Pony (Ginuwine song)

Pony (Ginuwine song)

Infobox Single
Name = Pony


Artist = Ginuwine
from Album = Ginuwine...The Bachelor
B-side =
Released = September 1996
Format = CD single
Recorded = 1993
Genre = R&B, Dance pop
Length = 4:12
Label = 550/Epic
Writer = Steve Garrett
Elgin Lumpkin Tim Mosley
Producer = Timbaland
Certification = Platinum
Chronology = Ginuwine singles
Last single =
This single = "Pony"
(1996)
Next single = "Tell Me Do U Wanna"
(1997)

"Pony" is the debut single of American R&B singer Ginuwine, released as the first single from his debut LP, "Ginuwine...The Bachelor", in 1996. The song was written by Ginuwine with Swing Mob associates Steve "Static" Garrett and Timbaland, who produced the recording. "Pony's" lyrics describe a blatant sexual come-on: "If you're horny/Let's do it/Ride it/My pony"..."

Ginuwine recorded "Pony" in 1993, while he, Timbaland, and Static's group Playa were all still under the tutulage of Jodeci leader DeVante Swing. After parting ways with DeVante, Ginuwine obtained a recording deal with Epic Records' 550 Music imprint, and "Pony" became his first single.

Timbaland's production on the song was markedly 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 Jodeci's song "Freek 'N You".

"Pony" was promoted by a music video directed by Michael Lucero. The single peaked at number-one on the "Billboard" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks for two weeks—November 16 to November 30—in late 1996, and reached number six on "Billboard"'s Hot 100. The song's remix featured a rap by Timbaland, and was featured in a second video directed by Christopher Erskin.

The song is featured in Grand Theft Auto IV.

In 2008, the song has been covered by reformed band, Far.

Charts

Reviews

* Entertainment Weekly (A-) [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,294909,00.html link]

Notes & References

The song was also included on "The Vibe" in-game radio station in Grand Theft Auto IV.


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