Ride wit U

"Ride wit U"
Single by Joe featuring G-Unit
from the album And Then...
Released	February 24, 2004
Format	CD single, digital download
Recorded	2003
Genre	R&B, Hip hop
Length	3:11
Label	Jive
Writer(s)	Ivan Barias, David Brown, Carvin Haggins, Mario Cardoso, Curtis Jackson, Chistopher Lloyd, Frank Romano, James Rayshawn Smith
Producer(s)	Frankie "Vegas" Romano, Carvin & Ivan
Joe singles chronology
"More & More" (2003) "Ride wit U" (2004) "Priceless" (2004)

"Ride wit U" is a song by American recording artist Joe. The uptempo contemporary R&B track was co-produced by musician Frank Romano and production duo Carvin & Ivan and originally written by until then unknown Portuguese born Mario Cardoso. Mario who was at the time a student in a London inner city school, submitted the song to the producers who imidiately took it on for Joe's sixth studio album And Then... (2003) and features guest vocals by rap group G-Unit. Released as album's the second single in the United States and first international single along with "More & More", it reached number 12 on the UK Singles Chart, number 22 of the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and the top forty of the Australian Singles Chart, becoming his highest-charting single release since 2000's "Stutter".

Track listing

Digital EP^[1]

1. "Ride wit U" (Main Version; featuring G-Unit) – 4:10
2. "Ride wit U" (No Rap) – 3:32
3. "Ride wit U" (Instrumental) – 4:08
4. "More & More" – 3:44

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of And Then....^[2]

• Songwriting – Mario Cardoso (Original Song Writer) ( Ivan Barias, Carvin Haggins, Frank Romano, James Rayshawn Smith
• Production – Frankie "Vegas" Romano
• Co-production – Carvin & Ivan
• Vocal production – Carvin Haggins
• Arrangement – Jay Shawn
• Piano – Jon Denney
• Recording – Brian Garten, Frank "X" Sutton, Frankie Romano, Mike Wilson
• Mixing – Serban Ghenea
• Mixing assistance - Tim Roberts
• Mastering - Herb Powers, Jr.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[3]	32
Germany (Official German Charts)[4]	62
Ireland (IRMA)[5]	43
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[6]	85
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[7]	12
US Billboard Hot 100[8]	56
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[9]	22

References

1. "Ride wit U - EP". iTunes Store (United States). Apple Inc. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
2. And Then... (Media notes). Joe. Jive Records. 2003.
3. "Australian-charts.com – Joe feat. G-Unit / Joe – Ride Wit U / More & More". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 2011-05-05.
4. "Musicline.de – Joe feat. G-Unit Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved 2011-05-05.
5. "Chart Track: Week 7, 2004". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
6. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Joe feat. G-Unit / Joe search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 2011-05-05.
7. "Joe: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
8. "Joe – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Joe. Retrieved 2011-05-05.
9. "Joe – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Joe. Retrieved 2011-05-05.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics