Tinashe - Joyride

Tinashe's 3rd album and 7th overall project. The album that was a turning point for Tinashe's career. Under immense pressure from her label, the era was plagued with constant pushbacks, mismanagement from her label, and poor support for her music among others. First off is the single "Player" with a Collab with CB (it was really the label, it wasn't me!) next was summer ready for "SuperLove" (which has aged gracefully IMO) and the infamous "Flames" where Tinashe said "I cried for two days when they told me I had to put that song out as a single."

She was committed to get the album out and after a slew of singles, Joyride was released! The album symbolizes Tinashe's tenacity and conviction for her music. And after a failed romance with Ben Simmons and scraping the album Nashe with the tracks "Like I Used To" and "Throw A Fit" Tinashe decided it was time to move on from RCA.

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What are the most memorable moments from the Joyride era for you guys? Mine would be when Tinashe was promoting Flame using a fire truck and her performing with half naked firemen in the middle of winter on the side of the street for less than 30 people. Tinashe was going THROUGH IT!!

On 9/17/2026 at 5:00 PM, hallucinating said:

All of BB/A, the bulk of SFY, some from 333

which songs on songs for you? like Save Room For Us?

I have been listening to her entire discography the past few weeks in the lead up to POPSTAR and when I say this woman has been such a big part of my life since i first heard Aquarius 14 years ago, her music has been with me since I was a teenager and I have so many memories and experiences tied to her albums and eras

From the gaggery of how good Aquarius was, to the smashery of 2on, the fan meltdowns over Pretend being a single, the AHOD single release and Best Friends Sophia Grace version and the Iggy EGGS! remix, the trenches we were in during the Joyride era, to getting her magnum opus Nightride, to the final release of Joyride being so mid (for her standards), the musical revival with SFY and 333 and the scrapping of Nashe, then the POP INJUSTICE of Needs not being a smash hit, to finally getting another hit with Nasty, the EP shenanigans and scrapping of part 3, all leading to POPSTAR

I think my general ranking would be:

Nightride > Aquarius > Songs For You > 333 > Amethyst > (POPSTAR ) > Quantum Baby > Reverie > BB Angel > Black Water > In Case We Die > Nashe > Joyride

Her discography is just IMMACULATE, not to mention the amount of brilliant unreleased songs she has. She really is one of the best pop stars ever.

She has everything:

• Vocals

• Dancing

• Producing

• Taste

• Visuals (most of the time)

It is truly one of the biggest Pop injustices that she wasnt the biggest pop star on the planet post Aquarius

Everything pre 2016 would have way more scrobs but i started on last fm in late 2016

So excited for POPSTAR (even tho i have some complaints with the album cover and song lengths )

Edited September 19Sep 19 by willmcclure9

No Drama, Ooh La La, and Faded Love were bops!

5 minutes ago, 50thStateofMind said:

No Drama, Ooh La La, and Faded Love were bops!

!!!!

Not to mention He Don't Want It, No Contest and Fire & Flames.... the album is actually decent, it's just her standards are top tier

1 hour ago, willmcclure9 said:

I have been listening to her entire discography the past few weeks in the lead up to POPSTAR and when I say this woman has been such a big part of my life since i first heard Aquarius 14 years ago, her music has been with me since I was a teenager and I have so many memories and experiences tied to her albums and eras

From the gaggery of how good Aquarius was, to the smashery of 2on, the fan meltdowns over Pretend being a single, the AHOD single release and Best Friends Sophia Grace version and the Iggy EGGS! remix, the trenches we were in during the Joyride era, to getting her magnum opus Nightride, to the final release of Joyride being so mid (for her standards), the musical revival with SFY and 333 and the scrapping of Nashe, then the POP INJUSTICE of Needs not being a smash hit, to finally getting another hit with Nasty, the EP shenanigans and scrapping of part 3, all leading to POPSTAR

I think my general ranking would be:

Nightride > Aquarius > Songs For You > 333 > Amethyst > (POPSTAR ) > Quantum Baby > Reverie > BB Angel > Black Water > In Case We Die > Nashe > Joyride

Her discography is just IMMACULATE, not to mention the amount of brilliant unreleased songs she has. She really is one of the best pop stars ever.

She has everything:

• Vocals

• Dancing

• Producing

• Taste

• Visuals (most of the time)

It is truly one of the biggest Pop injustices that she wasnt the biggest pop star on the planet post Aquarius

Everything pre 2016 would have way more scrobs but i started on last fm in late 2016

So excited for POPSTAR (even tho i have some complaints with the album cover and song lengths )

All these elite ball knowledge especially the Sophia Grace one. It was actually a bop!

