Ride!

"Ride!" is a song written by Kal Mann and Dave Appell and performed by Dee Dee Sharp. It was featured on the 1963 album All the Hits (Volume II).^[3] The single sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc.^[4]

"Ride!"
Single by Dee Dee Sharp
from the album All the Hits (Volume II)
B-side	"The Night"
Released	October 1962 (1962-10)
Genre	Soul[1] bossa nova[1]
Length	2:24
Label	Cameo
Songwriter(s)	Kal Mann, Dave Appell[2]
Dee Dee Sharp singles chronology
"Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes)" (1962) "Ride!" (1962) "Do the Bird" (1963)

Background

The song begins with Dee Dee Sharp yelling : "Let's Pony Again". The male backup singers repeatedly sing the words: "Get It". This song was meant to rejuvenate Chubby Checker's dance hit song from the previous year "Pony Time" (1961).

Chart performance

"Ride!" reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 7 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1962.^[5] In Canada it reached No. 15.^[6]

Other versions

• The Orlons released a version of the song on their 1963 album All the Hits by The Orlons.^[7]