| "Eight Second Ride" | ||||
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| Single by Jake Owen | ||||
| from the album Easy Does It | ||||
| Released | June 15, 2009 | |||
| Format | Music download | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:07 | |||
| Label | RCA Nashville | |||
| Writer(s) | Jake Owen Eric Durrance |
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| Producer | Jimmy Ritchey | |||
| Certification | Gold (RIAA)[1] | |||
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"Eight Second Ride" is the title of a song recorded by American country music singer Jake Owen, written by him and Eric Durrance. It is the fifth single of Owen's career, and the second single from his 2009 album Easy Does It. Owen had previously recorded the song on his 2006 debut album Startin' with Me.
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"Eight Second Ride" is an up-tempo in which the male narrator meets a female in a bar, then takes her out to his pickup truck.[2] The title is a reference to the eight-second time limit in bull riding, which is used as a metaphor for sex.
Owen had previously recorded the song on his 2006 debut album Startin' with Me, and re-recorded it for his second album, 2009's Easy Does It.[3][4]
The song has been met with mixed reviews. Kevin J. Coyne of Country Universe gave it a B+, saying that the song was a "work of fantasy" but that Owen's vocal performance made the song "enjoyable."[5] Jim Malec of The 9513 gave a thumbs-down, saying that the intro "bursts out of the gate" but calling the song's storyline "comically unrealistic." He also considered the title disconnected from the premise, because the rest of the song did not pertain to bull riding, and added that he considered it one of the worst single releases of the year.[2] Michael Sudhalter of Country Standard Time also described the song negatively in his review of the album and questioned the decision to re-record it: "One wonders why a song with such an unmemorable melody and cheesy double entendres made it on to one album, let alone two."[4]
Deaton-Flanigen Productions directed the song's music video, which debuted on the television channel CMT (Country Music Television) in August 2009. The video stars model Lacey Buchanan from Winter Park, Florida.[6]
The video debuted at #19 on CMT's Top Twenty Countdown for the week of November 13, 2009. The following week, however, the video fell from the countdown, but re-entered at #18 for the week of November 27, 2009.[7]
On the week ending November 21, 2009, "Eight Second Ride" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 95. The following week, it moved up to number 82 and has reached number 70 in its fifth week on the chart.
| Chart (2009-2010) | Peak position |
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| US Country Songs (Billboard)[8] | 11 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[9] | 70 |
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