"Ride the Lightning (717 Tapes)" is the debut single by American country music singer

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. It was released on June 25, 2021 from his debut EP ''717 Tapes''. The song was co-written by Sean Zeiders, Eric Paslay and

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. He also had another version of the song come out for its first anniversary with Travis Barker playing the drums.

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The phrase Ride the Lightning was coined by

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in his novel ''The Stand''. It's slang for a convict being executed in the electric chair. The song went viral on TikTok which helped the song garner over 85 million streams, and over 200 million views and 1.3 million followers on TikTok.

Chart performance

"Ride the Lightning (717 Tapes)" debuted at number 30 on the ''

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chart dated July 10, 2021, after its release.

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