Pony (Ginuwine song)

"Pony"
Single by Ginuwine
from the album Ginuwine...the Bachelor
Released August 20, 1996
Format CD single
Recorded 1996[1]
Genre
Length
  • 5:25
  • 4:13 (edit)
Label 550
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Timbaland
Certification Platinum (RIAA)
Ginuwine singles chronology
"Pony"
(1996)		 "Tell Me Do U Wanna"
(1997)
Ginuwine...the Bachelor track listing
"Intro"
(1)		 "Pony"
(2)		 "Tell Me Do U Wanna"
(3)
Greatest Hits track listing
"Hell Yeah"
(2)		 "Pony" (Extended Mix)
(3)		 "In Those Jeans"
(4)
Playlist: The Very Best of Ginuwine track listing
"Oh Girl"
(1)		 "Pony"
(2)		 "So Anxious"
(3)

"Pony" is the debut single of American singer Ginuwine, released as a single from his first LP Ginuwine...The Bachelor in 1996. Ginuwine co-wrote the song with Swing Mob associates Static Major and Timbaland; the latter is also the producer. The song's lyrics describe a blatant sexual come-on: "If you're horny, let's do it / Ride it; my pony. My saddle's ready"

Content

Timbaland's production was unique among R&B releases of the day: "Pony"'s instrumentation features a start-stop rhythm pattern similar to drum and bass music, a bassline and melody formed by vocoded vocal samples, and a cartoon slide whistle. Along with his concurrent work for Aaliyah's One in a Million LP, "Pony" and Ginuwine...the Bachelor marked the emergence of Timbaland as a successful R&B producer. The beat was also used for a remix of Jodeci's song "Freek'n You".

Commercial performance

The song peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for two weeks from November 16, 1996 to November 30, 1996 and reached number six on Billboard's Hot 100 on November 23, 1996.

Reviews

The song was well received by most music critics.

Music video

The official music video for the album version of the song was directed by Michael Lucero.[3] The music video for the remix version of the song was directed by Christopher Erskin. The video depicts Ginuwine and his crew entering a Western bar as strangers and gradually gaining the favor of the craggly cowboy-patrons. The video was filmed at the Cowboy Palace saloon in Chatsworth, California.[4]

Appearances in other media

In 2008, the song was featured on Grand Theft Auto IV's fictional soul and R&B radio station The Vibe 98.8.

The song was featured in the 2012 film Magic Mike which played when Channing Tatum's character performs a hip-hop theme striptease to the song and also appeared in its 2015 sequel Magic Mike XXL.

Ginuwine plays a fictional version of himself on NBC's Parks and Recreation and performed the song in the season 6 finale in honor of Li'l Sebastian at the Pawnee-Eagleton Unity concert.

In 2015, Kevin McHale covered the song as Artie Abrams in the first part of the series finale of Fox television series Glee.

The song was featured in an episode of HBO's Getting On in season 3 when it is serenaded by Nurse Ortley (played by Niecy Nash) to the lead character Dawn Forchette (played by Alex Borstein) as she is undergoing dialysis.

The song was featured on an episode of American Dad!.

Carlos PenaVega danced an Magic Mike inspired rumba for famous dances week on the nineteenth season of Dancing with the Stars.

In 2013, the song was featured in the second episode of A&E's Bates Motel.

Single track listing

Europe maxi-single[5]

  1. "Pony" (Album Version) – 5:25
  2. "Pony" (Extended Mix) – 5:20
  3. "Pony" (Ride It Mix) – 5:05
  4. "Pony" (Mad Love Club Mix) – 4:32
  5. "Pony" (Mad Love Beat Mix) – 4:29
  6. "Pony" (Black Market Slowride Mix) – 4:31

US and Australian single

  1. "Pony" (Album Version) – 5:25
  2. "Pony" (Extended Mix) – 5:20
  3. "Pony" (Instrumental) – 5:18
  4. "Pony" (A Cappella) – 3:48

Charts and certifications

Peak positions

Chart (1996–97) Peak
Position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 3
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[7] 4
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[8] 30
Canada Dance (RPM)[9] 4
Germany (Official German Charts)[10] 22
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11] 7
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[12] 5
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 16
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 29
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[15] 16
US Billboard Hot 100[16] 6
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[17] 1
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[18] 28
Chart (2015) Peak
Position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 31
France (SNEP)[19] 171
Germany (Official German Charts)[10] 92
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[15] 62

