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Short description: 2021 single by Warren Zeiders
"Ride the Lightning (717 Tapes)"
Ride the Lightning (717 Tapes).png
Single by Warren Zeiders
from the EP 717 Tapes
ReleasedJune 25, 2021 (2021-06-25)
Genre
  • Country
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LabelWarren Zeiders
Songwriter(s)
  • Eric Paslay
  • Rob Crosby
  • Warren Zeiders
Producer(s)Warren Zeiders
Warren Zeiders singles chronology
"Ride the Lightning (717 Tapes)"
(2021) 		"On the Run"
(2021)
Music video
"Ride the Lightning (717 Tapes)" on YouTube

"Ride the Lightning (717 Tapes)" is the debut single by American country music singer Warren Zeiders. It was released on June 25, 2021 from his debut EP 717 Tapes. The song was co-written by Sean Zeiders, Eric Paslay and Rob Crosby.[1] He also had another version of the song come out for its one year anniversary with Travis Barker playing the drums.

Content

The phrase Ride the Lightning was coined by Stephen King in his novel The Stand. It's slang for a convict being executed in the electric chair. The song went viral on TikTok[2] which helped the song garner over 85 million streams, and over 200 million views and 1.3 million followers on TikTok.[3]

Chart performance

"Ride the Lightning (717 Tapes)" debuted at number 30 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart dated July 10, 2021, after its release.[4]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Ride the Lightning (717 Tapes)"
Chart (2021) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 30

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Ride the Lightning (717 Tapes)"
Chart (2021) Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 95

Certifications

Certifications for "Ride the Lightning (717 Tapes)"
Region Certification Certified units/sales

double-daggersales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history

Release history for "Ride the Lightning (717 Tapes)"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various June 25, 2021
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 Warren Zeiders [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Ride the Lightning – 717 Tapes / Warren Zeiders". https://open.spotify.com/track/1JTQG8J8jN8tjDTyUWnaRe?autoplay=true. 
  2. ↑ "Ride the Lightning (717 Tapes)". https://open.spotify.com/track/1JTQG8J8jN8tjDTyUWnaRe?autoplay=truehttps://www.tiktok.com/music/Ride-the-Lightning-717-Tapes-6975170992763865090?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1. 
  3. ↑ Farthing, Lydia (October 22, 2021). "Warren Zeiders Leverages TikTok Stardom, Releases Debut EP, '717 Tapes'". Music Row. https://musicrow.com/2021/10/warren-zeiders-leverages-tiktok-stardom-releases-debut-ep-717-tapes/. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Hot Country Songs: July 10, 2021". Billboard. https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/2021-07-10. Retrieved November 7, 2021. 
  5. ↑ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2021". Billboard. https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/hot-country-songs. Retrieved December 2, 2021. 
  6. ↑ "Ride the Lightning (717 Tapes)". https://music.apple.com/us/album/ride-the-lightning-717-tapes-single/1579085281. 



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