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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Ride the Bullet
| cover = Ride the Bullet 1992.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Standard artwork for the 1992 version
| type = single
| artist = Army of Lovers
| album = Disco Extravaganza and Massive Luxury Overdose
| B-side = Mondo Trasho, Love Me Like a Loaded Gun
| released = January 1990 and 1992
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = *Dance
*disco
*Eurodance
| length = *4:20
*3:42
*3:27
| label = *Ton Son Ton
*Ultrapop
| writer = *Alexander Bard
*Anders Wollbeck
*Jean-Pierre Barda
*Emil Hellman
*Camilla Henemark.
| producer = *Alexander Bard
*Anders Wollbeck
*Emil Hellman
*Per Adebratt
| chronology = Army of Lovers (1990)
| prev_title = Baby's Got a Neutron Bomb
| prev_year = 1989
| next_title = My Army of Lovers
| next_year = 1990
| misc =
}}
"'Ride the Bullet'" is a Eurodance song recorded by Swedish group Army of Lovers. The song is written by Alexander Bard, Anders Wollbeck, Jean-Pierre Barda, Emil Hellman and Camilla Henemark. It was originally released on their 1990 album, 'Disco Extravaganza'. In 1991, it was remixed and then included on the group's second album, 'Massive Luxury Overdose', and the US release of 'Disco Extravaganza' titled 'Army of Lovers'. A single was released both times, in 1990 and 1992.
The 1990 release features vocals by La Camilla, but in the 1992 remix she was replaced by De La Cour after Camilla left the group in 1991. The 1992 remix of "Ride the Bullet" peaked at number four in Austria and Finland, and number nine in Greece.
Critical reception
AllMusic editor Ned Raggett said the song "fuses Eurodisco's pulse and sheen and the all-important string swirls, as [the track] merrily shows". Larry Flick from 'Billboard' called it a "festive disco anthem". Ken Capobianco from 'The Boston Globe' noted that "its everything-but-the-kitchen sink mix and it develops an intoxicating groove".Capobianco, Ken (14 November 1991). "Army of Lovers Army of Lovers". p. 6. 'The Boston Globe'. Bevan Hannah from 'The Canberra Times' described it as "high energy" and "very catchy". Swedish newspaper 'Expressen' stated that it's "great".'Expressen'. 16 March 1990. A reviewer from 'Liverpool Echo' wrote: "Not quite as camp as Crucified, this new single concentrates on an almost straightforward dance-pop style"."New Singles". 'Liverpool Echo'. 7 April 1992. page 19. Retrieved 28 March 2020. Rick Harmon from 'Montgomery Advertiser' said it's "music that sounds not only as if it was played by machine, but created by it".Harmon, Rick (16 August 1991). "'Army of Lovers' leaves music lovers wondering about this Swedish trio". p. 5D. 'Montgomery Advertiser'.
British magazine 'Music Week' stated that the 1992 version is "sounding fashionably retro". Johnny Dee from 'Smash Hits' gave it five out of five. He commented: "A Technicolor disco wonderland of a record that'll make the charts a sunnier place if it's a hit. Above all, Sweden's most excellent pop tarts are totally top because they look like cartoon characters, realise pop music's a funny old thing and want the whole world to join their "love train." Tom Maurstad from 'Spartanburg Herald-Journal' wrote that "there is a giddy extravangance to the way the group parades its sources and influences" and noted "the Donna Summer's-Last Dance-meets-the-O'Jays-Love Train pulsations".
Chart performance
"Ride the Bullet" was a major hit on the charts in Europe. It made it to the Top 10 in Austria, Finland and Greece, peaking at number four in both Austria and Finland. Additionally, it was a Top 20 hit in Belgium and peaked within the Top 30 in Germany. In the Netherlands, Switzerland and Sweden, the single reached the Top 40, as well as on the Eurochart Hot 100, where it peaked at number 40 in May 1992. In the United Kingdom, "Ride the Bullet" peaked at number 67 in its first week at the UK Singles Chart, on April 12, 1992. Outside Europe, it hit number-one for one week in Israel in May 1992.
Music video
There were made two different music videos for the song, one with La Camilla in 1990 and one with De La Cour in 1992. Both were directed by Swedish director Fredrik Boklund. He also directed the other videos for Army of Lovers. Version 1 and 2 were later published on YouTube in April 2016. By September 2020, they had amassed more than 154,000 and 224,000 views.
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References
Category:1990 singles
Category:1992 singles
Category:Army of Lovers songs
Category:English-language Swedish songs
Category:Songs written by Alexander Bard
Category:1990 songs
Category:Number-one singles in Israel
Category:Songs written by Anders Wollbeck
Category:Music videos directed by Fredrik Boklund
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