"Ride It" was the first single to be released from Geri Halliwell

Geri Halliwell

Geraldine Estelle "Geri" Halliwell is an English pop singer-songwriter, author and actress. After coming to international prominence in the late 1990s as Ginger Spice, a member of the girl group the Spice Girls, Halliwell launched her solo career in 1998 and released her album Schizophonic...

's third album, Passion. Released on 22 November 2004, this single was Geri's first single release in three years. It is included in Now That's What I Call Music! 60.

Chart performance

Geri dropped the "Halliwell" from her name and became known as the rather diva-esque "Geri" for the release of this disco number. Strong competition from Girls Aloud

Girls Aloud

Girls Aloud are a British and Irish pop girl group based in London. They were created through the ITV1 talent show Popstars The Rivals in 2002. The group consists of Cheryl Cole , Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh. They are signed to Fascination Records, a Polydor...

, Destiny's Child

Destiny's Child

Destiny's Child was an American R&B girl group whose final line-up comprised lead singer Beyoncé Knowles alongside Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Formed in 1997 in Houston, Texas, Destiny's Child members began their musical endeavors in their pre-teens under the name Girl's Tyme...

 and Lemar

Lemar

Lemar Obika , professionally known simply as Lemar, is an English recording artist. Obika has had a run of chart success in the UK, Europe and Australia...

  resulted in a final chart position of number four (from a midweek position of number two), with 19,196 copies sold in its first week. "Ride It" went on to sell 55,142 copies, and was the 143rd best selling single of 2004. The single was very popular throughout Europe

Europe

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, Asia

Asia

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 and South America

South America

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, especially in the clubs. A remix of the track was later included on several Dance Compilations in the US and had big exposure on music channels, especially on MTV

MTV

MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....

 Europe where "Making The Video" was shown to promote the single. The Hex Hector

Hex Hector

Hex Hector , is an American dance remixer. He won a Grammy in 2001 for "Best Remixer".-Biography:Hector was born in in Manhattan, New York, of a Puerto Rican mother and Cuban father, and was raised in the Washington Heights neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan...

 12" Remix was also included on the soundtrack

Soundtrack

A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...

 to the fifth and final season of Queer as Folk.

Music video

A music video was released in 2004 and was directed by Luca Tommassini. Simon Cowell

Simon Cowell

Simon Phillip Cowell is an English A&R executive, television producer, entrepreneur, and television personality. He is known in the United Kingdom and United States for his role as a talent judge on TV shows such as Pop Idol, The X Factor, Britain's Got Talent and American Idol...

 criticized the single's music video on ITV

ITV

ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...

's CD:UK

CD:UK

CD:UK was a British music television programme. Originally run in conjunction with SMTV Live, the programme was first aired on ITV on 29 August 1998 to rival the BBC's Live & Kicking and was the replacement for The Chart Show, which had been airing on the network for nine and a half years.In...

 saying, "If I was her record label and that video arrived on my desk I would throw it in the bin."

Tracklisting and formats

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Ride It".

UK CD1

(SINCD69; Released: 22 November 2004)

1. "Ride It" - 3:46
2. "It's Raining Men" - 4:18

UK CD2

(SINDX69; Released: 22 November 2004; Special Limited Edition including four Post Cards)

1. "Ride It" - 3:46
2. "Ride It" (Hex Hector 7" Mix) - 3:45
3. "Ride It" (Ian Masterson Extended) - 6:33
4. "Ride It" (Maloney Remix) - 5:35

UK 12" Vinyl

(SINT69; Released: 22 November 2004; Picture Disc)

Side A

1. "Ride It" (Hex Hector 12" Mix) - 7:47

Side B

1. "Ride It" (Full Intention Mix) - 8:10

UK CD1 Promo

(SINCDJ69; Released: 2004)

1. "Ride It" - 3:46

UK CD2 Promo

(SINCDJX69; Released: 2004)

1. "Ride It" (Hex Hector 12" Mix) - 7:47
2. "Ride It" (Ian Matserson Extended) - 6:33
3. "Ride It" (Full Intention Mix) - 8:10
4. "Ride It" (Hex Hector 7" Mix) - 3:45

UK CDr Promo

(Released: 10 November 2004)

1. "Ride It" (TV Edit) (Full Playback) - 3:29

UK 12" Vinyl Promo

(SINTDJ69; Released: 2004)

Side A

1. "Ride It" (Full Intention Mix) - 8:10

Side B

1. "Ride It" (Full Intention Dub) - 6:58

EUR CD

(8169642/8169682; Released: 6 December 2004; Jewel/Wallet Case)

1. "Ride It" - 3:46
2. "It's Raining Men" - 4:18

EUR CD

(8169652; Released: 6 December 2004)

1. "Ride It" - 3:46
2. "Ride It" (Hex Hector 7" Mix) - 3:45
3. "Ride It" (Ian Masterson Extended) - 6:33
4. "Ride It" (Maloney Remix) - 5:35

AUS CD

(724381696521; Released: 28 February 2005)

1. "Ride It" - 3:46
2. "Ride It" (Hex Hector 7" Mix) - 3:45
3. "Ride It" (Ian Masterson Extended) - 6:33
4. "Ride It" (Maloney Remix) - 5:35

Charts

Chart (2004/2005)	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...	63
Austrian Singles Chart Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann...	55
Belgian Tip Chart (Flanders)	3
Belgian Tip Chart (Wallonia)	6
European Hot 100 Singles	19
German Singles Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...	73
Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...	19
Spanish Singles Chart	3
Swiss Singles Chart Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75...	63
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	4

Year-end charts

Chart (2004)	Position
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	143