"Pony" is the debut single of American R&B singer Ginuwine, released as a single from his first LP Ginuwine...The Bachelor in 1996. The song was written by Ginuwine with Swing Mob associates Static Major and Timbaland, who produced the recording. The song's lyrics describe a blatant sexual come-on: "If you're horny, let's do it / Ride it; my pony."
Timbaland's production was 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 a remix of Jodeci's song "Freek 'N You". The song peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks for two weeks from November 16, 1996 to November 30, 1996 and reached number six on Billboard's Hot 100 on November 23, 1996.
The song was featured in the 2012 film Magic Mike which played when Channing Tatum's character performs a hip-hop theme striptease to the song. A song by Rihanna entitled "Jump" sampled this song on her seventh studio album Unapologetic (2012).
Music video
"Pony" was promoted by a music video directed by Michael Lucero.
The song's remix featured a rap by Timbaland, and was featured in a second video directed by Christopher Erskin. Three unofficial remix music videos were created later, featuring rappers Big Pun, 50 Cent and Lil Wayne. Two remixes have the beat sped up with Ginuwine's verse, while the other has a different beat, using Big Pun's verse from "Still Not a Player". A writer/producer named Rudy was a secret producer of this song, he had produced the beat and some of the lyrics.
Single track listing
Europe Maxi-Single[2]
- "Pony" (Album Version) - (4:13)
- "Pony" (Extended Mix) - (5:20)
- "Pony" (Ride It Mix) - (5:05)
- "Pony" (Mad Love Club Mix) - (4:32)
- "Pony" (Mad Love Beat Mix) - (4:29)
- "Pony" (Black Market Slowride Mix) - (4:31)
US/Australian Single
- "Pony" (Album Version) - (4:13)
- "Pony" (Extended Mix) - (5:20)
- "Pony" (Instrumental) - (5:18)
- "Pony" (A Cappella) - (3:48)
Charts
Peak positions
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End of year charts
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72 |
| End of year chart (1997) |
Position |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[7] |
62 |
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Reviews
Notes and references
See also
- R&B number-one hits of 1996 (USA)
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