"Pony" is the first single of American R&B singer Ginuwine, released as a single from his first LP, Ginuwine...The Bachelor, in 1996. The song was written by Ginuwine with Swing Mob associates Static Major and Timbaland, who produced the recording. "Pony"'s lyrics describe a blatant sexual come-on: "If you're horny, let's do it / Ride it; my pony."
Timbaland's production was unique among R&B releases of the day: "Pony"'s instrumentation features a start-stop rhythm pattern similar to drum and bass music, a bassline and melody formed by vocoded vocal samples, and a cartoon slide whistle. Along with his concurrent work for Aaliyah's One in a Million LP, "Pony" and Ginuwine...the Bachelor marked the emergence of Timbaland as a successful R&B producer. The beat was also used for a remix of Jodeci's song "Freek 'N You".
The single peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks for two weeks November 16, 1996, to November 30, 1996, and reached number six on Billboard's Hot 100 on November 23, 1996.
The song is featured in the soundtrack of the videogame Grand Theft Auto IV, in the radio station known as The Vibe 98.8, a soul and R&B radio station. It was also featured in Season 1, Episode 6 of Undressed and an episode of American dad entitled, I Am the Walrus.
The song has two popular rock-oriented covers from Daniel Wesley and Far. However, the former changed most of the lyrics while the latter is an accurate cover.
[edit] Music video
"Pony" was promoted by a music video directed by Michael Lucero.
The song's remix featured a rap by Timbaland, and was featured in a second video directed by Christopher Erskin. Three unofficial remix music videos were created later, featuring rappers Big Pun, 50 Cent and Lil Wayne. Two remixes have the beat sped up with Ginuwine's verse, while the other has a different beat, using Big Pun's verse from "Still Not A Player".
[edit] Single track listing
US Maxi-Single[2]
- Pony (Album Version) (4:13)
- Pony (Extended Mix) (5:20)
- Pony (Ride It Mix) (5:05)
- Pony (Mad Love Club Mix) (4:32)
- Pony (Mad Love Beat Mix) (4:29)
- Pony (Black Market Slowride Mix) (4:31)
Australian Single
- Pony (Album Version) (4:13)
- Pony (Extended Mix) (5:20)
- Pony (Instrumental) (5:18)
- Pony (A Cappella) (3:48)
[edit] Charts
[edit] Peak positions
| Chart |
Peak
Position |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] |
6 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[3] |
1 |
| U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40[3] |
4 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop Songs[3] |
28 |
| UK Singles Chart[4] |
16 |
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart[5] |
3 |
| Belgian Singles Chart[5] |
30 |
| Dutch Singles Chart[5] |
8 |
| German Singles Chart[6] |
22 |
| New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[5] |
5 |
| Swedish Singles Chart[5] |
16 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[5] |
29 |
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[edit] End of year charts
| End of year chart (1996) |
Position |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[7] |
72 |
| End of year chart (1997) |
Position |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[8] |
62 |
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