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Let It Ride

1974 song with lyrics by Randy Bachman, Fred Turner performed by Bachman–Turner Overdrive
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Let It Ride

Summary

Let It Ride is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (163 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Let It Ride's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Let It Ride's genre is rock music[4].
  • Let It Ride was followed by Takin' Care of Business[5].
  • Among the performers on Let It Ride was Bachman–Turner Overdrive[6].
  • Let It Ride's record label is recorded as Mercury Records[7].
  • Let It Ride is part of Bachman–Turner Overdrive II[8].
  • Let It Ride was published on January 1974[9].
  • Let It Ride's lyricist is recorded as Randy Bachman[10].
  • Let It Ride's lyricist is recorded as Fred Turner[11].
  • Let It Ride's form of creative work is recorded as song[12].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[13]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 20639102-b936-3e4d-abf3-b9a801483ce9[14]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Let It Ride was Bachman–Turner Overdrive[6].

Publication

Let It Ride was released on January 1974[9]. Its genre is rock music[4]. It is part of Bachman–Turner Overdrive II[8].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Let It Ride was followed by Takin' Care of Business[5].

Why It Matters

Let It Ride ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (163 views/month).[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [13] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Let It Ride. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/let-it-ride-q6532788
MLA “Let It Ride.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/let-it-ride-q6532788.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_let-it-ride-q6532788_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Let It Ride}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/let-it-ride-q6532788}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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