Bumpy Ride

"Bumpy Ride"
Single by Mohombi
from the album MoveMeant
Released 24 August 2010 (2010-08-24)
Format CD single, digital download
Recorded Cosmos Studios, Stockholm, Sweden
Genre Soca, dancehall, reggae fusion
Length 3:44
Label 2101, Interscope, Cherrytree, Island
Writer(s) RedOne, Bilal "The Chef" Hajji, AJ Junior, Mohombi
Producer RedOne
Mohombi singles chronology
"Bumpy Ride"
(2010)		 "Miss Me"
(2010)

"Bumpy Ride" is a soca song by Swedish-Congolese R&B singer-songwriter Mohombi from his debut studio album, MoveMeant (2011).[1] It was released as his debut single in the United States on 24 August 2010. Written by RedOne, Bilal "The Chef" Hajji, AJ Junior, and Mohombi, and produced by RedOne, it is the first release on RedOne's label 2101 Records, a joint venture with Universal Music.[2][3] He also released a popular bilingual French/English version[4] for the Francophone markets. The song became a number-one hit in the Netherlands, and a top ten hit in Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, and Sweden.

Contents

Critical reception

Paul Lester of The Guardian described the song as a "popped-up dancehall affair wherein Mohombi promises to "rock" the female subject of his affections "like a rodeo"."[5]

Track listing

  1. "Bumpy Ride" – 3:44
  1. "Bumpy Ride" – 3:45
  2. "Bumpy Ride" (Chuckie Remix) – 6:23
  1. "Bumpy Ride" – 3:45
  2. "Bumpy Ride" (French Version) – 3:45

Personnel

Source:[6]

Charts

Charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] 7
Belgium (Ultratop 40 Wallonia)[8] 10
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9] 32
Czech Republic (IFPI)[10] 3
Denmark (Tracklisten)[11] 8
European Hot 100 Singles[12] 10
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[13] 2
France (SNEP)[14] 3
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[15] 1
Norway (VG-lista)[16] 3
Poland (ZPAV)[17] 4
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[18] 14
Slovakia (IFPI)[19] 3
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[20] 17
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[21] 6
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] 41

Year-end charts

Chart (2010) Position
Dutch Singles Chart[23] 27
European Hot 100 Singles[24] 63

Certifications

Country Certifications
Denmark Gold[25]
Sweden 2× Platinum[26]
Preceded by
"Fuck You" by Cee Lo Green		 Dutch Top 40 number-one single
October 9, 2010		 Succeeded by
"Just the Way You Are" by Bruno Mars

Release history

Region Date Label Format
United States[27] 24 August 2010 Interscope Records, Cherrytree Records, 2101 Records Digital download
Germany 3 September 2010[28] Universal Music Digital download
5 November 2010[29] CD single

References

  1. ^ "Mohombi - Newcomer of the month". Radio BlackBeats.FM (in German). 30 August 2010. http://blackbeats.fm/news_comments/newsID_4083/Newcomer_des_Monats__Mohombi_.html. Retrieved 30 August 2010. 
  2. ^ "Gaga producer signs deal with Universal records". BBC News. 9 August 2010. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-10882621. Retrieved 28 August 2010. 
  3. ^ "UNIVERSAL MUSIC INKS LABEL DEAL WITH SUPER PRODUCER REDONE". Universal Music Group. 10 August 2010. http://new.umusic.com/News.aspx?NewsId=885. Retrieved 28 August 2010. 
  4. ^ Bilingual French/English version of "Bumpy Ride"
  5. ^ Lester, Paul (11 August 2010). "New band of the day – No 845: Mohombi | Music". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/aug/11/new-band-mohombi. Retrieved 28 August 2010. 
  6. ^ (2010) Release notes for "Bumpy Ride" by Mohombi (liner notes). Universal Music, 2101 Records, Interscope Records.
  7. ^ "Ultratop.be – Mohombi – Bumpy Ride" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Mohombi – Bumpy Ride" (in French). Ultratop 40. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  9. ^ "Nielsen Music: Canadian Update (November 12, 2010)". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Archived from the original on November 10, 2010. http://www.webcitation.org/5u9T1ZNtX. Retrieved November 10, 2010. 
  10. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201048 into search.
  11. ^ "Danishcharts.com – Mohombi – Bumpy Ride". Tracklisten. Hung Medien.
  12. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/european-hot-100?tag=relcharts
  13. ^ "Finnishcharts.com – Mohombi – Bumpy Ride". Suomen virallinen lista. Hung Medien.
  14. ^ "Lescharts.com – Mohombi – Bumpy Ride" (in French). Les classement single. Hung Medien.
  15. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Mohombi search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Stichting Nederlandse Top 40.
  16. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Mohombi – Bumpy Ride". VG-lista. Hung Medien.
  17. ^ "Top 5 airplay - nowości - 14.08. - 20.08.2010". Polish Music Charts. ZPAV. http://zpav.pl/rankingi/listy/nielsen/nowosci.php?idlisty=137. 
  18. ^ Top 20 Nielsen Romania Week 03.01.2011 - 09.01.2011
  19. ^ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201030 into search.
  20. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Mohombi – Bumpy Ride" Canciones Top 50. Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
  21. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Mohombi – Bumpy Ride". Singles Top 60. Hung Medien.
  22. ^ "Mohombi – Bumpy Ride – swisscharts.com". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien.
  23. ^ "dutchcharts.nl - Dutch charts portal" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. http://dutchcharts.nl/yearchart.asp?cat=s. Retrieved 2011-01-03. 
  24. ^ http://www.billboard.com/charts-year-end/european-hot-100-singles?year=2010#/charts-year-end/european-hot-100-singles?year=2010
  25. ^ "Guld og platin 2010". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. 2010-12-03. http://ifpi.dk/index.php?pk_menu=284. Retrieved 2011-01-19. 
  26. ^ "Veckolista Singlar - Vecka 7, 18 februari 2011". Sverigetopplistan. GLF. 18 February 2011. http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=41&dfom=20110209&newi=0&mode=list. Retrieved 19 February 2011. 
  27. ^ "Bumpy Ride: Mohombi: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0040I462G/. Retrieved 28 August 2010. 
  28. ^ "Bumpy Ride: Mohombi: Amazon.de: MP3-Downloads". Amazon.de. http://www.amazon.de/dp/B0040BZV40/. Retrieved 28 August 2010. 
  29. ^ "Bumpy Ride: Mohombi: Amazon.de: Musik". Amazon.de. http://www.amazon.de/dp/B003YI3D9K. Retrieved 7 October 2010. 

External links

Mohombi
Studio albums
MoveMeant (2011)
Singles
"Bumpy Ride"  • "Miss Me"  • "Dirty Situation"  • "Coconut Tree"  • "Maraca"
Featured singles
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