Ridin' Solo

For the 2010 album by Keith Sweat and its title song, see Ridin' Solo (album).

"Ridin' Solo" is the third single from Jason Derulo's 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.^[1]

"Ridin' Solo"
Single by Jason Derulo
from the album Jason Derulo
Released	February 24, 2010
Genre	Electropop R&B
Length	3:36
Label	Warner Bros. (US) WEA International Inc. (outside US)
Songwriter(s)	Jason Derulo J.R. Rotem Xavier Thomas
Producer(s)	J.R. Rotem
Jason Derulo singles chronology
"In My Head" (2009) "Ridin' Solo" (2010) "What If" (2010)
Audio sample
"Ridin' Solo" file help

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

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

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

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

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

• 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)

• Ridin' Solo EP^[10]

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

• Promo CD single^[11]

1. "Ridin' Solo" – 3:24

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2010) Peak position Australia (ARIA)^[11] 4 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[12] 36 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[13] 31 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)^[14] 4 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[15] 19 Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)^[16] 41 Europe (European Hot 100 Singles) 11 Germany (Official German Charts)^[17] 24 German Black Chart^[18] 15 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)^[19] 11 Ireland (IRMA)^[20] 4 Italy (FIMI)^[21] 35 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[22] 15 Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[23] 47 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[24] 12 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)^[25] 51 South Korea International Singles (Gaon)^[26] 194 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[27] 45 UK Singles (OCC)^[28] 2 UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)^[29] 1 US Billboard Hot 100^[30] 9 US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)^[31] 29 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)^[32] 7 US Rhythmic (Billboard)^[33] 4

Year-end charts Chart (2010) Position Australia (ARIA)^[34] 38 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[35] 57 European Hot 100 Singles^[36] 76 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)^[37] 79 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[38] 95 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[39] 22 US Billboard Hot 100^[40] 34 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)^[41] 30 US Rhythmic (Billboard)^[42] 35 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Australia (ARIA)^[43] 5× Platinum 350,000^‡ Canada (Music Canada)^[44] Platinum 80,000^* Denmark (IFPI Danmark)^[45] Gold 45,000^‡ New Zealand (RMNZ)^[46] Gold 7,500^* United Kingdom (BPI)^[47] Platinum 600,000^‡ United States (RIAA)^[48] 4× Platinum 4,000,000^‡ ^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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

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