'C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)' | |||
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Single by Quad City DJ's | |||
from the album Get On Up and Dance | |||
Released | 1996 | ||
Format | CD | ||
Recorded | 1995 | ||
Genre | Hip hop, Miami bass, dance-pop | ||
Length |
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Label | Quadrasound/Big Beat | ||
Songwriter(s) | B. White, C.C. Lemonhead, Jay Ski, Michael Phillips | ||
Producer(s) | C.C. Lemonhead, Jay Ski | ||
Quad City DJ's singles chronology | |||
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- Quad City Dj's Space Jam Video
- When Did Quad City Dj's Come Out Today
- When Did Quad City Dj's Come Out 2017
- Nov 15, 2016 Jay Ski: If you listen to “Tootsie Roll,” at the beginning of that song, I actually talk and I say “Backed-up by the Quad City DJ’s,” so we had been putting the name out there.
- Create & stream a free custom radio station based on the song C'mon N' Ride It (The Train) by Quad City DJ's on iHeartRadio! Create & stream a free custom radio station based on the song C'mon N' Ride It (The Train) by Quad City DJ's on iHeartRadio! For You; Your Library. Tamika and Tanya Wanna ride this train, ride out now Come on, ride the.
- Lyrics to 'Space Jam' by Quad City Djs: Everybody get up, it's time to slam now We got a real jam goin' down Welcome to the Space Jam Here's your chance, do your dance at the Space Jam Alright.
The Quad Cities COVID-19 Coalition is stressing the importance of staying at home, regardless of what border state governors are ordering. Local River Drive closed in downtown Davenport. ' C'mon N' Ride It (The Train) ' is a popular dance song performed by Florida group Quad City DJ's in 1995, and released in 1996 as a single from the album Get On Up and Dance. It is based on a sample of Barry White 's 1974 main theme from soundtrack to the film Together Brothers. Their second album, The Wait is Over, came out in July 1998 and featured the single, 'Woof Woof,' which was written for the feature film Dr. Dolittle starring Eddie Murphy. The song reached number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100. Their third album, 2069 was released in April 2000 and it featured one single, 'How We Roll'.
'C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)' is a popular dancesong performed by Florida group Quad City DJ's in 1995, and released in 1996 as a single from the album Get On Up and Dance. It is based on a sample of Barry White's 1974 main theme from soundtrack to the film Together Brothers. The song peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 and reached the top 40 in Australia and New Zealand. It was ranked the number-one song of 1996 by Village Voice magazine, and in 2010, Pitchfork Media included the song as one of their 'Ten actually good 90s Jock Jams'.[1] The song is also used in a wide variety of sports events.
Quad City Dj's Space Jam Video
Charts[edit]
When Did Quad City Dj's Come Out Today
Weekly charts[edit]
Chart (1996–1997) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[2] | 13 |
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[3] | 76 |
Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[4] | 14 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[5] | 30 |
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[6] | 95 |
US Billboard Hot 100[7] | 3 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[8] | 15 |
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[9] | 4 |
US Latin Pop Songs (Billboard)[10] | 18 |
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[11] | 4 |
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[12] | 5 |
Year-end charts[edit]
When Did Quad City Dj's Come Out 2017
Chart (1996) | Position |
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US Billboard Hot 100[13] | 11 |
Chart (1997) | Position |
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Australia (ARIA)[14] | 100 |
Certifications[edit]
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[15] | Gold | 35,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[17] | Platinum | 1,400,000[16] |
^shipments figures based on certification alone |
In popular culture[edit]
Use in sports[edit]
- The Round Rock Express baseball team plays this song after every home run, run or win at the Dell Diamond.
- The Seattle Storm play this song at their WNBA games to lead fans in a conga line on the court.
- The song is featured on the video game NCAA March Madness 06.
- The Chicago Express played the song after a train horn after the Express scored a goal at their home games at the Sears Centre Arena.
- Professional wrestler and $5 Wrestling HeavyweightChampion, Freight Train uses the song as his ring entrance music.
Other uses[edit]
- The song is used as the theme song for the 1996 Jon Lovitz comedy-crime film High School High
- The song is featured as a track in the Xbox 360Kinect game Dance Central.
- The song is in the end credits to the episode 'Psycho Pete Returns' of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
References[edit]
- ^Staff Lists: A Feature About Nothing: The 1990s in Lists | Features | Pitchfork
- ^'Australian-charts.com – Quad City DJ's – C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)'. ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
- ^'Top RPM Singles: Issue 9851.' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
- ^'Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 9726.' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
- ^'Charts.nz – Quad City DJ's – C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)'. Top 40 Singles. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
- ^'Official Singles Chart Top 100'. Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
- ^'Quad City DJs Chart History (Hot 100)'. Billboard. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
- ^'Quad City DJs Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)'. Billboard. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
- ^'Quad City DJs Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)'. Billboard. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
- ^'Quad City DJs Chart History (Latin Pop Songs)'. Billboard. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
- ^'Quad City DJs Chart History (Pop Songs)'. Billboard. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
- ^'Quad City DJs Chart History (Rhythmic)'. Billboard. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
- ^'Billboard Top 100 – 1996'. Archived from the original on March 1, 2009. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
- ^'ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Singles 1997'. ARIA. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
- ^'ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Singles'. Australian Recording Industry Association.
- ^'Best-Selling Records of 1996'. Billboard. BPI Communications Inc. 109 (3): 61. January 18, 1997. ISSN0006-2510. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
- ^'American single certifications – Quad City DJ's – C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)'. Recording Industry Association of America.If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH.
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