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{{Short description|2010 single by Jason Derulo}}
{{Short description|2010 single by Jason Derulo}}
{{For|the 2010 album by Keith Sweat and its title song|Ridin' Solo (album)}}
{{For|the 2010 album by Keith Sweat and its title song|Ridin' Solo (album){{!}}''Ridin' Solo'' (album)}}
{{Infobox song
{{Infobox song
| name = Ridin' Solo
| name = Ridin' Solo
| cover = Ridin' Solo.jpg
| cover = Ridin' Solo.jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| type = single
| type = single
| artist = [[Jason Derulo]]
| artist = [[Jason Derulo]]
| album = [[Jason Derulo (album)|Jason Derulo]]
| album = [[Jason Derulo (album)|Jason Derulo]]
| released = February 24, 2010
| released = February 24, 2010
| recorded =
| recorded =
| studio =
| studio =
| venue =
| venue =
| genre = {{flatlist|
| genre = {{flatlist|
*[[Electropop]]
*[[Electropop]]
*[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
*[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
}}
}}
| length = 3:36
| length = 3:36
| label = {{flatlist|
| label = {{flatlist|
* [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]] (US)
* [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]] (US)
* [[Warner Music Group|WEA International Inc.]] (outside US)
* [[Warner Music Group|WEA International Inc.]] (outside US)
}}
}}
| writer = {{flatlist|
| writer = {{flatlist|
* [[Jason Derulo]]
* [[Jason Derulo]]
* [[J.R. Rotem]]
* [[J.R. Rotem]]
* Xavier Thomas
* Xavier Thomas
}}
}}
| producer = [[J.R. Rotem]]
| producer = [[J.R. Rotem]]
| prev_title = [[In My Head (Jason Derulo song)|In My Head]]
| prev_title = [[In My Head (Jason Derulo song)|In My Head]]
| prev_year = 2009
| prev_year = 2009
| next_title = [[What If (Jason Derulo song)|What If]]
| next_title = [[What If (Jason Derulo song)|What If]]
| next_year = 2010
| next_year = 2010
| misc = {{Audio sample
| misc = {{Audio sample
| type = single
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| file = Jason Derulo - Ridin' Solo.ogg
| description = "Ridin' Solo"
| description = "Ridin' Solo"
}}
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{{external music video|
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"'''Ridin' Solo'''" is the third single from [[Jason Derulo]]'s [[Jason Derulo (album)|self-titled debut album]], produced by [[J.R. Rotem]]. The demo originally sampled "[[Bitter Sweet Symphony]]" by [[The Verve]], but the sample was not cleared and was subsequently replaced with electronic motifs which are featured throughout the entire song.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cornellsun.com/section/arts/content/2010/03/11/test-spin-jason-der%C3%BClo|title=Test Spin: Jason Derulo|first=Matt|last=Samet|work=[[The Cornell Daily Sun]]|date=11 March 2010|access-date=13 March 2010}}</ref>
"'''Ridin' Solo'''" is a song by American singer [[Jason Derulo]], released as the third [[Single (music)|single]] from his [[Jason Derulo (album)|self-titled debut album]] and produced by [[J.R. Rotem]]. The demo originally [[Sampling (music)|sampled]] "[[Bitter Sweet Symphony]]" by [[the Verve]], but the sample was not cleared and was subsequently replaced with electronic motifs, which are featured throughout the entire song.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cornellsun.com/section/arts/content/2010/03/11/test-spin-jason-der%C3%BClo|title=Test Spin: Jason Derulo|first=Matt|last=Samet|work=[[The Cornell Daily Sun]]|date=11 March 2010|access-date=13 March 2010}}</ref>


