"Hitchina Ride" is a song by American rock band Green Day. It was released in September 1997 as the first single from their fifth album, Nimrod, and is the second track on the album. The single reached number five on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, number nine on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and number 25 on the UK Singles Chart.

The song was later featured as the fourteenth track on their International Superhits! (2001) and as the eighth track off of God's Favorite Band (2017).

Reception PopMatters listed "Hitchin' a Ride" as the sixth best Green Day song, citing "Suiting its falling-off-the-wagon subject matter, 'Hitchin’ a Ride' is a hellish yet exhilarating track that makes picking up a bottle look like probably not wisest idea one could have."

Music video The music video for "Hitchin' a Ride", directed by Mark Kohr, premiered on MTV on October 16, 1997. Coherently with the subject of the song, the music video shows the band performing in a scenery reminiscent of Prohibition era, amongst suggestive characters in costumes.

"Hitchin' a Ride" can also be found on International Superhits!, Bullet in a Bible and Greatest Hits: God's Favorite Band. The music video is included on International Supervideos!.

Track listings "Hitchin' a Ride" "Sick of Me" (non-LP track) "Espionage" (non-LP track)

LP box set

A-side: "Hitchin' a Ride" "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" B-side: "Scattered" "Uptight"

Charts

Weekly charts +Weekly chart performance for "Hitchin' a Ride"Chart (1997)Peakposition

Year-end charts +1997 year-end chart performance for "Hitchin' a Ride"Chart (1997)PositionUS Mainstream Rock Tracks (Billboard)55US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)45 +1998 year-end chart performance for "Hitchin' a Ride"Chart (1998)PositionUS Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)88

Certifications

Release history +Release dates and formats for "Hitchin' a Ride"RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)United StatesAugust 1997RadioRepriseUnited KingdomSeptember 29, 1997JapanOctober 15, 1997CD

See also List of RPM Rock/Alternative number-one singles (Canada)

References