| "Ridin'" | |||||||||||
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| Single by Chamillionaire featuring Krayzie Bone | |||||||||||
| from the album The Sound of Revenge | |||||||||||
| Released | January 12, 2006 | ||||||||||
| Format | CD single 7" single |
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| Recorded | 2005-2006 | ||||||||||
| Genre | Southern Hip Hop, Gangsta Rap, Contemporary R&B | ||||||||||
| Length | 4:03 (Radio Version), 3:46 (UK Radio) | ||||||||||
| Label | Universal/Chamillitary | ||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Hakeem Seriki, Juan Salinas, Oscar Salinas, Anthony Henderson | ||||||||||
| Producer | Play-N-Skillz | ||||||||||
| Certification | 3x Platinum (RIAA) | ||||||||||
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"Ridin'" is the second single from Chamillionaire's album, The Sound of Revenge, and features a guest rap by Krayzie Bone. Its title is often incorrectly assumed to be "Ridin' Dirty" due to the chorus. The lyrics concern racial profiling and police brutality, as well as the stereotyping of African Americans driving a vehicle with drugs or other contraband on the inside ("Riding dirty"). The music video attempts to create a sense of the police abusing their powers for likely racist reasons, though the singer does admit to various crimes of that nature, including driving under the influence, prostitution, and fornication. He juxtaposes police actions with wrestling scenes to show how the police allegedly treat suspects. The music video, filmed in Dallas, Texas, also has cameo appearances by Tom Lister Jr., Wish Bone, Layzie Bone, Play-N-Skillz, Chingo Bling, OG Ron C, Big Tuck, and Chamillionaire's younger brother, Rasaq.
On July 17, 2006, Chamillionaire announced via bulletin on his official MySpace page that American parodist "Weird Al" Yankovic recorded a parody of "Ridin'" for his new album Straight Outta Lynwood (released on September 26, 2006). The parody, called "White & Nerdy" also featured a music video and was released as the lead single from the album. On YouTube, the music video of White and Nerdy surpassed Ridin' in popularity receiving over 50 million more views than the original.[1][2] Chamillionaire stated in an interview that he enjoyed the parody of the song written by Yankovic, and was "pleasantly surprised" by Yankovic's rapping ability.[3]
The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. for two weeks and peaked at number two in the United Kingdom behind Shakira when it was released there. "Ridin'" was awarded Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards. It was also nominated for Best Rap Song. It was awarded the last Best Rap Video at the MTV Video Music Awards, which was awarded in 2006. The song ranked number three on Rolling Stone's "100 Best Songs of 2006".[4] It was the best selling ringtone in 2006, with 3.2 million sales, certified by the RIAA as the first multi-platinum Mastertone artist in history. "Ridin'" appeared at #6 on BET's "Top 100 Music Videos Of 2006"
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UK - CD: 1
UK - CD: 2
The remixes feature the following artists:
| Country | Date |
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| United States | January 12, 2006 |
| United Kingdom | September 14, 2006 |
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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| Australian Singles Chart | 24 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 13 |
| French Singles Chart | 40 |
| German Singles Chart | 8 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 2 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 2 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 25 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 19 |
| UK Singles Chart | 2 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 7 |
| US Billboard Hot Rap Tracks | 2 |
| US Billboard Pop 100 | 3 |
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