On May 16, 2010, "Ridin' Solo" became Derulo's third consecutive top three hit on the [[UK Singles Chart]]. It is his third consecutive number-one hit on the [[UK R&B Chart]] and third consecutive top ten hit on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].
On May 16, 2010, "Ridin' Solo" became Derulo's third consecutive top three hit on the [[UK Singles Chart]]. It is his third consecutive number-one hit on the [[UK R&B Chart]] and third consecutive top ten hit on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
The song has received generally mixed reviews from critics. Fraser McAlpine of ''[[BBC]]'' Chart Blog gave the song a rating of three stars out of five and went to say that "Jason clearly doesn't have a lisp, his sibilants hiss out from every other word in the song. And he delivers them all perfectly. Nice work otherwise.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/chartblog/2010/05/jason_derulo_ridin_solo.shtml|work=[[BBC]]|publisher=bbc.co.uk|author=Fraser McAlpine|title=Jason Derulo - 'Ridin' Solo'|date=8 May 2010}}</ref>
The song has received generally mixed reviews from critics. Fraser McAlpine of [[BBC]] Chart Blog gave the song a rating of three stars out of five and went to say that "Jason clearly doesn't have a lisp, his sibilants hiss out from every other word in the song. And he delivers them all perfectly. Nice work otherwise.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/chartblog/2010/05/jason_derulo_ridin_solo.shtml|work=[[BBC]]|publisher=bbc.co.uk|author=Fraser McAlpine|title=Jason Derulo - 'Ridin' Solo'|date=8 May 2010}}</ref>


Idolator says that "Derulo knows how to get the public interested in the hip-hop star again—follow every trend there is".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://idolator.com/5491692/jason-derulo-follows-the-trends-while-ridin-solo-in-new-music-video |title=Jason Derulo Follows The Trends While "Ridin' Solo" In New Music Video &#124; Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on |publisher=Idolator.com |date=2010-04-29 |access-date=2010-12-19}}</ref> Robert Copsey from [[Digital Spy]] gave "Ridin' Solo" three out of five stars and wrote that it "is still another catchy, engaging effort that should keep Derulo near the top on both sides of the pond".<ref>{{cite web|author=Released on Monday, May 31, 2010 |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/singlesreviews/a219565/jason-derulo-ridin-solo.html |title=Music - Singles Review - Jason Derulo: 'Ridin' Solo' |website=Digital Spy |date=2010-05-31 |access-date=2010-12-19}}</ref>
''[[Idolator (website)|Idolator]]'' said that "Derulo knows how to get the public interested in the hip-hop star again—follow every trend there is".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://idolator.com/5491692/jason-derulo-follows-the-trends-while-ridin-solo-in-new-music-video |title=Jason Derulo Follows The Trends While "Ridin' Solo" In New Music Video &#124; Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on |publisher=Idolator.com |date=2010-04-29 |access-date=2010-12-19}}</ref> Robert Copsey from [[Digital Spy]] gave "Ridin' Solo" three out of five stars and wrote that it "is still another catchy, engaging effort that should keep Derulo near the top on both sides of the pond".<ref>{{cite web|author=Released on Monday, May 31, 2010 |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/singlesreviews/a219565/jason-derulo-ridin-solo.html |title=Music - Singles Review - Jason Derulo: 'Ridin' Solo' |website=Digital Spy |date=2010-05-31 |access-date=2010-12-19}}</ref>


==Chart performance==
==Chart performance==
As of April 23, 2014 the single has sold over 3 million digital copies in the US, making it Derulo's third consecutive song to sell more than 3 million copies.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/chart-watch-former-teen-stars-good-215046577.html |title=Chart Watch: Former Teen Stars Make Good! |work=Chart Watch|publisher=Yahoo Music |date=April 23, 2014 |access-date=April 23, 2014 }}</ref>
As of April 23, 2014, the single has sold over 3 million digital copies in the US, making it Derulo's third consecutive song to sell more than 3 million copies.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/chart-watch-former-teen-stars-good-215046577.html |title=Chart Watch: Former Teen Stars Make Good! |work=Chart Watch|publisher=Yahoo Music |date=April 23, 2014 |access-date=April 23, 2014 }}</ref>


