Pony

In this equestrian-themed song, Ginuwine is offering up a pony ride to a special lady: If you're horny Let's do it Ride it My pony It's pretty obvious what his "pony" refers to - he's just waiting for her to jump in the saddle.

This was one of the first high-profile productions by Timbaland, and the first Top 10 on the Hot 100 on which he got a composer credit. Timbaland made a name for himself producing the Jodeci albums Diary of a Mad Band (1993) and The Show, the After Party, the Hotel (1995). Ginuwine was an associate of Jodeci member DeVante Swing, who made the connection. "Pony" was the first track Timbaland produced for Ginuwine, and it was released as his first single. With a slinky, vibrating rhythm and lots of trebly percussion, the song sounded nothing like anything else out there. The song went to #1 on the R&B chart and climbed to #6 on the Hot 100, marking the beginning of Timbaland's incredible run of hits producing Aaliyah, Missy Elliott, Jay-Z, Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake.

Ginuwine and Timbaland wrote this song with Static Major (Stephen Garrett), who was Aaliyah's primary lyricist and also co-wrote Lil Wayne's "Lollipop." He died in 2008 at age 32 during a procedure to treat a rare medical condition.