Ride (ZZ Ward song)


"Ride" is an original song performed by ZZ Ward featuring Gary Clark Jr. for the Disney/Pixar film Cars 3 and its soundtrack. The song, which plays during the film's end credits, was written by Ward, Evan Bogart and Dave Bassett, with the latter also producing, mixing, and recording it. It was released as a single in April 14, 2017.

History

The song was first announced on May 18, 2017, along with the soundtrack and Randy Newman's original score. Ward first performed the song on Dancing with the Stars in April 17, 2017. She later included the song as the last track of The Storm, her second studio album, which was released on June 30, 2017.
The song is an up-tempo pop-dance song.

Music video

A music video of the song, featuring footage of Cars 3, was released on June 16, 2017, the same day on which the film, the soundtrack and Newman's score were released.