Let It Ride (Bachman–Turner Overdrive song)
| "Let It Ride" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| B-side | "Tramp" |
"Let It Ride" is a 1974 single by Bachman-Turner Overdrive, written by Randy Bachman and Fred Turner, with the latter providing lead vocals. The song peaked at #23 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and spent two weeks at #14 on the Cash Box Top 100.[1] In Canada, the song reached #3.
The song was inspired by a traffic jam during which the band was in their tour bus. The bus had been boxed in by a couple of trucks. When the band got off at a truck stop, they confronted the drivers of the trucks, whose response was that they should take it easy and just let it ride.
The song was covered by Canadian rock band Big Sugar on their 1998 album, Heated. The song 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 number 30 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.[2]
In 2015, Canadian heavy metal band Kobra and the Lotus covered the song on their first EP Words of the Prophets.[3]
Chart performance
Weekly singles charts
| Chart (1974) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada RPM | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 23 |
| U.S. Cash Box Top 100 [4] | 14 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1974) | Rank |
|---|---|
| Canada | 57 |
Uses in popular culture
It appears in the 2013 film Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues.
References
External links
- [3], Let it Ride by Bachman-Turner Overdrive Songfacts