Jessie Ware, Ride | Spicy Tunez

In the 34^th edition of Spicy Tunez (2026), we explore the eyebrow-raising, naughty, sexed-up vibes behind “Ride” by Jessie Ware. 

Aww, shee-it! Prepare to be shooketh! Spicy Tunez is a column filled with naughty, sometimes controversial, and NSFW songs 👀.  Some songs merely dabble in innuendo and suggestiveness.  Others, however, go whole-hog and embrace a give-no-fucks aesthetic, thrive on sexual endeavors, utter shock value, and sometimes find themselves firmly embroiled in censorship… DUN, DUN, DUN! Spicy Tunez consolidates those Controversial Songs and that piping hot, sensually charged Midnight Heat. In the 34^th edition of Spicy Tunez (2026), we explore the eyebrow-raising, naughty, sexed-up vibes behind “Ride” by Jessie Ware. 

English singer-songwriter Jessie Ware excels at dropping bops. Consistency might as well be her middle name.  Once again, with “Ride”, the ninth track from her sixth studio album, Superbloom, she is on autopilot. Ware delivers a sexy performance, but in an incredibly classy, mature way.  “Ride” was written by Ware, Jack Peñate, Clarence Coffee Jr., James Ford, Karma Kid, and the late, Academy Award-winning composer, Ennio Morricone (1928 – 2020).

Beyond its composition, “Ride” is superbly produced by Karma Kid and Stuart Price. So, where does that Ennio Morricone songwriting credit come into play? An unlikely instrumental riff recurs throughout via sample: Morricone’s The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (Main Title). This striking loop makes for a magical listening experience.  Beyond the sample, there is an electrifying groove, which begins as a thudding, four-on-the-floor beat.  With a vibrant instrumental supporting her, Jessie Ware gets to work, delivering a sexy and sultry vocal performance.  For most of the song, she keeps it calm, cool, and collected. When she gives a bit more, she still sounds as if she doesn’t break a sweat. It’s all finesse! The sexual innuendo is through the roof without being explicit or NSFW. The chorus is not that innocent, but innocent enough:

“Ooh, come on and ride my love

Giddy up, giddy up, giddy up.”

In the second verse, the saddle is not innocent either.  “Jump on the saddle, baby, hold on tight,” she sings, and continues, “I need a stallion who can go all night / Someone to come and blow my mind.” Not too much naughtiness in the repetitive bridge, where Jessie asks him to “Put your loving arms around me.” That’s sweet, in my opinion 🥰. In short, “Ride” is a spicy tune that’s just naughty enough and the perfect song to hit the dancefloor. One of the best songs of 2026. Jessie Ware ate and left no crumbs, PERIODT!

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Jessie Ware, Ride: Spicy Tunez No. 34 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Universal Music Operations Limited; Rizwan Aslam from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]

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