Ride Like the Wind
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"Ride Like the Wind" is a 1980 soft rock hit by Christopher Cross, known for its smooth production, memorable melody, and narrative about a desperate outlaw racing for the border.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Christopher Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Christopher Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| backingVocals | Michael McDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide | Minstrel Gigolo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPeakCountry |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionCanadaRPMTopSingles | 3 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSAdultContemporary | 2 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 2 ⓘ |
| composer | Christopher Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| debutSingleOf | Christopher Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredArtist | Michael McDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBySingle | Sailing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
soft rock
ⓘ
yacht rock ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | no ⓘ |
| hasNotableCoverVersionBy |
East Side Beat
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Laurent Wéry NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Mind Project NERFINISHED ⓘ Saxon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSignatureInstrument |
electric guitar
ⓘ
keyboards ⓘ saxophone ⓘ |
| hasSignatureVocalStyle | smooth male lead vocals ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Christopher Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWithEra |
early 1980s
ⓘ
late 1970s ⓘ |
| isConsidered | Christopher Cross signature song ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 4:30 ⓘ |
| lyricist | Christopher Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricTheme |
escape
ⓘ
redemption ⓘ |
| musicalStyle |
melodic
ⓘ
smooth production ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme | outlaw on the run ⓘ |
| performer | Christopher Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBySingle | none ⓘ |
| producer | Michael Omartian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingDate | 1978 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Warner Bros. Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1979-02 ⓘ |
| vocalist | Christopher Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfPeakChartSuccess | 1980 ⓘ |
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