(s) | Rob Schnapf | |||||||
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"Ride" was the second official single from The Vines' second album, Winning Days. Although it wasn't a big chart success, "Ride" is one of the band's best known songs because it was featured in a number of advertisements, including commercials for Apple's iPod, Nissan, American Chopper, NASCAR Hot Pass, WKCF, The WB, and Split Second: Velocity. Written by Craig Nicholls.
This song was also featured on an episode of America's Funniest Home Videos in 2006 during a montage of motorcycle accidents and in the "Best Movie" montage at the 2004 MTV Movie Awards for nominee Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. "Ride" along with "Get Free" were featured in the documentary Warren Miller's Impact.
In Australia, the song was ranked #94 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2004.
The "Ride" music video, directed by Michel Gondry, shows the band playing by themselves in a hall. When they get to the chorus, bands appear from everywhere, helping them sing and play.