==Music video==
==Music video==
The music video for "Ridin' Solo" was released on May 2, 2010, directed by [[Scott Speer]]. The video depicts Derulo singing about being single after breaking up with his girlfriend. In the first 15 seconds of the video Derulo is playing a piano and singing "Blind", which is a track of his debut album, with a photo of his ex-girlfriend on the top of the piano. Derulo features in several scenes shot at Lot 613, including one in a [[nightclub]], several in a [[Honda CR-Z]] and him dancing, (at times with backup dancers) on a moving floor (which are actually hidden conveyor belts) in front of a big, colourful [[LED]] screen flashing and glowing, sometimes reading "Solo" in block letters. Derulo wears a white jacket with spikes on the sleeves throughout the video in different scenes.
The music video for "Ridin' Solo" was released on May 2, 2010, directed by [[Scott Speer]]. The video depicts Derulo singing about being single after breaking up with his girlfriend. In the first 15 seconds of the video, Derulo is playing a piano and singing "Blind", which is a track of his debut album, with a photo of his ex-girlfriend on the top of the piano. Derulo features in several scenes shot at Lot 613, including one in a [[nightclub]], several in a [[Honda CR-Z]] and his dancing, (at times with backup dancers) on a moving floor (which are actually hidden conveyor belts) in front of a big, colorful [[LED]] screen flashing and glowing, sometimes reading "Solo" in block letters. Derulo wears a white jacket with spikes on the sleeves throughout the video in different scenes.


In one of the nightclub scenes filmed at Lot 613, a group of girls are seen to be chatting on [[PlentyofFish]] (an Internet Dating website) on an [[iPad]] which was first released.
In one of the nightclub scenes filmed at Lot 613, a group of girls are seen to be chatting on [[PlentyofFish]] (an Internet dating website) on an [[iPad]] which was first released.
There is a slight difference between the music video and the album version of the song; in the video the line "You told me get my shit together, now I got my shit together, oh" uncensored on the track is replaced by "You told me get myself together, now I got myself together, oh". Some areas of the instrumental have also been altered slightly and it is a few seconds shorter than the album version. This version is also used on many radio stations across the UK. Another radio edit exists which is similar to the video version, except it mutes the explicit lyrics rather than just replace them with other words.
There is a slight difference between the music video and the album version of the song; in the video the line "You told me get my shit together, now I got my shit together, oh" uncensored on the track is replaced by "You told me get myself together, now I got myself together, oh". Some areas of the instrumental have also been altered slightly and it is a few seconds shorter than the album version. This version is also used on many radio stations across the UK. Another radio edit exists which is similar to the video version, except it mutes the explicit lyrics rather than just replace them with other words.


