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Don't Cha Wanna Ride
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Wikipedia article
"'Don't Cha Wanna Ride'" is a song by English singer and songwriter Joss Stone from her second studio album, 'Mind Body & Soul' (2004). The track was written by Stone, Desmond Child, Betty Wright, Steve Greenberg, and Michael Mangini and is based upon a sample from the 1968 song "Soulful Strut" by Chicago-based soul and jazz instrumental group Young-Holt Unlimited. The song was first released in the United States on 26 July 2004, then was later issued in the United Kingdom on 4 July 2005 as the fourth and final single from the album. The song was later included on the 2011 compilation album 'The Best of Joss Stone 20032009'.
Critical reception
Caroline Sullivan of 'The Guardian' wrote that on "Don't Cha Wanna Ride", Stone "works up a decent head of hands-in-the-air funk." 'Blender's Robert Christgau felt that the song "split the difference between guaranteed hook appeal and a decent simulation of emotional truth." Although calling it a "neo soul hip-shaker", Laura Sinagra of 'Rolling Stone' considered the song to be "more Destiny's Child than yesterday's blues." David Browne of 'Entertainment Weekly' stated that 'Mind, Body & Soul's "one attempt at sauciness, 'Don't Cha Wanna Ride,' in which Stone [...] compares herself to a juiced-up car, should be parked in the lingerie section of a department store."
Chart performance
"Don't Cha Wanna Ride" debuted and peaked at number twenty on the UK Singles Chart the week of 16 July 2005, spending four weeks on the chart and becoming 'Mind, Body & Soul's second highest-charting single after "You Had Me". Internationally the single underperformed the charts in Germany and Switzerland, but proved to be somewhat successful in the Netherlands, where it reached number twenty-four (as did its predecessor, "Spoiled"), and Italy, where it reached number thirty-eight.
Music video
The music video for "Don't Cha Wanna Ride", directed by Wayne Isham, was shot in Santa Monica, California, and released in June 2005. It features scenes of Stone driving a white, floral-print Volkswagen Beetle 1302 Cabriolet along the Pacific Coast Highway and performing with her band at the Santa Monica Pier at dusk.
Track listings
'UK CD single and 7-inch picture disc'
# "Don't Cha Wanna Ride" 3:31
# "The Right Time" 3:50
'UK DVD single'
# "Don't Cha Wanna Ride" 3:31
# "Right to Be Wrong" 4:30
# "Spoiled" 5:38
'European CD single'
# "Don't Cha Wanna Ride" 3:31
# "Spoiled" 5:38
# "Fell in Love with a Boy" 4:14
Personnel
'Musicians'
* Joss Stone lead vocals, backing vocals
* AJ Nilo guitar
* Jonathan Joseph drums
* Michael Mangini bass, keyboards
* Raymond Angry piano, Hammond organ
* Tom "Bones" Malone baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone, trombone, trumpet
* Betty Wright backing vocals
* Bombshell backing vocals
'Production'
* Michael Mangini producer, mixing, programming
* Steve Greenberg producer
* Betty Wright producer
* Steve Greenwell engineer, mixing, programming
Charts
Release history
References
Category:2004 songs
Category:2005 singles
Category:Joss Stone songs
Category:Music videos directed by Wayne Isham
Category:Relentless Records singles
Category:Songs written by Betty Wright
Category:Songs written by Desmond Child
Category:Songs written by Eugene Record
Category:Songs written by Joss Stone
Category:Virgin Records singles
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