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Ride (ZZ Ward song)

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2017 single by ZZ Ward featuring Gary Clark Jr.

"Ride"
SinglebyZZ Ward featuring Gary Clark Jr.
from the album Cars 3 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) and The Storm
Released	April 14, 2017 (2017-04-14)
Genre	Blues rock pop rock
Length	4:04
Label	Walt Disney
Songwriter(s)	ZZ Ward Evan Bogart Dave Bassett
Producer(s)	Dave Bassett
ZZ Ward singles chronology
"Help Me Mama" (2017) "Ride" (2017) "Cannonball" (2017)
Gary Clark Jr. singles chronology
"Ride" (2017) "Come Together" (2017)
Music video
"Ride"onYouTube

"Ride" is an song by American singer-songwriter ZZ Ward featuring guitarist Gary Clark Jr. for the Disney/Pixar film Cars 3 and its soundtrack. The song, which plays during the film's end credits,^[1] was written by Ward, Evan Bogart and Dave Bassett, with the latter also producing, mixing, and recording it.^[2] It was released as a single on April 14, 2017.^[2]

The song was first announced on May 18, 2017, along with the soundtrack and Randy Newman's original score.^[3] Ward first performed the song on Dancing with the Stars on April 17, 2017.^[2][4][5] She later included the song as the last track of The Storm, her second studio album, which was released on June 30, 2017.^[6] The song is an up-tempo pop-dance song.

A music video of the song, featuring footage of the film, was released on June 16, 2017, the same day on which the film, the soundtrack and score were released.^[7]