Pony (Ginuwine song)
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| Single by Ginuwine from the album Ginuwine...The Bachelor |
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| Released | September 1996 | ||||
| Format | CD single | ||||
| Recorded | 1993 | ||||
| Genre | R&B, Dance pop | ||||
| Length | 4:12 | ||||
| Label | 550/Epic | ||||
| Writer(s) | Steve Garrett Elgin Lumpkin Tim Mosley |
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| Producer | Timbaland | ||||
| Certification | Platinum | ||||
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"Pony" is the debut single of American R&B singer Ginuwine, released as the first single from his debut LP, Ginuwine...The Bachelor, in 1996. The song was written by Ginuwine with Swing Mob associates Steve "Static" Garrett and Timbaland, who produced the recording. "Pony's" lyrics describe a blatant sexual come-on: "If you're horny/Let's do it/Ride it/My pony"...
Ginuwine recorded "Pony" in 1993, while he, Timbaland, and Static's group Playa were all still under the tutulage of Jodeci leader DeVante Swing. After parting ways with DeVante, Ginuwine obtained a recording deal with Epic Records' 550 Music imprint, and "Pony" became his first single.
Timbaland's production on the song was markedly unique among R&B releases of the day: "Pony's " instrumentation features a start-stop rhythm pattern similar to drum and bass music, a bassline and melody formed by vocoded vocal samples, and a cartoon slide whistle. Along with his concurrent work for Aaliyah's One in a Million LP, "Pony" and Ginuwine...the Bachelor marked the emergence of Timbaland as a successful R&B producer. The beat was also used for Jodeci's song "Freek 'N You".
"Pony" was promoted by a music video directed by Michael Lucero. The single peaked at number-one on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks for two weeks—November 16 to November 30—in late 1996, and reached number six on Billboard's Hot 100. The song's remix featured a rap by Timbaland, and was featured in a second video directed by Christopher Erskin.
The song is featured in Grand Theft Auto IV.
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- Entertainment Weekly (A-) link
| Preceded by "No Diggity" by Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre |
Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number one single November 16, 1996 |
Succeeded by "Nobody" by Keith Sweat featuring Athena Cage |
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The song was also included on "The Vibe" in-game radio station in Grand Theft Auto IV.
