"C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)" is a song by American

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Quad City DJ's Quad City DJ's is an American music group consisting of Jay Ski (Johnny McGowan), C.C. Lemonhead (Nathaniel Orange), and JeLana LaFleur who recorded the 1996 hit "C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)", a rap-remix of Barry White's 1974 "Theme from Togeth ...

, released in February 1996 as a single from their debut album, '' Get On Up and Dance'' (1996). It is based on a sample of

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''. The song peaked at number three on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and reached the top 40 in Australia and New Zealand. It was ranked the number-one song of 1996 by ''

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'' included the song as one of their "Ten Actually Good 90s

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'' ranked it number 86 in their list of "200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time". The song is also used in a wide variety of sports events.

Critical reception

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'' commented, "Don'tcha want another booty jam? Sure, ya do—especially if it jiggles with the kind of infectious chorus that this ditty has. This is one of those records that requires the mind to be turned off. The second you start to take all the double-entendre train/ride references too seriously, you are likely to get agitated. Take this for what it is: a cute moment that is good for a quiet chuckle and a wiggle." Peter Miro from ''

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'' wrote in his review of the '' Get On Up and Dance'' album, that singles like "C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)" "are Quad City principals C.C. and Jay-Ski's infectious contribution to a can't-keep-still mandate." James Hamilton from ''

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s ''RM'' Dance Update described the song as a "

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' Whoomp!'-type raggeoly rapped and chanted frenetic corny 0-135.8bpm jump around."

Track listing

# "C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)" (Club mix) - 7:31 # "C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)" (Original mix) - 4:06 # "C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)" (Railroad mix) - 6:05 # "C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)" (Instrumental) - 6:07 # "C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)" (A Cappella) - 6:15

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

1996 debut singles 1996 songs Big Beat Records (American record label) singles Songs about dancing {{1990s-hiphop-song-stub