Ridin' Solo

Album: Jason DeRulo (2010)
Charted: 2 9
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Songfacts®:

  • This serenade to the joys of being single originally sampled "Bittersweet Symphony" by The Verve. However, the sample was not cleared and was subsequently replaced.
  • Jason Derulo penned this before he could afford access to fancy digs. He said: "I wrote 'Ridin Solo' in my cousin's basement at 3am on a couch we found in the street."

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  • Siahara Shyne Carter from United StatesI have this on DVD my parents Can't Stop me buying Cool Stuff. hehehe B)O
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