"The Ride"
Single by Basic Element
from the album The Ultimate Ride
B-side"Remix"
Released1994
GenreEurodance
Length4:08
LabelEMI
Songwriter(s)
  • Cesar Zamini
  • Peter Thelenius
  • Stefan Andersson
Producer(s)Stefan Andersson
Basic Element singles chronology
"The Promise Man"
(1993) 		"The Ride"
(1994) 		"The Fiddle"
(1994)
Music video
"The Ride" on YouTube

"The Ride" is a 1994 song by Swedish band Basic Element,[1] featuring new singer Saunet Sparell and released as the first single from their second album, The Ultimate Ride (1995). It was very successful in Scandinavia, peaking at number two in both Sweden and Finland, and number five in Denmark. On the Eurochart Hot 100, it reached a respectable number 20. A music video was produced to promote the single, featuring Sparell as a villain that has kidnapped the guys of the band and is transporting them to somewhere on a speedboat.[2]

Single track listing

12", Sweden (1994)
No.TitleLength
1."The Ride" (Sex-ride Mix)5:40
2."The Ride" (Instrumental)4:08
3."The Ride" (Radio Edit)4:08
4."The Ride" (A Cappella Version)1:56
CD single, Sweden (1994)
No.TitleLength
1."The Ride" (Radio Edit)4:08
2."The Ride" (Instrumental)4:08
CD maxi, Sweden (1994)
No.TitleLength
1."The Ride" (Radio Edit)4:08
2."The Ride" (Sex-Ride Mix)5:40
3."The Ride" (Instrumental)4:08
4."The Ride" (A Cappella)1:56

Charts

References

  1. ^ "Basic Element - The Ride". Discogs. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  2. ^ Soininen, Juha (26 August 2020). Move Your Body (2 The 90's): Unlimited Eurodance. BoD - Books on Demand. p. 131. ISBN 9789528026303. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. 28 January 1995. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 18 February 1994. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Basic Element – The Ride". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Årslista Singlar, 1995" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
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