Let It Ride (Bachman–Turner Overdrive song)

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"Let It Ride"
Single by Bachman-Turner Overdrive
from the album Bachman-Turner Overdrive II
B-side"Tramp"
ReleasedJanuary 1974
Recorded1973
GenreRock
Length4:27 (LP)
3:33 (single)
LabelMercury
Songwriter(s)Randy Bachman, Fred Turner
Producer(s)Randy Bachman
Bachman-Turner Overdrive singles chronology
"Blue Collar"
(1973) 		"Let It Ride"
(1974) 		"Takin' Care of Business"
(1974)

"Let It Ride" is a 1974 single by Bachman-Turner Overdrive, written by Randy Bachman and Fred Turner, with the latter providing lead vocals. It was first recorded for the 1973 album Bachman–Turner Overdrive II. The single peaked at No. 23 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 on April 27, 1974[1] (making it BTO's first Top 40 song in the US), and spent two weeks at No. 14 on the Cash Box Top 100.[2] In Canada, the song reached No. 3.

The tune was inspired by a traffic incident. While on tour in 1973 supporting The Doobie Brothers,[3] the band was on a highway in their tour bus and got boxed in by a couple of trucks. When the bus and the trucks reached a rest area, the musicians confronted the truck drivers, who responded by saying the band should take it easy and just let it ride.[4]

The song was covered by Canadian rock band Big Sugar on their 1998 album, Heated. It was also covered by Canadian country music group Farmer's Daughter on their 1998 album This Is the Life. Their version was released as a single in 1999 and peaked at No. 30 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.[5]

In 2015, Canadian heavy metal band Kobra and the Lotus covered the song on their first EP Words of the Prophets.[6]

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Uses in popular culture[]

"Let It Ride" has appeared in a number of films and television series. It has been in films such as Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, Lovelace, The Hooker with a Heart of Gold, Halloween, Gutterballs, Invincible, Radio, and TV shows like My Name Is Earl, The Wonder Years, Supernatural and Ed.

References[]

  1. ^ "Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Chart History". billboard.com. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Cash Box Top 100 5/04/74". Cashboxmagazine.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Rolling Stone #178: Bachman-Turner Overdrive". theuncool.com. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  4. ^ Interview track on King Biscuit: Bachman–Turner Overdrive, King Biscuit Flower Hour Records
  5. ^ "RPM Country Tracks". RPM. September 13, 1999. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  6. ^ "Video: Kobra And The Lotus Covers Alannah Myles's 'Black Velvet' On 'Words Of The Prophets' Ep - Blabbermouth.net". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  7. ^ Canada, Library and Archives (January 16, 2018). "Image : RPM Weekly".
  8. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.

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