==Covers==
==Covers==
In April 2012, "Ridin' Solo" was covered by [[MC Chris]] and included on his 2012 mixtape ''Apple Lung'' with the lyrics changed to "[[Han Solo Dance|I'm Han Solo]]", a song created for the 2012 video game ''[[Kinect Star Wars]]'', which inspired Don and Aaron Fraser-Nash's own parody in 2018.<ref>Michelle Maltais, [http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-kinect-star-wars-galactic-dance-off-20120403,0,3923694.story "Get down like Han Solo in Kinect Star Wars"], ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', 3 April 2012.</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Fraser-Nash|first=Aaron|title=Han Solo Sings A Song (Star Wars Parody)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zo4jYJA1K8|date=28 May 2018|website=YouTube|access-date=23 August 2021}}</ref> [[The Station (YouTube)|The Station]] parodied "Ridin' Solo" on YouTube as "No Homo".<ref>The Station, ''No Homo'',[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCPY96Frtyw].</ref>
In April 2012, "Ridin' Solo" was covered by [[MC Chris]] and included on his 2012 mixtape ''Apple Lung'' with the lyrics changed to "[[Han Solo Dance|I'm Han Solo]]", a song created for the 2012 video game ''[[Kinect Star Wars]]'', which inspired Aaron Fraser-Nash's own parody in 2018.<ref>Michelle Maltais, [http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-kinect-star-wars-galactic-dance-off-20120403,0,3923694.story "Get down like Han Solo in Kinect Star Wars"], ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', 3 April 2012.</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Fraser-Nash|first=Aaron|title=Han Solo Sings A Song (Star Wars Parody)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zo4jYJA1K8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/1zo4jYJA1K8 |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|date=28 May 2018|website=YouTube|access-date=23 August 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[The Station (YouTube)|The Station]] parodied "Ridin' Solo" on YouTube as "No Homo".<ref>The Station, ''No Homo'',[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCPY96Frtyw].</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
*;CD Maxi single<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.de/Ridin-Solo-Jason-Derulo/dp/B003XGBSRM/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1395420948&sr=8-4&keywords=Jason+derulo+ridin%27+solo |title=Ridin' Solo: Amazon.de: Musik |publisher=Amazon.de |date=2009-09-09 |access-date=2014-05-26}}</ref>
*;CD maxi single<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.de/Ridin-Solo-Jason-Derulo/dp/B003XGBSRM/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1395420948&sr=8-4&keywords=Jason+derulo+ridin%27+solo |title=Ridin' Solo: Amazon.de: Musik |publisher=Amazon.de |date=2009-09-09 |access-date=2014-05-26}}</ref>
# "Ridin' Solo"
# "Ridin' Solo"
# "Ridin' Solo" (Acoustic Version)
# "Ridin' Solo" (Acoustic Version)
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|align="left"|[[German Black Chart]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.de/charts/black |title=:: MTV &#124; Deutsche Black Charts KW 50 &#124; charts |publisher=Mtv.de |date=2008-04-30 |access-date=2010-12-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100226205115/http://www.mtv.de/charts/black |archive-date=February 26, 2010 }}</ref>
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|Canada (Canadian Hot 100)<ref name="CanDec">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/chart_display.jsp?f=Canadian+Hot+100&g=Year-end+Singles|title=Charts Year End: Canadian Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|access-date=2010-05-02}}</ref>
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|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2010/hot-100-songs| title=Hot 100 Songs – Year End 2010|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=2019-08-20}}</ref>
|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2010/hot-100-songs| title=Hot 100 Songs – Year End 2010|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=2019-08-20}}</ref>
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|US Mainstream Top 40 (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2010/pop-songs|title=Pop Songs – Year-End 2010|work=Billboard|access-date=2019-09-26}}</ref>
|US Mainstream Top 40 (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2010/pop-songs|title=Pop Songs – Year-End 2010|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2019-09-26}}</ref>
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|US Rhythmic (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2010/rhythmic-songs|title=Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2010|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2019-09-26}}</ref>
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===Certifications===
===Certifications===
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{{Certification Table Top}}
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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist|3}}
{{Reflist|3}}

==External links==
* {{MetroLyrics song|jason-derulo|ridin-solo}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->


{{Jason Derulo}}
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Latest revision as of 20:44, 20 November 2024

For the 2010 album by Keith Sweat and its title song, see Ridin' Solo (album).
"Ridin' Solo"
Single by Jason Derulo
from the album Jason Derulo
ReleasedFebruary 24, 2010
Genre
Length3:36
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)J.R. Rotem
Jason Derulo singles chronology
"In My Head"
(2009) 		"Ridin' Solo"
(2010) 		"What If"
(2010)
Audio sample
"Ridin' Solo"
Music video
"Ridin' Solo" on YouTube

"Ridin' Solo" is a song by American singer Jason Derulo, released as the third single from his self-titled debut album and produced by J.R. Rotem. The demo originally sampled "Bitter Sweet Symphony" by the Verve, but the sample was not cleared and was subsequently replaced with electronic motifs, which are featured throughout the entire song.[1]

On May 16, 2010, "Ridin' Solo" became Derulo's third consecutive top three hit on the UK Singles Chart. It is his third consecutive number-one hit on the UK R&B Chart and third consecutive top ten hit on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Critical reception

[edit]

