Hitchin' a Ride (Vanity Fare song)
| "Hitchin' a Ride" | ||||
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| Single by Vanity Fare | ||||
| from the album Early in the Morning | ||||
| B-side | "Man Child" | |||
| Released | 1969 March 1970 (U.S.) |
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| Format | 7" Single | |||
| Recorded | 1969 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 2:37 | |||
| Label | Page One | |||
| Writer(s) | Mitch Murray Peter Callander |
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| Producer(s) | Des Champ Roger Easterby |
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| Certification | Gold (RIAA) | |||
| Vanity Fare singles chronology | ||||
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| "Hitchin' a Ride" | ||||
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| File:Sinitta HitchinARide.jpg | ||||
| Single by Sinitta | ||||
| from the album Wicked | ||||
| B-side | "I'm On My Way" | |||
| Released | April 1990 | |||
| Format | 7" Single 12" Single CD Single |
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| Recorded | 1989 | |||
| Genre | Synthpop | |||
| Length | 3:42 | |||
| Label | Fanfare Records | |||
| Writer(s) | Mitch Murray Peter Callander |
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| Producer(s) | Ralf Rene Maue | |||
| Sinitta singles chronology | ||||
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"Hitchin' a Ride" is a song written by Mitch Murray and Peter Callander issued as a single by the UK-based band, Vanity Fare in late 1969. It reached #16 on the UK Singles Chart in February 1970, but was a bigger hit in the United States, reaching #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the spring of 1970. Billboard ranked the record as the No. 14 song of 1970.[1]
The song is about a young man who is attempting to hitchhike, since he has no money. The song is noted for its two recorders, first heard in the introduction as well as in the sections between the choruses and the verses. The song is also noted for its instrumental middle section, featuring an electric piano, that plays a bass line in repetition, which is accompanied by the piano's upper register, bass, drums, and guitar, which is later heard before the song's fade. The single edit shortens the ending by eliminating the final repeated lines "RIDE, RIDE" before the song fades out. It sold a million copies in the United States alone.[2]
Contents
Chart performance (Vanity Fare)
Weekly singles charts
| Chart (1969-70) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada RPM [3] | 3 |
| UK | 16 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 5 |
| U.S. Cash Box Top 100 [4] | 4 |
| WLS-AM survey (Chicago) [5] | 1 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1970) | Rank |
|---|---|
| Canada | 49 |
| U.S. Billboard [6] | 14 |
| WLS survey (Chicago) [7] | 10 |
Sinitta version
"Hitchin' a Ride" was covered by American singer Sinitta. It was released in 1990 as the fifth and final single from her second album Wicked (1989). The song was produced by Ralf Rene Maue. The B-side contains a previously unreleased song "I'm On My Way". This single reached #24 in the UK,[8] and #131 in Australia.[9]
Formats and track listings
- 7" single
- "Hitchin' a Ride" - 3:42
- "I'm on My Way" - 3:52
- 12" single
- "Hitchin' a Ride" (Extended Version) - 6:35
- "I'm on My Way" - 3:52
- CD single
- "Hitchin' a Ride" (Extended Version) - 6:35
- "I'm on My Way" - 3:52
- "Hitchin' a Ride" - 3:42
Other cover versions
- A country music version of the song was released by country singer Jack Reno and reached #12 on the U.S. country chart in 1971.
- British group Paper Lace adapted their 1975 version as "Hitchin' a Ride '75", though it failed to chart.
References
- ↑ Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970
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- ↑ http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.3808&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.3808.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.3808
- ↑ http://50.6.195.142/archives/70s_files/19700627.html
- ↑ http://www.oldiesloon.com/il/wls060870.htm
- ↑ http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1970.htm
- ↑ http://www.oldiesloon.com/il/wls89of70.htm
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