Ridin' Solo
2010 single by Jason Derulo
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::summary 2010 single by Jason Derulo ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox song"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Ridin' Solo |
| cover | Ridin' Solo.jpg |
| type | single |
| artist | Jason Derulo |
| album | Jason Derulo |
| released | February 24, 2010 |
| genre | {{flatlist |
| length | 3:36 |
| label | {{flatlist |
| writer | {{flatlist |
| producer | J. R. Rotem |
| prev_title | In My Head |
| prev_year | 2009 |
| next_title | What If |
| next_year | 2010 |
| misc | {{Audio sample |
| type | single |
| file | Jason Derulo - Ridin' Solo.ogg |
| description | "Ridin' Solo" |
| :: |
| name = Ridin' Solo | cover = Ridin' Solo.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Jason Derulo | album = Jason Derulo | released = February 24, 2010 | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = {{flatlist|
- Electropop
- R&B | length = 3:36 | label = {{flatlist|
- Warner Bros. (US)
- WEA International Inc. (outside US) | writer = {{flatlist|
- Jason Derulo
- J. R. Rotem
- Xavier Thomas | producer = J. R. Rotem | prev_title = In My Head | prev_year = 2009 | next_title = What If | next_year = 2010 | misc = {{Audio sample | type = single | file = Jason Derulo - Ridin' Solo.ogg | description = "Ridin' Solo" "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.
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.
Idolator said that "Derulo knows how to get the public interested in the hip-hop star again—follow every trend there is". 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".
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.
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. The Station parodied "Ridin' Solo" on YouTube as "No Homo".
Track listing
- ;CD maxi single
- "Ridin' Solo"
- "Ridin' Solo" (Acoustic Version)
- "Ridin' Solo" (Justin Michael & Kemal Remix)
- "Ridin' Solo" (Eddie Amador Club)
- "Ridin' Solo" (Mig & Rizzo POP Mix)
- "Ridin' Solo" (Video)
- ;Ridin' Solo EP
- "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
- ;7th Heaven Remix
- "Ridin' Solo" (7th Heaven Club Mix) – 6:42
- "Ridin' Solo" (7th Heaven Radio Edit) – 3:21
- ;Promo CD single
- "Ridin' Solo" – 3:24
Charts
Weekly charts
::data[format=table] | Chart (2010) | Peak position | |---|---| | Europe (European Hot 100 Singles) | 11 | | German Black Chart | 15 | | Italy (FIMI) | 35 | | South Korea International Singles (Gaon) | 194 | ::
Year-end charts
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| Chart (2010) | Position |
|---|---|
| url=https://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2010.htm | title=ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Singles 2010 |
| 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 |
| European Hot 100 Singles | 76 |
| Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) | 79 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) | 95 |
| UK Singles (Official Charts Company) | 22 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 34 |
| US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard) | 30 |
| US Rhythmic (Billboard) | 35 |
| :: |
Certifications
Release history
::data[format=table]
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | February 24, 2010 | Digital download | Warner Bros. Records |
| Belgium | April 26, 2010 | WEA International Inc. | |
| United Kingdom | May 31, 2010 | CD single | Warner Bros. Records |
| Germany | June 21, 2010 | Digital download | |
| September 3, 2010 | CD single | ||
| :: |
References
References
- Samet, Matt. (11 March 2010). "Test Spin: Jason Derulo". [[The Cornell Daily Sun]].
- Fraser McAlpine. (8 May 2010). "Jason Derulo - 'Ridin' Solo'". bbc.co.uk.
- (2010-04-29). "Jason Derulo Follows The Trends While "Ridin' Solo" In New Music Video | Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on". Idolator.com.
- Released on Monday, May 31, 2010. (2010-05-31). "Music - Singles Review - Jason Derulo: 'Ridin' Solo'".
- (April 23, 2014). "Chart Watch: Former Teen Stars Make Good!". Yahoo Music.
- Michelle Maltais, [https://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.
- Fraser-Nash, Aaron. (28 May 2018). "Han Solo Sings A Song (Star Wars Parody)".
- (3 September 2010). "No Homo". The Station.
- (2009-09-09). "Ridin' Solo: Amazon.de: Musik". Amazon.de.
- "Ridin' Solo - EP by Jason Derulo". [[iTunes Store]].
- (2008-04-30). "MTV | Deutsche Black Charts KW 50 | charts". Mtv.de.
- [https://www.fimi.it/classifiche#/category:digital/year:2015/id:942 Classifiche – FIMI]
- (December 15, 2012). "South Korea Gaon International Chart (Week: January 22, 2012 to January 28, 2012)". [[Gaon Chart]].
- "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Singles 2010". [[Australian Recording Industry Association]].
- (September 2025). "Charts Year End: Canadian Hot 100". Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
- "European Hot 100".
- "MAHASZ Rádiós TOP 100 2010". Mahasz.
- "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2010". Dutch Top 40.
- (2010-12-26). "2010 Year-end UK Singles". BBC (BBC Online).
- "Hot 100 Songs – Year End 2010".
- "Pop Songs – Year-End 2010".
- "Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2010".
- "Ridin' Solo: Jason Derulo: MP3 Downloads".
- "Ridin' Solo – Single". [[iTunes Store]].
- (2014-04-10). "Ridin' Solo EP: Jason Derulo: Amazon.de: MP3-Downloads". Amazon.de.
- (2009-09-09). "Ridin' Solo: Jason Derulo: Amazon.de: Musik". Amazon.de.
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