The song has received generally mixed reviews from critics. Fraser McAlpine of BBC Chart Blog gave the song a rating of three stars out of five and went to say that "Jason clearly doesn't have a lisp, his sibilants hiss out from every other word in the song. And he delivers them all perfectly. Nice work otherwise.[2]

Idolator said that "Derulo knows how to get the public interested in the hip-hop star again—follow every trend there is".[3] Robert Copsey from Digital Spy gave "Ridin' Solo" three out of five stars and wrote that it "is still another catchy, engaging effort that should keep Derulo near the top on both sides of the pond".[4]

Chart performance

[edit]

As of April 23, 2014, the single has sold over 3 million digital copies in the US, making it Derulo's third consecutive song to sell more than 3 million copies.[5]

Music video

[edit]

The music video for "Ridin' Solo" was released on May 2, 2010, directed by Scott Speer. The video depicts Derulo singing about being single after breaking up with his girlfriend. In the first 15 seconds of the video, Derulo is playing a piano and singing "Blind", which is a track of his debut album, with a photo of his ex-girlfriend on the top of the piano. Derulo features in several scenes shot at Lot 613, including one in a nightclub, several in a Honda CR-Z and his dancing, (at times with backup dancers) on a moving floor (which are actually hidden conveyor belts) in front of a big, colorful LED screen flashing and glowing, sometimes reading "Solo" in block letters. Derulo wears a white jacket with spikes on the sleeves throughout the video in different scenes.

In one of the nightclub scenes filmed at Lot 613, a group of girls are seen to be chatting on PlentyofFish (an Internet dating website) on an iPad which was first released. There is a slight difference between the music video and the album version of the song; in the video the line "You told me get my shit together, now I got my shit together, oh" uncensored on the track is replaced by "You told me get myself together, now I got myself together, oh". Some areas of the instrumental have also been altered slightly and it is a few seconds shorter than the album version. This version is also used on many radio stations across the UK. Another radio edit exists which is similar to the video version, except it mutes the explicit lyrics rather than just replace them with other words.

Covers

[edit]

In April 2012, "Ridin' Solo" was covered by MC Chris and included on his 2012 mixtape Apple Lung with the lyrics changed to "I'm Han Solo", a song created for the 2012 video game Kinect Star Wars, which inspired Aaron Fraser-Nash's own parody in 2018.[6][7] The Station parodied "Ridin' Solo" on YouTube as "No Homo".[8]

Track listing

[edit]
  • CD maxi single[9]
  1. "Ridin' Solo"
  2. "Ridin' Solo" (Acoustic Version)
  3. "Ridin' Solo" (Justin Michael & Kemal Remix)
  4. "Ridin' Solo" (Eddie Amador Club)
  5. "Ridin' Solo" (Mig & Rizzo POP Mix)
  6. "Ridin' Solo" (Video)
  1. "Ridin' Solo" (Acoustic Version) – 3:44
  2. "Ridin' Solo" (Eddie Amador Club) – 7:59
  3. "Ridin' Solo" (Justin Michael & Kemal Remix) – 6:17
  4. "Ridin' Solo" (Ian Nieman Club Mix) – 6:58
  • 7th Heaven Remix
  1. "Ridin' Solo" (7th Heaven Club Mix) - 6:42
  2. "Ridin' Solo" (7th Heaven Radio Edit) - 3:21
  1. "Ridin' Solo" – 3:24

Charts and certifications

[edit]

Release history

[edit]
Region Date Format Label
United States[49] February 24, 2010 Digital download Warner Bros. Records
Belgium[50] April 26, 2010 WEA International Inc.
United Kingdom[citation needed] May 31, 2010 CD single Warner Bros. Records
Germany[51][52] June 21, 2010 Digital download
September 3, 2010 CD single

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Samet, Matt (11 March 2010). "Test Spin: Jason Derulo". The Cornell Daily Sun. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
  2. ^ Fraser McAlpine (8 May 2010). "Jason Derulo - 'Ridin' Solo'". BBC. bbc.co.uk.
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