Feel Good Now EP

In early 2011, The Ready Set began working on a new EP having already written 20 new songs and hoped for a release in the summer of that year.{{cite web|url=https://oaklandpostonline.com/7361/archives/the-ready-set-continues-first-headlining-tour/|title=The Ready Set continues first headlining tour|author=Megan Semeraz|website=The Oakland Post|date=March 1, 2011|access-date=July 15, 2022}} He also released the EP's lead single, "Young Forever" in March 2011, to promote his upcoming EP. In July 2011, Jordan Witzigreuter confirmed that the EP would be release sometime in the fall.{{cite web|url=https://popcrush.com/the-ready-set-jordan-witzigreuter-talks-influences-gifts/|title=The Ready Set's Jordan Witzigreuter Talks Biggest Influences and 'Interesting' Gifts|website=PopCrush|author=Cristin Maher|date=July 12, 2011|access-date=April 21, 2024}}

On August 24, 2011, The Ready Set launched pre-ordering for the EP with a release date for October 11.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.altpress.com/the_ready_set_launch_feel_good_now_ep_pre_order/|title=The Ready Set launch "Feel Good Now" EP pre-order|magazine=Alternative Press|date=August 24, 2011|access-date=April 21, 2024}} The digital edition contains five tracks, "Hollywood Dream", "Killer", "Back To Back", "A Little More" and "Notions", while the physical edition includes two bonus tracks, "Operator" and "Young Forever".{{cite web|url=http://www.melodic.net/news/the-ready-set-to-release-feel-good-now-ep-oct-11th|title=The Ready Set To Release Feel Good Now Ep Oct. 11th|website=Melodic|author=Johan Wippsson|date=September 2, 2011|access-date=April 21, 2024}} The EP was officially released on October 7, for digital download.

"Young Forever" was released on March 1, 2011, as the first single from the EP.{{cite web|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/p86skr/the-ready-set-young-forever|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240421202024/https://www.mtv.com/news/p86skr/the-ready-set-young-forever|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 21, 2024|title=New Song: The Ready Set, 'Young Forever'|website=MTV|author=Nicole James|date=March 2, 2011|access-date=June 6, 2021}} The song peaked at number 39 on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 chart and number five on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-ready-set/chart-history/tfm/|title=The Ready Set Chart History: Mainstream Top 40|magazine=Billboard|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118021416/https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-ready-set/chart-history/tfm/|archivedate=November 18, 2021|access-date=June 6, 2021}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-ready-set/chart-history/hbu/|title=The Ready Set Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117210532/https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-ready-set/chart-history/hbu/|archivedate=November 17, 2021|access-date=June 6, 2021}} "Hollywood Dream" was released on August 19, 2011, as the second single from the EP.{{cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/the_ready_set_release_new_song_hollywood_dream/|title=The Ready Set release new song, 'Hollywood Dream'|magazine=Alternative Press|date=August 23, 2011|access-date=October 27, 2021}} He described the single as, "a story about being a kid from a small town with a simple life, who falls in love with a famous, Beverly Hills-style girl."{{cite web|url=https://popcrush.com/the-ready-set-feel-good-now-ep-fall/|title=The Ready Set Are Ready to Release 'Feel Good Now' EP This Fall|website=PopCrush|author=Scott Shetler|date=August 25, 2011|access-date=June 7, 2021}} On September 27, 2011, "Killer" was released as the third single.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.altpress.com/the_ready_set_release_new_song_killer/|title=The Ready Set release new song 'Killer'|magazine=Alternative Press|date=September 27, 2011|access-date=January 12, 2022}} He explained the song as, "knowing you are not the type of person somebody should be in a relationship with, and sort of warning them to stay away."{{cite web|url=https://rockyourlyrics.com/the-bad-the-better-interview-with-the-ready-set/|title=The Bad & the Better – Interview with The Ready Set|date=May 20, 2014|access-date=September 4, 2021}}

