Enjoy the Ride (song)

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“Enjoy the Ride”

Single by Morcheeba
from the album Dive Deep

Released

January 28, 2008 (digital)^[1]

March 24, 2008 (EP)^[2]

Format

Digital download, CD single

Recorded

2007

Genre

Dance, Soul, Pop

Length

4:04

Label

Echo, Ultra

Writer(s)

Judie Tzuke, Ross Godfrey

Producer

Paul Godfrey

Morcheeba singles chronology

"Everybody Loves a Loser"
(2005)

"Enjoy the Ride"
(2008)

"Gained the World"
(2008)

Audio sample

Info "Enjoy the Ride" (help·info)

"Enjoy the Ride" is a downbeat soul and country-influenced song and the name of Morcheeba's first single from their latest sixth studio album Dive Deep (see 2008 in music). Digital release of the single was slated for January 28, 2008. The song features "unique and extremely soulful"^[3] vocals of Judie Tzuke, who also co-wrote the song.^[4]

1 About the song
2 Critical reception
3 Music video
4 Release dates
5 References
6 External links

[edit] About the song

The group's official website posted this review for their current single:

“

This song came about after a long conversation about Los Angeles. Both Ross and Judie (Tzuke) had just come back from there and when the chat ended we wrote it in about 20 minutes. It was perfect, one of our very best and the lead single. It sounds like Fleetwood Mac in their prime.^[5]

”

Another Paul's opinion about the song was interviewed for RealMusic:

“

It’s a beautiful song, one of our very best, and it’s about accepting who you are in the moment and not trying to distract yourself with everything else – gaining a new understanding of yourself and life.^[6]

”

[edit] Critical reception

Professional reviews were mainly positive.

BBC gave a positive review for the song, saying it is "...a melancholy, slightly bluesy Tzuke-sung number accompanied by weaving guitar and haunting strings".^[7]

Daily Mirror rated the song four stars out of five. "It’s a brooding brew that captures the mood of dark LA paranoia conjured up by The Eagles and Fleetwood Mac, putting it in a 21st century context".^[8]

ZME Music claimed the song as "...a beautiful, soothing synth pop ballad, in which Judie Tzuke’s R&B vocals resemble those of Beth Ross, to a extended; it feels however as the track is over-produced and over-polished."^[9]

However, Orange UK gave a negative review and rated "Enjoy the Ride" only one star out of five saying "It is no sort of ride at all, all tasteful styling and a rhythm so mid-paced you barely notice it’s moving."^[10]

[edit] Music video

A screenshot from the music video

The music video for "Enjoy the Ride" was produced by cartoon animator Joel Trussell and is an animated tale of bringing the dead back to life. The video is equally as calming as the song, as animated creatures and animals dressed in costumes travel through a cemetery, waking the dead.