C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)

Last updated

"C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)"
Quad City DJ's - C'mon N' Ride It (The Train).jpg
Single by Quad City DJ's
from the album Get On Up and Dance
ReleasedFebruary 27, 1996 (1996-02-27)
Genre Hip hop [1]
Length
  • 7:31 (album version)
  • 4:09 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • C.C. Lemonhead
  • Jay Ski
Quad City DJ's singles chronology
"C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)"
(1996)		"Hoop N Yo Face"
(1996)

"C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)" is a song by American Florida-based musical group Quad City DJ's, released in February 1996 as a single from their debut album, Get On Up and Dance (1996). It is based on a sample of Barry White's 1974 main theme from soundtrack to the film Together Brothers . The song peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 and reached the top 40 in Australia and New Zealand. It was ranked the number-one song of 1996 by Village Voice magazine, and in 2010, Pitchfork Media included the song as one of their "Ten Actually Good 90s Jock Jams". [2] In 2022, Rolling Stone ranked it number 86 in their list of "200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time". [3] The song is also used in a wide variety of sports events, including by the National Football League for its 2025 kickoff promotion. [4]

Contents

Critical reception

Larry Flick from Billboard commented, "Don'tcha want another booty jam? Sure, ya do—especially if it jiggles with the kind of infectious chorus that this ditty has. This is one of those records that requires the mind to be turned off. The second you start to take all the double-entendre train/ride references too seriously, you are likely to get agitated. Take this for what it is: a cute moment that is good for a quiet chuckle and a wiggle." [5] Peter Miro from Cash Box wrote in his review of the Get On Up and Dance album, that singles like "C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)" "are Quad City principals C.C. and Jay-Ski's infectious contribution to a can't-keep-still mandate." [6] James Hamilton from Music Week's RM Dance Update described the song as a "Tag Team 'Whoomp!'-type raggeoly rapped and chanted frenetic corny 0–135.8bpm jump around." [7]

Track listings

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [35] Gold35,000^
United States (RIAA) [36] Platinum1,400,000 [37]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesFebruary 27, 1996CD
 [38]
March 19, 1996 Contemporary hit radio [39]
United KingdomDecember 30, 1996
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
  • Atlantic
  • Big Beat
 [40]

References

  1. ↑ Rolling Stone Staff (January 10, 2025). "The 250 Greatest Albums of the 21st Century So Far". Rolling Stone . Retrieved January 15, 2025. Poor was the '90s year that couldn't produce at least one quality short-lived hip-hop dance craze, and following "Tootsee Roll" and "C'mon Ride It (The Train)" in that proud legacy...
  2. ↑ "Staff Lists: A Feature About Nothing: The 1990s in Lists | Features | Pitchfork". Archived from the original on December 27, 2015. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
  3. ↑ Dolan, Jon; Lopez, Julyssa; Matos, Michaelangelo; Shaffer, Claire (July 22, 2022). "200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone . Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  4. ↑ "NFL combines live action, AI to create larger-than-life float celebration paying tribute to fans of each team". NFL.com. September 4, 2025. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
  5. ↑ Flick, Larry (March 2, 1996). "Reviews & Previews: Singles" (PDF). Billboard . p. 68. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  6. ↑ Miro, Peter (July 20, 1996). "Urban" (PDF). Cash Box . p. 11. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  7. ↑ Hamilton, James (April 27, 1996). "DJ Directory" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 11. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  8. ↑ Quad City DJ's (1996). C'mon N' Ride It (The Train) (US maxi-CD single liner notes). Big Beat Records, Atlantic Records, QuadraSound. CD5 2-95651.
  9. ↑ Quad City DJ's (1996). C'mon N' Ride It (The Train) (US 12-inch single vinyl disc). Big Beat Records, Atlantic Records, QuadraSound. 0-95651.
  10. ↑ Quad City DJ's (1996). C'mon N' Ride It (The Train) (US maxi-cassette single sleeve). Big Beat Records, Atlantic Records, QuadraSound. 4-95651.
  11. ↑ Quad City DJ's (1996). C'mon N' Ride It (The Train) (European maxi-CD single liner notes). Big Beat Records, Atlantic Records. A5684CD, 7567-95684-2.
  12. ↑ Quad City DJ's (1996). C'mon N' Ride It (The Train) (Australian maxi-CD single liner notes). Warner Music Australia. 7567-95684-2.
  13. ↑ Quad City DJ's (1996). C'mon N' Ride It (The Train) (US 12-inch remix single vinyl disc). Big Beat Records, Atlantic Records, QuadraSound. 0-95664.
  14. ↑ Quad City DJ's (1996). C'mon N' Ride It (The Train) (US cassette single sleeve). Big Beat Records, Atlantic Records, QuadraSound. 4-98083.
  15. ↑ Quad City DJ's (1996). C'mon N' Ride It (The Train) (UK CD single liner notes). Big Beat Records, Atlantic Records. A5624CD, 7567-95624-2.
  16. ↑ Quad City DJ's (1996). C'mon N' Ride It (The Train) (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Big Beat Records, Atlantic Records. A 5624 T, 7567-95623-0.
  17. ↑ "Quad City DJ's – C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  18. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 9851." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  19. ↑ "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 9726." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  20. ↑ "Quad City DJ's – C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  21. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  22. ↑ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard . August 17, 1996. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  23. ↑ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs" . Billboard. August 10, 1996. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  24. ↑ "Hot Rap Songs" . Billboard. August 3, 1996. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  25. ↑ "Dance Singles Sales" . Billboard. July 27, 1996. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  26. ↑ "Pop Airplay" . Billboard. October 12, 1996. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  27. ↑ "Rhythmic Airplay" . Billboard. July 6, 1996. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  28. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 – 1996". Archived from the original on March 1, 2009. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
  29. ↑ "The Year in Music: Hot R&B Singles". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 52. December 28, 1996. p. YE-40.
  30. ↑ "The Year in Music: Hot Rap Singles". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 52. December 28, 1996. p. YE-42.
  31. ↑ "The Year in Music: Hot Dance Music Maxi-Singles Sales". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 52. December 28, 1996. p. YE-45.
  32. ↑ "Airplay Monitor Best of '96: Top 40/Mainstream Titles". Airplay Monitor . Vol. 4, no. 53. December 27, 1996. p. 30.
  33. ↑ "Airplay Monitor Best of '96: Top 40/Rhythm-Crossover Titles". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 4, no. 53. December 27, 1996. p. 32.
  34. ↑ "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 1997". ARIA . Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  35. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  36. ↑ "American single certifications – Quad City DJ's – C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)". Recording Industry Association of America.
  37. ↑ "Best-Selling Records of 1996". Billboard . Vol. 109, no. 3. BPI Communications Inc. January 18, 1997. p. 61. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  38. ↑ "C'mon N'Ride It (The Train)". Amazon . Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  39. ↑ "Selected New Releases" (PDF). Radio & Records . No. 1137. March 15, 1996. p. 65. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  40. ↑ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week . December 28, 1996. p. 19. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.