Pony
Ginuwine
1997
Annual listening list: initial release cycle, with recent carryovers; not an original-release-date field. Release/version source checked.
Release: 1996
Release: 1996Source checked | Recent carryover
Recorded in 1994 but first single released July 1996. Do not use a recording-session year as release year.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Pony - release / recording history
Recorded in 1994 but first single released July 1996. Do not use a recording-session year as release year. Source consulted 2026-10-13; not a complete discographic audit.
Former annual assignments retained as history
These appearances were removed from the main annual lists. They are not original release dates.
- 1995: premature
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
The song was inspired by Ginuwine's experiences in the club scene.
Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1996.html, song-list position 29
Supplied annotation reproduced with attribution; underlying historical claims have NOT been independently verified.
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
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Sources and scope
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 1997 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary chart transcription reviewed for title, artist and annual association. Not proof of release date, genre or inspiration.
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