The Ride (Basic Element song)

"The Ride" is a song by Swedish band Basic Element featuring new member Saunet Sparell on vocals. The song was released as the first single from Basic Element's second album, The Ultimate Ride (1995). It was successful in Scandinavia, peaking at number two in both Sweden and Finland and reaching number five in Denmark. 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.^[1]

"The Ride"
Single by Basic Element
from the album The Ultimate Ride
Released	1994
Genre	Eurodance
Length	4:08
Label	EMI Inhouse
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

Track listings

12-inch, Sweden (1994)

No.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
1.	"The Ride" (radio edit)	4:08
2.	"The Ride" (instrumental)	4:08

CD maxi, Sweden (1994)

No.	Title	Length
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

Weekly charts Chart (1994–1995) Peak position Denmark (IFPI)[2] 5 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[3] 20 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[4] 2 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[5] 2

Year-end charts Chart (1995) Position Sweden (Topplistan)[6] 24