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"C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)" is a song by American Florida-based musical group Quad City DJ's, released in February 1996 as a single from their debut album, Get On Up and Dance (1996). 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] In 2022, Rolling Stone ranked it number 86 in their list of 200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time.[2] The song is also used in a wide variety of sports events.

"C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)"
Single by Quad City DJ's
from the album Get On Up and Dance
ReleasedFebruary 27, 1996 (1996-02-27)
Length
  • 7:31 (album version)
  • 4:09 (radio edit)
Label
  • Atlantic
  • Big Beat
  • Quadrasound
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • C.C. Lemonhead
  • Jay Ski
Quad City DJ's singles chronology
"C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)"
(1996)		 "Summer Jam"
(1996)

Critical reception


James Hamilton from Music Week's RM Dance Update described the song as a "Tag Team 'Whoomp!'-type raggeoly rapped and chanted frenetic corny 0-135.8bpm jump around."[3]


Track listing


  1. "C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)" (Club mix) - 7:31
  2. "C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)" (Original mix) - 4:06
  3. "C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)" (Railroad mix) - 6:05
  4. "C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)" (Instrumental) - 6:07
  5. "C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)" (A Cappella) - 6:15

Charts



Certifications


Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[16] Gold 35,000^
United States (RIAA)[17] Platinum 1,400,000[18]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.


Release history


Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States February 27, 1996 (1996-02-27) CD
  • Atlantic
  • Big Beat
  • Quadrasound
 [19]
March 19, 1996 (1996-03-19) Contemporary hit radio [20]
United Kingdom December 30, 1996 (1996-12-30)
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
  • Atlantic
  • Big Beat
 [21]

References


  1. Staff Lists: A Feature About Nothing: The 1990s in Lists | Features | Pitchfork
  2. Dolan, Jon; Lopez, Julyssa; Matos, Michaelangelo; Shaffer, Claire (July 22, 2022). "200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  3. Hamilton, James (April 27, 1996). "DJ Directory" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 11. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  4. "Quad City DJ's – C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  5. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 9851." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  6. "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 9726." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  7. "Quad City DJ's – C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  8. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  9. "Quad City DJs Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  10. "Quad City DJs Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  11. "Quad City DJs Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  12. "Quad City DJs Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  13. "Quad City DJs Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  14. "Billboard Top 100 – 1996". Archived from the original on March 1, 2009. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
  15. "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 1997". ARIA. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  16. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  17. "American single certifications – Quad City DJ's – C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)". Recording Industry Association of America.
  18. "Best-Selling Records of 1996". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 3. BPI Communications Inc. January 18, 1997. p. 61. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  19. "C'mon N'Ride It (The Train)". Amazon. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  20. "Selected New Releases" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1137. March 15, 1996. p. 65. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  21. "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. December 28, 1996. p. 19. Retrieved August 1, 2021.

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