Free Ride (song)

"Free Ride"
Single by Edgar Winter Group
from the album They Only Come Out at Night
B-side"When It Comes"
ReleasedAugust 1973
Recorded1972
GenreRock[1]
Length3:05 (single version)
3:20 (full version)
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)Dan Hartman
Producer(s)Rick Derringer
Edgar Winter Group singles chronology
"Frankenstein"
(1973)
"Free Ride"
(1973)
"Hangin' Around"
(1973)
Audio
"Free Ride" on YouTube

"Free Ride" is a song written by Dan Hartman and performed by the Edgar Winter Group from their 1972 album They Only Come Out at Night, produced by Rick Derringer. The single was a top 15 U.S. hit in 1973, reaching number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100[2] and number 10 on Cash Box. In Canada, it peaked at number 8.[3]

  1. ^ Greenwald, Matthew. "Free Ride by The Edgar Winter Group - Track Info | AllMusic". allmusic. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  2. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  3. ^ "RPM100 Singles". RPM. 34 (2). Ottawa: Library and Archives Canada. October 20, 1973. Retrieved November 8, 2015.