Bumpy Ride

For the album by The Hoosiers and its title song, see Bumpy Ride (album).

"Bumpy Ride" is a soca song by Swedish-Congolese R&B singer-songwriter Mohombi from his debut studio album, MoveMeant (2011).^[1] It was released as his debut single in the United States on 24 August 2010. Written by RedOne, Bilal "The Chef" Hajji, AJ Junior, and Mohombi, and produced by RedOne, it is the first release on RedOne's label 2101 Records, a joint venture with Universal Music.^[2][3] He also released a popular bilingual French/English version^[4] for the Francophone markets. The song became a number-one hit in The Netherlands, and a top ten hit in Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, and Sweden.

"Bumpy Ride"
Single by Mohombi
from the album MoveMeant
Released	24 August 2010 (2010-08-24)
Recorded	Cosmos Studios, Stockholm, Sweden
Genre	Soca dancehall reggae fusion, Electropop
Length	3:44
Label	2101 Cherrytree Interscope Island
Songwriter(s)	Nadir Khayat Bilal Hajji Achraf Jannusi Ilya Salmanzadeh Mohombi Moupondo
Producer(s)	RedOne
Mohombi singles chronology
"Bumpy Ride" (2010) "Miss Me" (2010)
Music video
"Bumpy Ride" on YouTube

Critical reception

Paul Lester of The Guardian described the song as a "popped-up dancehall affair wherein Mohombi promises to 'rock' the female subject of his affections 'like a rodeo'."^[5]

Track listing

• US digital download

1. "Bumpy Ride" – 3:44

• German digital download

1. "Bumpy Ride" – 3:45
2. "Bumpy Ride" (Chuckie Remix) – 6:23

• French digital download

1. "Bumpy Ride" – 3:45
2. "Bumpy Ride" (French Version) – 3:45

Personnel

• Songwriting – RedOne, Bilal "The Chef" Hajji, AJ Junior, Mohombi
• Production, instruments, programming and vocal arrangement – RedOne
• Recording, engineering and vocal editing – RedOne, Trevor Muzzy
• Backing vocals – RedOne, Mohombi

Source:^[6]

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2010) Peak position Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] 7 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[8] 10 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9] 32 Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[10] 3 Denmark (Tracklisten)[11] 8 European Hot 100 Singles[12] 10 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[13] 2 France (SNEP)[14] 3 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[15] 1 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[16] 2 Norway (VG-lista)[17] 3 Poland (Polish Airplay New)[18] 4 Romania (Romanian Top 100)[19] 14 Russia Airplay (TopHit)[20] 9 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[21] 3 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[22] 17 Spain (Airplay Chart)[23] 7 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[24] 6 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[25] 41 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)[26] 30

Year-end charts Chart (2010) Position Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[27] 47 European Hot 100 Singles[28] 63 France (SNEP)[29] 21 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[30] 12 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[31] 27 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[32] 19 Chart (2011) Position Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[33] 97 France (SNEP)[34] 81 Romania (Romanian Top 100)[35] 55 Russia Airplay (TopHit)[36] 36 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)[37] 90 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[38] 2× Platinum 180,000‡ Spain (PROMUSICAE)[39] Gold 30,000‡ Sweden (GLF)[40] 2× Platinum 80,000‡ ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format
United States[41]	24 August 2010	Interscope Records, Cherrytree Records, 2101 Records	Digital download
Germany	3 September 2010[42]	Universal Music	Digital download
	5 November 2010[43]		CD single