Ride (ZZ Ward song)

"Ride"
Single by ZZ Ward featuring Gary Clark Jr.
from the album Cars 3 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) and The Storm
Released	April 14, 2017 (2017-04-14)
Genre	Blues rock pop rock
Length	4:04
Label	Walt Disney
Songwriter(s)	ZZ Ward Evan Bogart Dave Bassett
Producer(s)	Dave Bassett
ZZ Ward singles chronology
"Help Me Mama" (2017) "Ride" (2017) "Cannonball" (2017)
Gary Clark Jr. singles chronology
"Ride" (2017) "Come Together" (2017)
Music video
"Ride" on YouTube

"Ride" is a song by American singer-songwriter ZZ Ward featuring guitarist Gary Clark Jr. for the Disney/Pixar film Cars 3 and its soundtrack. The song, which plays during the film's end credits,^[1] was written by Ward, Evan Bogart and Dave Bassett, with the latter also producing, mixing, and recording it.^[2] It was released as a single on April 14, 2017.^[2]

History

The song was first announced on May 18, 2017, along with the soundtrack and Randy Newman's original score.^[3] Ward first performed the song on Dancing with the Stars on April 17, 2017.^[2][4][5] She later included the song as the last track of The Storm, her second studio album, which was released on June 30, 2017.^[6] The song is an up-tempo pop-dance song.

Music video

A music video of the song, featuring footage of the film, was released on June 16, 2017, the same day on which the film, the soundtrack and score were released.^[7]

References

1. "The 'Cars 3' Soundtrack Will Get You Groovin' Along With The Movie". Bustle.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
2. "Cars 3 Production Notes" (PDF). Walt Disney Pictures. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
3. Records, Walt Disney. "Disney•Pixar's "Cars 3" Fuels Two Soundtracks--Cars 3 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack with Original Song by Dan Auerbach, Instrumental Tracks by Brad Paisley and End Credit Track by ZZ Ward; and Cars 3 Original Score Composed and Conducted by Randy Newman". PR Newswire (Press release). Retrieved 19 May 2017.
4. "David and Lindsay's Jive - Dancing with the Stars". Retrieved 2 June 2018 – via YouTube.
5. "Songs From "Moana," "Cars 3," "Mulan" To Be Performed Live On "Dancing With The Stars"". Headline Planet. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
6. Pablo Gorondi. "ZZ Ward shows her gale-force talents on 'The Storm'". Observer-reporter.com. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
7. "ZZ Ward - Ride (From "Cars 3"/Official Video) ft. Gary Clark Jr". Retrieved 2 June 2018 – via YouTube.