We Ride

"We Ride"
A brunette woman wearing a purple dress, turning her head to the camera, smiling.
Single by Rihanna
from the album A Girl like Me
ReleasedAugust 21, 2006 (2006-08-21)
Recorded2006
Studio
Genre
Length
  • 3:46 (album version)
  • 3:56 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Stargate
Rihanna singles chronology
"Unfaithful"
(2006)
"We Ride"
(2006)
"Break It Off"
(2006)
Music video
"We Ride" on YouTube

"We Ride" is a song by Barbadian singer Rihanna from her second studio album A Girl like Me (2006). It was written by Makeba Riddick, Mikkel S. Eriksen and Tor Erik Hermansen, with production helmed by Stargate. The song was released on August 21, 2006, as the album's third single. "We Ride" is a hip hop, soul and R&B ballad. Critical reception of the song was generally positive, as the majority of reviewers praised its relaxing and carefree qualities.

"We Ride" peaked inside the top forty on multiple charts, including Australia, the Flanders and Wallonia regions of Belgium and the United Kingdom. The song peaked inside top ten in Finland and New Zealand. Despite failing to chart on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, the song peaked at number one on the Dance Club Songs chart and number 34 on the Pop Airplay chart. The song's accompanying video was directed by Anthony Mandler, and shot in Miami and the Florida Keys. The video features Rihanna in various scenes, including a beach, nightclub and socialising with friends.