Along for the Ride (song)

"Along for the Ride" is a power ballad by American progressive metal band Dream Theater, and is the second single from their self-titled 12th studio album. It was announced on the band's official Facebook page as the second single on September 6, 2013 and was made available in various locations on September 9. The band's guitarist John Petrucci, talked about the lyrics in an interview in which he said: "the message to that song is very much like you know with all the crazy stuff that happens in the world and all the dangerous events and people out there and things going on... that we don't have a lot of control for that, and then we're just on this big planet, and we're along for the ride". The world tour to promote Dream Theater is named after the song.

"Along for the Ride"
Single by Dream Theater
from the album Dream Theater
Released	September 9, 2013
Genre	Progressive metal, progressive rock
Length	4:45
Label	Roadrunner Records
Songwriter(s)	John Petrucci Jordan Rudess
Producer(s)	John Petrucci
Dream Theater singles chronology
"The Enemy Inside" (2013) "Along for the Ride" (2013) "The Looking Glass" (2014)

Track listing

All lyrics are written by John Petrucci; all music is composed by Petrucci and Jordan Rudess

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Along for the Ride"	4:45
Total length:		4:45

Personnel

• James LaBrie – lead vocals
• John Petrucci – guitars, backing vocals, producer
• Jordan Rudess – keyboards, GeoSynth iPad app, Seaboard
• John Myung – bass, Moog Taurus pedals
• Mike Mangini – drums, percussion

Releases

• CD-R, Single, Promo – Roadrunner Records, US, September 9, 2013.

See also

• List of Dream Theater songs

External links

• Official Dream Theater website
• Official Dream Theater Facebook page