"Just a Ride" is the second single released by Jem

Jem (singer)

Jemma Griffiths , better known as Jem, is a Welsh singer-songwriter. Her debut album, Finally Woken, includes elements of rock, new wave-styled electronica and trip-hop...

 from her debut album Finally Woken

Finally Woken

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. The song is a tribute to Bill Hicks

Bill Hicks

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and was featured on Music from the OC: Mix 1, along with "Maybe I'm Amazed

Maybe I'm Amazed

"Maybe I'm Amazed" is a song written by Paul McCartney that was first released on his McCartney album on 17 April 1970. The studio version from the album has never been released as a single. McCartney dedicated the song to his wife, Linda, who had helped him get through the break-up of The Beatles...

" (a cover of the famous Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney

Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...

 song).

"Just a Ride" is also featured on the soundtracks of Monster-in-Law

Monster-in-Law

Monster-in-Law is a 2005 romantic comedy film directed by Robert Luketic and starring Jennifer Lopez, Jane Fonda, Michael Vartan and Wanda Sykes. It marks a return to cinema for Fonda, being her first film in 15 years after Stanley & Iris. The screenplay is written by Anya Kochoff...

(2005) and The Prince and Me

The Prince and Me

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(2004).

Just a Ride Pt. 2

1. Just a Ride
2. Just a Ride (Fatboy Slim Remix)
3. Just a Ride (Adam F-V-Pendulum Music Mix)
4. They (Kid Freeze Tech Breaks Mix)

Music video

The music video starts with a boy skateboarding down the street, and he knocks down a garbage can sending it everywhere. Jem walks out the door carrying boxes, and slips on the garbage. The ground suddenly turns into a pool as she falls, and then she starts to sing. Another woman is peacefully reading a book, while she waits for the butler to bring her a drink. The man comes, then trips, spilling the drink all over her. She then takes her housecoat off, revealing her swimsuit which suddenly changes into Jem removing her jacket at a bar. There is a couple that starts to argue, and then, there is scenes of Jem riding in the backseat of a taxi. The driver of the taxi keeps yelling, and Jem gets out of the car. The video goes back to Jem falling into the pool, but then it reveals that she just fell on the ground, and a man gives her a hand up.

Chart positions

In Australia, "Just a Ride" received little airplay and did not chart.
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Chart (2005)	Peak Position
Ireland (IRMA Irish Recorded Music Association Irish Recorded Music Association is the Irish record industry association. IRMA is a non-profit association set up to manage and control the music industry in the Republic of Ireland.-Goals and activities:... )	27
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company)	16