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Ride On Time

by Black Box - Ride On Time is a 1990 production on Groove Groove Melody Records. The writing is credited to Daniele Davoli.

BPM
118.75
Year
1990
Label
Groove Groove Melody Records
Cat. no.
GGM 9011
Country
Italy
Total plays
21
Italo Dance Italo House

About this track

Ride On Time is a 1990 production on Groove Groove Melody Records. The writing is credited to Daniele Davoli.

  • Released: 1990 (verified via Discogs)
  • Written by: Daniele Davoli

Lyrics

(Gotta get up, gotta get up, gotta get up) woh oh (Gotta get up, gotta get up, gotta get up) oh oh (And time won't take my love away) Woh-oh woh-oh o-oh-oh o-o-o-oh-oh You're such a, you're such a You're such a, you're such a hot temptation You just walk right in, walk walk walk right in and Woh-oh woh-oh o-oh-oh o-o-o-oh-oh O-oh-oh oh-oh o-o-o-oh-oh o-o-oh-oh (Gotta get up, gotta get up, gotta get up) thank thank thank you baby (Gotta get up, gotta get up, gotta get up) just don't move (Gotta get up, gotta get up, gotta get up) thank thank thank you baby (Gotta get up, gotta get up, gotta get up) walk right in and 'Cause you ride on time 'Cause you ride on time, ride on time 'Cause you ride on time 'Cause you ride on time, ride on time Let me tell you, let me tell you what you do What you do, what you do to me You're such a hot temptation You just walk right in, walk walk walk right in and Woh-oh woh-oh o-oh-oh o-o-o-oh-oh O-oh-oh oh-oh o-o-o-oh-oh o-o-o-oh (Gotta get up, gotta get up, gotta get up) thank thank thank you baby (Gotta get up, gotta get up, gotta get up) just don't move (Gotta get up, gotta get up, gotta get up) thank thank thank you baby (Gotta get up, gotta get up, gotta get up) walk right in and (away) 'Cause you ride on time 'Cause you ride on time, ride on time 'Cause you ride on time 'Cause you ride on time, ride on time 'Cause you ride on time, ride on time 'Cause you ride on time, ride on time 'Cause you ride on time, ri-ri-ride on time 'C-cause you ride on time, ri-ri-ride on time (away) (And time won't take my love away)

Lyrics via Lyrics API (lyrics.ovh). For personal reference only.

Airplay

21
Total plays
0
Last 7 days
3
Last 30 days
30 Aug 2026
Last played

Plays per week (last 8 weeks):

First logged play: 2026-05-16 · last: 2026-08-30.

On air this track is typically mixed at 118.8 BPM (observed range 115.8 - 121.6 BPM, based on 21 plays; catalog 118.75 BPM, i.e. pitched -3.0 to 2.8 BPM on air).

What mixes well with this track

Tracks that were actually mixed directly before or after this one in the MixPerfect Radio non-stop mix (21 plays). Every transition is beat-matched within the station's ±3 BPM window and is always 32 beats. The element badge marks transitions that also satisfy the engine's rule of no overlapping bass / melody / vocals.

Before this track

  1. Bad Boys Blue - You're A Woman 1x 118.5 BPM 1985 element ✓
  2. Body Electric - Magic Electronic (Extended Remix) 1x 115.9 BPM 2009 element ✓
  3. Robotika - Electric Mind 1x 117.3 BPM 1993 element ✓
  4. Valerie Dore - The Wizard 1x 117.3 BPM 1986 element ✓
  5. Scotch - Money Runner 1x 122.7 BPM 1986 element ✓
  6. Plastic Mode - N.Y. Life 1x 120.2 BPM 1985 element ✓
  7. Hipnosis - End Title (Blade Runner) 1x 120.5 BPM 1983 element ✓
  8. Ryvon - Up And Down 1x 119.6 BPM 1986 element ✓
  9. Sandy Marton - White Storm In The Jungle 1x 120.0 BPM 1986 element ✓
  10. Claudio Simonetti - Cut And Run (Remix) 1x 120.0 BPM 1985 element ✓

After this track

  1. Malcom Mcdonald - Backbone Boogie 1x 118.6 BPM 1988 element ✓
  2. Andy Romano - Sayonara Robot 1x 118.3 BPM 2010 element ✓
  3. Brand Image - Are You Loving? 1x 123.7 BPM 1983 element ✓
  4. Primero - Oh Que Calor 1x 122.8 BPM 1987 element ✓
  5. Joey Moon - Angelica 1x 121.5 BPM 1983 element ✓
  6. Block Sistem - Don't Leave Me Now 1x 121.2 BPM 1983 element ✓
  7. Quintalino Band - Miguel Son Mi 1x 120.9 BPM 1989 element ✓
  8. C-Band - Midnight Man 1x 120.2 BPM 1984 element ✓
  9. Antonella - Supersonic Level 1x 120.8 BPM 1988 element ✓
  10. Susan Stevens - Get To You 1x 119.8 BPM 1983 element ✓

Small sample — these are observed connections from the airplay log, not recommendations.

BPM & mixability

At 118.75 BPM this track suits warm-up and groove transitions, and as a 1990 release it belongs to the 90s dance era. The station's mix engine beat-matches every transition within ±3 BPM of the house tempo, so this tempo fits comfortably in the mix.

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Intro & break structure

How this record is shaped for DJ mixing, from the MixPerfect Radio catalog data.

Intro

Time: 00:00.361 - 00:08.441

Loop: 00:00.361 - 00:04.399 (2× · each 00:04.038)

Elements: Vocals

Break

Time: 04:02.657 - 04:06.703

Loop: 04:02.658 - 04:06.703 (3× · each 00:04.045)

Elements: MelodyBeats

Skip region: 01:49.406 - 04:02.642 (the section that is cut to shorten the track)

On-air play time (in the mix): 01:57.161 - calculated from the catalog structure the way the radio engine does (break end + break-loop repeats, minus intro overlap and the skip region).

Transitions are always 32 beats, beat-matched within the station's ±3 BPM window. Loops provide extra material within that window.

Frequently asked questions

What is the BPM of Ride On Time?
118.75 BPM - warm-up and groove transitions.
When was Ride On Time released?
The catalog lists 1990 as the release year.
On which label was Ride On Time released?
Groove Groove Melody Records (cat. GGM 9011). This is the original pressing data from the MixPerfect Radio catalog.
What genre is Ride On Time?
Italo Dance, Italo House.
How often is Ride On Time played on MixPerfectRadio?
Played 21 times according to the play log.
Which tracks mix well with Ride On Time?
Based on the airplay log it was most often mixed with Bad Boys Blue - You're A Woman (1x).

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Sources

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Release data (year, label, catalog number, country) comes from the original records in the MixPerfect Radio catalog. The text on this page is an original summary based on independently selected factual information; no source text has been reproduced. Facts may contain errors - see the legal information page for the full disclaimer.

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