| "We Ride (I See the Future)" | ||||
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| Single by Mary J. Blige | ||||
| from the album Reflections (A Retrospective) | ||||
| Released | November 5, 2006 | |||
| Length | 4:04 | |||
| Label | Geffen | |||
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| Producer(s) | Cox | |||
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| "We Ride (I See the Future)" on YouTube | ||||
"We Ride (I See the Future)" is a song by American singer Mary J. Blige. It was written by Blige, Johntá Austin, Bryan-Michael Cox, and Kendrick "WyldCard" Dean for her first greatest hits album, Reflections (A Retrospective) (2006), whlle production on it was helmed by Cox, with Dean credited as a co-producer. The downtempo R&B record is one out of three new songs that Blige recorded for the compilation album. Lyrically, it has her singing about overcoming adversity and hoping for better days.
Selected as the album's lead single, "We Ride (I See the Future)" was released by Geffen Records to US radio in the first week of November 2006. Upon its release, it became a top ten hit in Italy and reached the top 20 in the Netherlands. In the United States, it peaked at number 28 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. A music video for the song, directed by Erik White, was filmed in New York City in early November 2006 and features Blige's then-huband, Kendu Isaacs.