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Free Ride (song)

"Free Ride" is a song written by Dan Hartman and performed by the Edgar Winter Group from their 1972 album They Only Come Out at Night, produced by Rick Derringer. The single was a top-15 U.S. hit in 1973, reaching number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 10 on Cash Box. In Canada, it peaked at number eight.

Personnel
Edgar Winterclavinet, electric piano, ARP 2600 synthesizer, backing vocals • Ronnie Montrose – lead guitar, backing vocals (1958 Gibson Les Paul Standard) • Dan Hartman – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, percussion • Rick Derringer – rhythm guitar, backing vocals, producer • Randy Jo Hobbs – bass guitar • Johnny Badanjek – drums == Other versions ==
Other versions
Tavares recorded a version of the song for their 1975 album, In the City. Their version peaked at number 52 on the Billboard Hot 100 When The Cats Away recorded a version and was released in January 1990 and peaked at number 12. ==Charts==
Charts
Weekly charts ;Edgar Winter Group ;Tavares Year-end charts ==In popular culture==
In popular culture
The song was featured in the 1990 film Air America and in The Drew Carey Show episode "The Dog and Pony Show". The song is featured in the 1993 film Dazed and Confused, while Hartman's recording appeared in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie and on its soundtrack album. It was also featured as a song in the video game tie-in for the 2006 film Cars, and is also used in the Disney California Adventure ride, Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission: Breakout! It was sampled on the Girl Talk mash-up album Feed the Animals (2008). The song was also included on Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned, on the in-game radio station Liberty Rock Radio. ==References==
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