Nuh Ready Nuh Ready
{{Infobox song
| name = Nuh Ready Nuh Ready
| cover = Calvin Harris Nuh Ready Nuh Ready.png
| type = single
| artist = Calvin Harris featuring PartyNextDoor
| album =
| language = {{hlist|English|Jamaican Patois|MTE}}
| released = {{start date|2018|2|8|df=y}}
| studio = {{plainlist|
- God's Eyes Studios (Los Angeles, CA)
- JA Recording Studios (Santa Rosa, CA)
}}
| genre = Dancehall{{cite news|last=DJ Mag Staff|title=Calvin Harris: "I haven't done any meaningful festivals for years"|url=https://djmag.com/news/calvin-harris-i-haven%E2%80%99t-done-any-meaningful-festivals-years|accessdate=19 February 2018|work=DJ Mag|date=9 February 2018}}
| length = {{duration|m=3|s=4}}
| label = Sony
| writer = {{hlist|Adam Wiles|Jahron Brathwaite|Shane Lindstrom}}
| producer = Calvin Harris
| chronology = Calvin Harris singles
| prev_title = The Weekend (Funk Wav Remix)
| prev_year = 2017
| next_title = One Kiss
| next_year = 2018
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = PartyNextDoor
| type = single
| prev_title = Still Got Time
| prev_year = 2017
| title = Nuh Ready Nuh Ready
| year = 2018
| next_title = Loyal
| next_year = 2019
}}
{{External music video|{{YouTube|6xMBmvevhj0|"Nuh Ready Nuh Ready}}}}
}}
"Nuh Ready Nuh Ready" is a song by Scottish DJ and record producer Calvin Harris featuring Canadian singer PartyNextDoor, who co-wrote the song with Harris and Murda Beatz. It was released via Sony Music on 8 February 2018 along with its music video. It was included on Harris' first compilation album, 96 Months (2024).
Release and promotion
Harris first teased the song on 4 February 2018, when he posted a short clip on social media of a billboard in Times Square, showing the date "02.08.18" with a spinning human skull in the background.{{cite news|last=Wass|first=Mike|title=He's Back! Calvin Harris Is Releasing New Music This Week|url=https://www.idolator.com/7674564/calvin-harris-new-music-2018|accessdate=7 February 2018|work=Idolator|date=5 February 2018}} A website which contains the words "nuh ready" in its address was also revealed,{{cite news|last=Sterling|first=Scott|title=Calvin Harris Teases New Music with Cryptic Times Square Billboard|url=http://news.radio.com/2018/02/05/calvin-harris-music-times-square-billboard/?|accessdate=7 February 2018|work=CBS Radio|date=5 February 2018}} the same cartoon face and parchment paper displayed on Harris' social media banners were featured on the site.{{cite news|last=Bein|first=Kat|title=Calvin Harris Reveals Artwork and Date For Upcoming Release 'Nuh Ready Nuh Ready' Featuring PartyNextDoor|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8098044/calvin-harris-teases-nuh-ready-nuh-ready-partynextdoor|accessdate=7 February 2018|work=Billboard|date=5 February 2018}} The day after, Harris officially announced the single,{{cite news|last=Wass|first=Mike|title=Calvin Harris Announces New Single "Nuh Ready Nuh Ready"|url=http://www.idolator.com/7674681/calvin-harris-new-single-nuh-ready-partynextdoor|accessdate=7 February 2018|work=Idolator|date=7 February 2018}} along with both of its front and back covers,{{cite news|last=Puckett|first=Lily|title=Calvin Harris confirms new single with PARTYNEXTDOOR|url=https://www.thefader.com/2018/02/05/calvin-harris-new-music-billboard|accessdate=7 February 2018|work=The Fader|date=5 February 2018}} the latter of which lists the song's credits.{{cite news|last=Copsey|first=Rob|title=Calvin Harris lines up brand new single to be released this week|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/calvin-harris-lines-up-brand-new-single-to-be-released-this-week__21674/|accessdate=7 February 2018|work=Official Charts Company|date=7 February 2018}}{{cite news|last=Prance|first=Sam|title=Calvin Harris Teases PARTYNEXTDOOR Collaboration|url=https://www.mtv.co.uk/news/2ek8bm/calvin-harris-teases-partynextdoor-collaboration|access-date=7 February 2018|work=MTV News|date=6 February 2018}}{{cite news|last=A.|first=Aron|title=Calvin Harris & PartyNextDoor New Collab "Nuh Ready Nuh Ready" Drops Soon|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/calvin-harris-and-partynextdoor-new-collaboration-nuh-ready-nuh-ready-drops-this-week-news.43380.html|accessdate=7 February 2018|work=HotNewHipHop|date=5 February 2018}} Harris wrote that the song is "a whole new experience", in response to a fan who asked if it would be a continuation to his previous album, Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1.{{cite news|last=Hulton|first=Anna|title=Calvin Harris confirms a new collaboration is coming very soon|url=https://planetradio.co.uk/key/entertainment/music/calvin-harris-partynextdoor-new-song/|accessdate=7 February 2018|work=Key 103|date=7 February 2018}}{{cite news|last=Sterling|first=Scott|title=Calvin Harris Announces PartyNextDoor Collab 'Nuh Ready Nuh Ready'|url=http://news.radio.com/2018/02/06/calvin-harris-announces-partynextdoor-nuh-ready-nuh-ready/?|accessdate=7 February 2018|work=CBS Radio|date=6 February 2018}} He tweeted a few weeks back that he will be "moving on from Funk Wav sound" in 2018.{{cite news|title=Calvin Harris & PARTYNEXTDOOR Announce New Single 'Nuh Ready Nuh Ready'|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2018/02/05/calvin-harris-partynextdoor-nuh-ready-nuh-ready-single/|accessdate=7 February 2018|work=Rap-Up|date=5 February 2018}} PartyNextDoor debuted the song live at the O2 Brixton Academy in London on 7 February 2018.{{cite news|last=Goddard|first=Kevin|title=PartyNextDoor Debuts New Calvin Harris Single "Nuh Ready Nuh Ready" In London|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/partynextdoor-debuts-new-calvin-harris-single-nuh-ready-nuh-ready-in-london-news.43527.html|accessdate=8 February 2018|work=HotNewHipHop|date=8 February 2018}}