End of year charts

End of year chart (1996) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[20] 72
End of year chart (1997) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[21] 62

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[22] Platinum 70,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[23] Gold 5,000*
United States (RIAA)[24] Platinum 900,000[25]

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Pony (Jump on It)

"Pony (Jump on It)"
Single by Tough Love featuring Ginuwine
Released 7 August 2015
Format Digital download
Recorded 2015
Genre House
Length 3:03
Label Island
Writer(s)
  • Stephen Garrett
  • Elgin Lumpkin
  • Tim Mosley
Producer(s) Tough Love
Tough Love singles chronology
"So Freakin' Tight"
(2015)		 "Pony (Jump on It)"
(2015)
Ginuwine singles chronology
"I Need"
(2013)		 "Pony (Jump on It)"
(2015)

British house duo Tough Love collaborated with Ginuwine and revamped the classic which was released officially on 7 August 2015 as their second single.

Track listing

Digital download – single[26]
No. Title Length
1. "Pony (Jump On It)" (featuring Ginuwine) (Radio Mix) 3:03
Digital download – EP[27]
No. Title Length
1. "Pony (Jump On It)" (Extended Mix) 4:10
2. "Pony (Jump On It)" (Cause & Affect Remix) 4:39
3. "Pony (Jump On It)" (VIP Mix) 5:17
4. "Pony (Jump On It)" (Kove Remix) 4:13
5. "Pony (Jump On It)" (Sick Individuals Remix) 5:06
6. "Pony (Jump On It)" (DJ Q Remix) 5:09

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[28] 36
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[29] 39
UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[30] 12

Release history

Country Date Format Label
Ireland 7 August 2015 Digital download Island
United Kingdom[31]

Notes and references

  1. ↑ http://www.faqs.org/copyright/dark-days-bright-nights-by-warren-anderson-mathis-pka-bubba/
  2. ↑ Entertainment Weekly
  3. ↑ "mvdbase.com - Ginuwine - "Pony [version 1]"". Music Video DataBase. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
  4. ↑ Garcia, Alex S. "mvdbase.com - Ginuwine - "Pony [version 2: remix]"". Music Video DataBase. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
  5. ↑ Discogs.com Retrieved October 16, 2008
  6. 1 2 "Australian-charts.com – Ginuwine – Pony". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  7. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Ginuwine – Pony" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Ginuwine – Pony" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  9. ↑ Canadian Dance peak
  10. 1 2 "Offiziellecharts.de – Ginuwine – Pony". GfK Entertainment Charts.
  11. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Ginuwine search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
  12. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Ginuwine – Pony". Top 40 Singles.
  13. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Ginuwine – Pony". Singles Top 100.
  14. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Ginuwine – Pony". Swiss Singles Chart.
  15. 1 2 "Ginuwine: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company.
  16. ↑ "Ginuwine – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Ginuwine.
  17. ↑ "Ginuwine – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Ginuwine.
  18. ↑ "Ginuwine – Chart history" Billboard Pop Songs for Ginuwine.
  19. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Ginuwine – Pony" (in French). Les classement single.
  20. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1996". Retrieved 2016-10-21.
  21. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1997". Retrieved 2016-10-21.
  22. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association.
  23. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – Ginuwine – Pony". Recorded Music NZ.
  24. ↑ "American single certifications – Ginuwine – Pony". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
  25. ↑ "Best-Selling Records of 1996". Billboard. BPI Communications Inc. 109 (3): 61. January 18, 1997. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  26. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/pony-jump-on-it-radio-mix/id994653014
  27. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/pony-jump-on-it-remixes-feat./id1003868256
  28. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2015-08-20". Scottish Singles Top 40.
  29. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2015-08-20" UK Singles Chart.
  30. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2015-08-20" UK Dance Chart.
  31. ↑ Tough Love - Pony (Jump on It)

See also

External links

Preceded by
"No Diggity" by Blackstreet		 Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks number one single
November 16, 1996 (1996-11-16)  – November 23, 1996 (1996-11-23) 		Succeeded by
"Nobody" by Keith Sweat
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