Days prior to the release of Feel Good Now, "Back to Back" and "A Little More" were released as a promotional singles.{{cite web|url=https://travisfaulk.com/new-song-the-ready-set-back-to-back|title=New Song – The Ready Set "Back to Back"|date=September 30, 2011|access-date=January 12, 2022}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/the_ready_set_release_new_song_a_little_more/|title=The Ready Set release new song, 'A Little More'|date=October 5, 2011|magazine=Alternative Press|access-date=January 11, 2022}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{rating|3.5|5}}

}}

Feel Good Now was given a 3.5 star rating by AllMusic, and in its review by Tim Sendra, he calls it an "even more assured-sounding, extremely well-crafted pop." However he criticized the EP stating, "The only downside of the record, and the band itself, is that they are hard to slot into any one style -- too pop for emo, too emo for pop -- and this may affect their sales." Evan Lucy of Alternative Press was critical of the EP stating, "there’s not much diversity, something a sound like Witzigreuter’s sorely needs."{{cite magazine|url=https://www.altpress.com/the_ready_set_feel_good_now_ep/|title=The Ready Set – Feel Good Now EP|author=Evan Lucy|magazine=Alternative Press|date=October 10, 2011|access-date=July 18, 2022}}

{{tracklist

| headline = Digital Edition

| title1 = Hollywood Dream

| writer1 = {{flat list|

• Jordan Witzigreuter
• Ian Kirkpatrick}}

| length1 = 2:52

| title2 = Killer

| writer2 = {{flat list|

• Witzigreuter
• Kirkpatrick}}

| length2 = 3:03

| title3 = Back To Back

| writer3 = {{flat list|

• Witzigreuter
• Kirkpatrick}}

| length3 = 3:26

| title4 = A Little More

| writer4 = {{flat list|

• Witzigreuter
• Kirkpatrick}}

| length4 = 2:53

| title5 = Notions

| writer5 = {{flat list|

• Wizigreuter
• Kirkpatrick}}

| length5 = 3:36

| total_length = 15:46

}}

{{tracklist

| headline = CD Edition

| title1 = Hollywood Dream

| writer1 = {{flat list|

• Jordan Witzigreuter
• Ian Kirkpatrick}}

| length1 = 2:52

| title2 = Killer

| writer2 = {{flat list|

• Witzigreuter
• Kirkpatrick}}

| length2 = 3:03

| title3 = Back To Back

| writer3 = {{flat list|

• Witzigreuter
• Kirkpatrick}}

| length3 = 3:26

| title4 = A Little More

| writer4 = {{flat list|

• Witzigreuter
• Kirkpatrick}}

| length4 = 2:53

| title5 = Young Forever

| writer5 = {{flat list|

• Wizigreuter
• Kara DioGuardi
• Niles Hollowell-Dhar}}

| length5 = 3:24

| title6 = Operator

| writer6 = {{flat list|

• Wizigreuter
• Kirkpatrick
• Tim Pagnotta}}

| length6 = 3:20

| title7 = Notions

| writer7 = {{flat list|

• Wizigreuter
• Kirkpatrick}}

| length7 = 3:36

| total_length = 22:31

}}

Credits for Feel Good Now adapted from AllMusic.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/feel-good-now-mw0002224147/credits|title=Feel Good Now - The Ready Set Credits|website=AllMusic|accessdate=July 22, 2022}}

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{{col-2}}

• Jordan Witzigreuter - composer
• Kate Cafaro - publicity
• The Cataracs - producer
• David Conway - management
• Kara DioGuardi - composer
• Greg Federspiel - A&R
• Jeff Fenster - A&R
• Scott Frost - product manager
• Matt Galle - booking
• Brian Gardner - mastering
• Dirk Hemsath - management
• Niles Hollowell-Dhar - composer, engineer

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• Ian Kirkpatrick - composer, mixing, producer
• TJ Landig - marketing
• Ari Levine - mixing
• Liz Lewis - marketing, video
• Mike Marquis - booking
• Laura Mende - marketing, video
• Tim Pagnotta - composer, engineer, producer, vocal producer
• Evan Perigo - photography
• Justin Smith - mastering
• Alex Tenta - design, layout
• Jonna Terrasi - A&R
• Pete Wentz - A&R

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