1. Sunglasses (2:36)

2. Too Easy (1:53)

3. Melatonin (3:42)

4. Empty Stadium (2:45)

5. Flashbacks (2:43)

6. Overdramatic (0:44)

7. I'd Rather Be Alone (3:14)

8. Crash Out (3:10)

9. Pillow Fight (2:21)

10. Nobody Wanna Dance Anymore (2:20)

11. Twentyfive Eight (3:08)

12. The Show Must Go On (0:19)

13. Popstar (2:47)

14. Brainrot (2:22)

15. Cloud 9 (2:25)

16. Heavy Weight (2:53)

Total length: 39:22

37 minutes ago, Indie Go Mind said:

1. Sunglasses (2:36)

2. Too Easy (1:53)

3. Melatonin (3:42)

4. Empty Stadium (2:45)

5. Flashbacks (2:43)

6. Overdramatic (0:44)

7. I'd Rather Be Alone (3:14)

8. Crash Out (3:10)

9. Pillow Fight (2:21)

10. Nobody Wanna Dance Anymore (2:20)

11. Twentyfive Eight (3:08)

12. The Show Must Go On (0:19)

13. Popstar (2:47)

14. Brainrot (2:22)

15. Cloud 9 (2:25)

16. Heavy Weight (2:53)

Total length: 39:22

I know at the end of the day it doesn't matter that much if the songs are good, but ugh the amount of short songs just disappoints me every time

If we do end up getting a remix album I hope we get some longer mixes

I think Tinashe would've hated this idea but I think RCA should've pushed another album between Nightride and Joyride with full pop songs like Player, Flame, Prisoner, promoting those songs and trying to make one of them a hit, and then let her have freedom for the actual Joyride

28 minutes ago, Burqa said:

I think Tinashe would've hated this idea but I think RCA should've pushed another album between Nightride and Joyride with full pop songs like Player, Flame, Prisoner, promoting those songs and trying to make one of them a hit, and then let her have freedom for the actual Joyride

The issue back then wasn't what the album was supposed to sound like primarily. It was the fact that Tinashe was failing to get hit songs for the album to anchor on. Joyride was basically being held hostage until Tinashe got a hit but RCA wouldn't properly promote her. It was really a catch 22.

Joyride was Tinashe under extreme compromise. Flame was released as a single cause it got her a sponsorship with Pepsi and a lot of promo slots.

Also at the time, another issue was Tinashe being put in a box cause she was too pop for R&B and vice versa. They just didn't know what to do with her. A fully pop album would risk alienating the fanbase she already had with her previous 6 releases.

edit: wrong popstar .

Edited September 19Sep 19 by Pop

2 hours ago, Indie Go Mind said:

1. Sunglasses (2:36)

2. Too Easy (1:53)

3. Melatonin (3:42)

4. Empty Stadium (2:45)

5. Flashbacks (2:43)

6. Overdramatic (0:44)

7. I'd Rather Be Alone (3:14)

8. Crash Out (3:10)

9. Pillow Fight (2:21)

10. Nobody Wanna Dance Anymore (2:20)

11. Twentyfive Eight (3:08)

12. The Show Must Go On (0:19)

13. Popstar (2:47)

14. Brainrot (2:22)

15. Cloud 9 (2:25)

16. Heavy Weight (2:53)

Total length: 39:22

Oops that's not———

3 hours ago, Indie Go Mind said:

1. Sunglasses (2:36)

2. Too Easy (1:53)

3. Melatonin (3:42)

4. Empty Stadium (2:45)

5. Flashbacks (2:43)

6. Overdramatic (0:44)

7. I'd Rather Be Alone (3:14)

8. Crash Out (3:10)

9. Pillow Fight (2:21)

10. Nobody Wanna Dance Anymore (2:20)

11. Twentyfive Eight (3:08)

12. The Show Must Go On (0:19)

13. Popstar (2:47)

14. Brainrot (2:22)

15. Cloud 9 (2:25)

16. Heavy Weight (2:53)

Total length: 39:22

Not only 4 songs being over 3 minutes

The pinkpantherefication

Nobody wants to dance anymore , popstar, and brainrot being less than 2:30 minutes should be an international crime.

Anyways there is possibility for remixes and even a remix album later. Excited nevertheless.

Nobody wants to dance anymore is a Pop country/americana song

Edited September 19Sep 19 by nuclear

The track lengths don't surprise me. She's been doing shorter songs since BB/ANG3L but it always sucks to see. I need her 4-5+ min songs back 😭 but regardless I'm so happy we're getting a proper album so the song lengths are whatever at this point

i really liked all the singles so i'm excited for the album..

Fires & Flames really is a god-tier ballad. And the title track Joyride and Stuck With Me still go off

1 hour ago, rockwitu08 said:

The track lengths don't surprise me. She's been doing shorter songs since BB/ANG3L but it always sucks to see. I need her 4-5+ min songs back 😭 but regardless I'm so happy we're getting a proper album so the song lengths are whatever at this point

IMO shorter song lengths are definitely being imposed by labels on artists so they can get as many single-LP vinyl variants pressed as they know that's where a fanbase will likely splurge for an album release, and of course also for the streaming algos or whatever. It sucks but I feel like it's a compromise many artists have to go through right now with streaming dominance and vinyl being a semi-lucrative sales tactic again

Edited September 19Sep 19 by Dark Miracles

3 hours ago, nuclear said:

Nobody wants to dance anymore is a Pop country/americana song

No it's not… it's a bop

The "country" song is Heavy Weight it's just a soft guitar ballad

6 minutes ago, Supervillain said:

No it's not… it's a bop

The "country" song is Heavy Weight it's just a soft guitar ballad

If it's anywhere near as good as Remember When is it's SOTY already.

I still to this day wonder what the original joyride tracklist looked like

The track lengths

we already have 3 of the 4 songs over 3 min kskdksk

oh well! i know she'll gag me anyway based on how much i've loved these singles

Edited September 19Sep 19 by ultraviolence.xx

There is def more music coming so we shouldn't worry too much