Colt Ford Earns RIAA Gold for "Slow Ride"

Colt Ford's 2019 single "Slow Ride," featuring Mitchell Tenpenny, was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on December 3, 2025. The certification recognizes 500,000 units in sales and streaming equivalents in the United States. Released on August 8, 2019, via Average Joes Entertainment, the track was later included on Ford's seventh studio album, We The People, Vol. 1, which arrived on September 20, 2019.

A pioneering figure in the country-rap genre, Colt Ford has built a career by fusing country themes with hip-hop and Southern rock. Since his debut in 2008, Ford has achieved significant commercial success, selling over three million albums and accumulating billions of streams. He is also the co-founder of the independent label Average Joes Entertainment. His discography includes the Gold-certified debut album Ride Through the Country and five consecutive Top 10 debuts on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. His 2014 album, Thanks for Listening, reached the Top 10 of the all-genre Billboard 200 and topped the Rap and Independent charts. Ford has also been recognized for his collaborations, earning an Academy of Country Music Award nomination for "Vocal Event of the Year" for his duet "Cold Beer" with Jamey Johnson.

The Gold certification for "Slow Ride" underscores Ford's continued influence and dedicated fanbase. The song is one of his most popular tracks, with more than 55 million streams on Spotify alone. Ford maintains a strong digital presence with over 1.1 million Spotify followers, 535,000 YouTube subscribers, and more than one billion lifetime streams on Pandora. Known for his high-energy live performances, he remains a dynamic and influential artist in contemporary country music.