Ridin' Solo
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"Ridin' Solo" is the third single from Jason Derülo's debut self-titled album, Jason Derülo produced by J.R. Rotem. The demo originally sampled "Bittersweet Symphony" by The Verve, but the sample was not cleared and was subsequently replaced with electronic motifs which are featured throughout the entire song.[2]
On May 16, 2010, "Ridin' Solo" became Derülo's third consecutive top three hit on the UK Singles Chart. It is also his third consecutive number one hit on the UK R&B Chart, and third top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100.
Critical reception
Fraser McAlpine of BBC Chart Blog gave the song a rating of 
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.[3]
Idolator says that "Derulo knows how to get the public interested in the hip-hop star again—follow every trend there is".[4] Bill Lamb from About.com gave to the song 
and says that "Unfortunately on "Ridin' Solo" some of the most annoying aspects of his sound are put front and center making the song ultimately difficult to hear again and again".[5] Robert Copsey from Digital Spy gave to the song and say that "is still another catchy, engaging effort that should keep Derulo near the top on both sides of the pond".[6]
Music video
The music video for "Ridin' Solo" was released on 2 May. The video depicts Derülo singing about being single after breaking up with his girlfriend. In the first 15 seconds of the video Derülo 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. Derülo features in several scenes 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. Derülo wears a white jacket with spikes on the sleeves throughout the video in different scenes. In one of the nightclub scenes, a group of girls are seen to be chatting on PlentyofFish (an Internet Dating website) on an iPad. 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. This version is also used on many radio stations across the UK. Another Radio Edit exists which is a few seconds shorter than the Album Version and it mutes the explicit lyrics rather than just replace them with other words.
Track listing
- Ridin' Solo EP[7]
- "Ridin' Solo" (Acoustic Version) – 3:44
- "Ridin' Solo" (Eddie Amador Club) – 7:59
- "Ridin' Solo" (Justin Michael & Kemal Remix) – 6:17
- "Ridin' Solo" (Ian Nieman Club Mix) – 6:58
- Promo CD Single[8]
- "Ridin' Solo" – 3:24
Chart, certifications and procession
Charts
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Year-End-Charts
Certifications
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Precession and succession
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
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| Worldwide | April 26, 2010[25] | Digital download | WEA International Inc. |
| United States | Warner Bros. Records | ||
| May 4, 2010[26] | CD single | ||
| US mainstream radio | May 11, 2010[27] | Airplay | |
| United Kingdom | May 31, 2010[28] | ||
| Germany | September 03, 2010 [29] | CD single | Warner Bros. Records |
References
- ^ http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS
- ^ Samet, Matt (11 March 2010). "Test Spin: Jason Derülo". The Cornell Daily Sun. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
- ^ Fraser McAlpine (8 May 2010). "Jason Derulo - 'Ridin' Solo'". BBC. bbc.co.uk.
- ^ http://idolator.com/5491692/jason-derulo-follows-the-trends-while-ridin-solo-in-new-music-video
- ^ http://top40.about.com/od/singles/gr/jasonderuloridinsolo.htm
- ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/singlesreviews/a219565/jason-derulo-ridin-solo.html
- ^ "Ridin' Solo - EP by Jason Derülo". iTunes Store. Retrieved 2010-09-12.
- ^ a b "Jason Derulo – Ridin' Solo". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
- ^ "Jason Derulo – Ridin' Solo" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
- ^ "Jason Derulo Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Jason Derulo" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
- ^ http://www.mtv.de/charts/black
- ^ http://www.mtv.de/charts/germany
- ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
- ^ "Chart Track: Week 19, 2010". Irish Singles Chart.
- ^ "Jason Derulo – Ridin' Solo". Top 40 Singles.
- ^ "Jason Derulo – Ridin' Solo". Swiss Singles Chart.
- ^ "Jason Derulo: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Jason Derulo Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/charts-year-end/european-hot-100-singles?year=2010#/charts-year-end/european-hot-100-singles?year=2010
- ^ http://aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.auaccreds2010.htm
- ^ http://www.cria.ca/gold/1010_g.php
- ^ http://rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp
- ^ http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=13&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=on&before=on&startMonth=1&endMonth=10&startYear=2010&endYear=2010&sort=CertificationDate&perPage=25
- ^ "Ridin' Solo – Single". iTunes Store. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
- ^ http://www.radio1.gr/music/forthcoming_usa_singles.htm
- ^ http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16691
- ^ "U.K. - Forthcoming Singles". Radio1. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
- ^ http://www.amazon.de/Ridin-Solo-Jason-Derulo/dp/B003XGBSRM/ref=sr_1_31?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1283373938&sr=1-31
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