''Nightride'' is the first digital album, second studio album, and sixth overall project released by American singer

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. It was released on November 4, 2016, by

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. Its first single, "

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" was released on September 16, 2016. The album also includes the promotional singles "Ride of Your Life" and "Party Favors". Unlike the single version of "Party Favors", the album version does not feature rapper

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. Tinashe recorded the project while recording her third studio album '' Joyride''. The album peaked at number 89 on the US ''Billboard'' 200. Tinashe confirmed in 2019 that she considers ''Nightride'' her second studio album, however her former label,

, did not and that was the reason the album did not get promoted, did not get a proper lead single and she could not tour for the album. She said multiple times that she and her label had creative differences, which led to them not releasing it as a proper album as it was not the kind of pop music they wanted from her.

Critical reception

''Nightride'' received generally favorable reviews from music critics. At

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, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an

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score of 75, based on 5 reviews. Randall Roberts of the ''

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'' commented that the album "mixes themes of both cruising and loving, and does so through tracks produced by notables including the-Dream, Boi 1da and Dev Hynes". Rebecca Haithcoat of the ''

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'' stated "''Nightride'' sounds fascinating and, while polished, less sleek and cold than the title suggests. It has more of an ominous, broken-down carnival vibe" and that "Tinashe has long preferred shadows and slinkiness to bright poppiness, and 'Nightride''is strictly after-hours music. ..the album is infinitely interesting, possibly more so than the artist singing it. But then again, you shouldn’t count out anyone releasing an album like ''Nightride''."

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'' gave a more mixed but still positive review; describing the tracks from ''Nightride'' as a series of 'hazy, gauzy tracks'.

Year-end lists

Track listing

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Charts

Release history

References

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