Slow Ride

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Name = Slow Ride


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Artist = Foghat
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Album = Fool for the City
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Released = 1975
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Genre = Hard rock
Blues-rock
Length = 8:14 (LP), 3:56 (single), 8:21 (1977 live), 9:44 (2007 live)
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Composer = Dave Peverett
Label = Bearsville Records
Producer = Nick Jameson
Tracks = 7
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"Slow Ride" is a song composed by "Lonesome" Dave Peverett and recorded by the rock band Foghat, appearing on their fifth album "Fool for the City" (1975). This was Foghat's top single, peaking at number 20. It also appears on "Foghat Live" (1977), which was their best selling album at over two million copies. In 2007, it was released on a new Foghat album, "Live II".

The song was in mid-tempo and the ending is played at a faster tempo as drummer Roger Earl was getting irked in playing the same tempo for the majority of the song (this was confirmed by Dave Peverett on an episode of "In the Studio with Redbeard" which devoted an episode to the making of the Fool For the City album).

There are 5 versions of this song on the market. The original LP version from "Fool For the City" lasts 8 minutes and 14 seconds. The single version, found in several compilations was truncated to 3:56 with a fade-out ending. The 1977 live version is 8:21, the King Biscuit Flower Hour: Foghat version is 10:37 and the 2007 live version is 9:44.

Originally recorded in the key of A and performed during Dave Peverett's tenure in A. In concert performances, Foghat now plays it in G#.

Appearances in popular culture

"Slow Ride" has been featured in many films, television shows and video games.

Films

* "Barnyard"
* "Dazed and Confused", at the end of the movie when Mitch returns home after his exciting night, and Pink, Slater and Wooderson drive off to Houston to get Aerosmith tickets. This is its most famous usage and has been parodied multiple times.
* "FM"
* "Nighthawks"
* "Wild Hogs", when the gang first rides their motorcycles together.

Television

* Showtime's "Dexter", Season 1, Episode 9.
* "Family Guy", when evil monkey is smoking cannabis. This in itself is a reference to "Dazed and Confused".
* "Malcolm in the Middle", when Hal is steamrolling different objects.
* In an episode of "NewsRadio".
* "Spin City", when the Mayor and Stewart drive a limo and sing Slow Ride in the episode "Trainstopping" (season 5, episode 16)
* "Seinfeld" ("The Slicer"), when the character of Elaine Benes dances to it to drown out a crying cat in her neighbor's apartment.
* "That '70s Show", when the characters go to the prom.
* "My Name Is Earl", Season 3, Episode 6.
* "Cavemen", at the end of episode five when Nick gets a scooter.
* "Spike TV Video Game Awards", was covered by Kid Rock about 50% through the show.
* "House M.D., Season 4, Episode 9, at the very end, Slowride intro riff is played.Slow Ride has also been used in advertising; namely by Carl's Jr./Hardee's and also by Honda.

Video games

* ""
* "RoadKill"
* "" as a playable track. However, the version in the game is shortened down to 4 minutes and 5 seconds (the cover follows the original version until 3:53 into it, from where it skips to the end). It is the first song in the set list and generally considered the easiest song in the game. Fact|date=July 2008| Conjecture