Hitchin' a Ride (Green Day song)
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- "Sick of Me"
- "Espionage"
| "Hitchin'a Ride" | ||||
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| Single by Green Day | ||||
| from the album Nimrod | ||||
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| Released | September 29, 1997 | |||
| Studio | Conway (Hollywood, California) | |||
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| Length | 2:51 | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
| Composer | Green Day | |||
| Lyricist | Billie Joe Armstrong | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Hitchin'a Ride" on YouTube | ||||
"Hitchin'a Ride" is a song by American rock band Green Day. It was released in September 1997 as the first single from their fifth album, Nimrod, and is the second track on the album. The single reached number five on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, number nine on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and number 25 on the UK Singles Chart.
The song was later featured as the fourteenth track on their International Superhits! (2001) and as the eighth track off of God's Favorite Band (2017).
PopMatters listed "Hitchin' a Ride" as the sixth best Green Day song, citing "Suiting its falling-off-the-wagon subject matter, 'Hitchin’ a Ride' is a hellish yet exhilarating track that makes picking up a bottle look like probably not wisest idea one could have."[4]
Music video
The music video for "Hitchin' a Ride", directed by Mark Kohr, premiered on MTV on October 16, 1997.[5] Coherently with the subject of the song, the music video shows the band performing in a scenery reminiscent of Prohibition era, amongst suggestive characters in costumes.
"Hitchin' a Ride" can also be found on International Superhits!, Bullet in a Bible and Greatest Hits: God's Favorite Band. The music video is included on International Supervideos!.
Track listings
- "Hitchin' a Ride"
- "Sick of Me" (non-LP track)
- "Espionage" (non-LP track)
LP box set
A-side:
- "Hitchin' a Ride"
- "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"
B-side:
- "Scattered"
- "Uptight"
Personnel
- Billie Joe Armstrong – lead vocals, guitar
- Mike Dirnt – bass, backing vocals
- Tre Cool – drums, percussion
Additional Musicians
- Petra Haden – violin
- David Campbell – string arrangements
Production
- Rob Cavallo – production
- Green Day – production, composition
- Ken Allardyce – recording, engineering
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[18] | Gold | 40,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
