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Mohombi Mohombi Nzasi Moupondo (born 17 October 1986) is a Congolese-Swedish musician, singer, composer and dancer. He grew up in Norsborg and Kista near Stockholm. Mohombi was RedOne's first signing to 2101 Records in joint venture with Universal Mu ...

from his debut studio album, ''

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'' (2011). It was released as his debut single in the

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on 24 August 2010. Written by

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, Bilal "The Chef" Hajji, AJ Junior, and Mohombi, and produced by RedOne, it is the first release on RedOne's label

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, a joint venture with

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. He also released a popular

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French/English version for the

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markets. The song became a number-one hit in

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, and a top ten hit in

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, and Sweden.

Critical reception

Paul Lester of ''

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'' described the song as a "popped-up

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affair wherein Mohombi promises to 'rock' the female subject of his affections 'like a rodeo'."

Track listing

*US digital download #"Bumpy Ride" – 3:44 *German digital download #"Bumpy Ride" – 3:45 #"Bumpy Ride" ( Chuckie Remix) – 6:23 *French digital download #"Bumpy Ride" – 3:45 #"Bumpy Ride" (French Version) – 3:45

Personnel

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–

, Bilal "The Chef" Hajji, AJ Junior,

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, programming and vocal arrangement – RedOne *

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and vocal editing – RedOne, Trevor Muzzy *

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– RedOne, Mohombi Source:

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

External links

* Dutch Top 40 number-one singles Mohombi songs Song recordings produced by RedOne Songs written by RedOne Songs written by Bilal Hajji 2010 debut singles 2010 songs 2101 Records singles Island Records singles Interscope Records singles Songs written by AJ Junior Songs written by Ilya Salmanzadeh Songs written by Mohombi 2010 singles {{2010-single-stub