Harris spoke about the song with Zane Lowe on his Beats 1 radio show,{{cite news|last=Puckett|first=Lily|title=Watch the video for Calvin Harris's "Nuh Ready Nuh Ready," featuring PARTYNEXTDOOR|url=https://www.thefader.com/2018/02/08/calvin-harris-nuh-ready-nuh-ready|accessdate=9 February 2018|work=The Fader|date=8 February 2018}} saying: "I just know his pen, his voice, and his delivery is among the best in the world," said Harris in a statement. "I worked with him on my last album and I was aware that I underused him. I was embarrassed and ashamed."{{cite news|last=Melendez|first=Monique|title=Video: Calvin Harris — "Nuh Ready Nuh Ready" ft. PARTYNEXTDOOR|url=https://www.spin.com/2018/02/video-calvin-harris-nuh-ready-nuh-ready-ft-partynextdoor/|accessdate=9 February 2018|work=Spin|date=8 February 2018}} He also revealed that he was unable to learn a lot about PartyNextDoor while working with him. "I thought he was a genius for a few years. The thing is that I feel like now more than ever, if you don't come out acting like a genius then you don't get called a genius. And because he's like, you know, to the outside a very reserved and very like just off limits, you don't know what he is. You don't know what he's like. You just see an image and you hear a voice and you hear his writing in it and it's amazing, but you don't know what it's all about. I didn't really figure him out any more working with him. I just know that his pen and his voice and his delivery is, I think, among the best in the world."{{cite news|last=Britton|first=Luke|title=Calvin Harris shares new single 'Nuh Ready Nuh Ready' and says "the best producers in the world are EDM"|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/calvin-harris-nuh-ready-nuh-ready-best-producers-world-edm-2239104|accessdate=9 February 2018|work=NME|date=9 February 2018}}{{cite news|last=Rossignol|first=Derrick|title=Calvin Harris Enlists PartyNextDoor For The Bouncy New Single 'Nuh Ready Nuh Ready'|url=http://uproxx.com/music/calvin-harris-nuh-ready-new-song-partynextdoor/|accessdate=8 February 2018|work=Uproxx|date=2 February 2018}}
Critical reception
Upon release, "Nuh Ready Nuh Ready" received positive reviews from music critics.{{cite news|last=McIntyre|first=Hugh|title=Calvin Harris Teams Up With Dua Lipa For Danceable Single 'One Kiss'|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2018/04/06/calvin-harris-teams-up-with-dua-lipa-for-danceable-single-one-kiss/#34da2e933d5a|accessdate=6 April 2018|work=Forbes|date=6 April 2018}} According to Billboard's Kat Bein, "Nuh Ready Nuh Ready" is not "a Funk Wav" nor "a shining Rihanna joint". He opined that it manages "a classic '90s-house twist", with "PartyNextDoor playing the modern favorite with an island-tinged accent over a Caribbean-kissed rhythm, while bright horns burst over the dark background beat".{{cite news|last=Bein|first=Kat|title=Calvin Harris & PARTYNEXTDOOR Drop New Tune, and You're 'Nuh Ready': Watch|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8098645/calvin-harris-partynextdoor-nuh-ready-nuh-ready|accessdate=9 February 2018|work=Billboard|date=8 February 2018}} Jon Blistein of Rolling Stone wrote: "The dancehall-tinged cut is embellished by skipping percussion, light synth plunks and stray horn riffs."{{cite news|last=Blistein|first=Jon|title=Watch Calvin Harris' Glitchy 'Nuh Ready Nuh Ready' Video|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/watch-calvin-harris-glitchy-nuh-ready-nuh-ready-video-w516524|accessdate=9 February 2018|work=Rolling Stone|date=8 February 2018}} Hugh McIntyre of Fuse found the song distinct from Harris' previous productions, writing: "the tune has a tropical flair to it, and it perfectly blends ideas taken from hip-hop, R&B, and '90s house tracks." He also praised PartyNextDoor for "pulling off his vocals spectacularly" by "fitting his stylized flow perfectly on Harris' beats". He concluded by comparing it to Harris' "power-bangers in the past", pointing out that it "doesn't immediately grab the listener and force them to jump on the dance floor in the same way", but he sees it as "a different kind of hit for the musician".{{cite news|last=McIntyre|first=Hugh|title=Calvin Harris and PartyNextDoor Team Up and Try New Things on 'Nuh Ready Nuh Ready': Listen|url=https://www.fuse.tv/2018/02/calvin-harris-partynextdoor-new-single|accessdate=9 February 2018|work=Fuse|date=8 February 2018}} Similarly, Aron A. of HotNewHipHop also noticed the song of being "not like anything that was featured on Calvin's previous album", writing that Harris "dives deeper into reggae and dancehall".{{cite news|last=A.|first=Aron|title=Calvin Harris Grabs PartyNextDoor For "Nuh Ready Nuh Ready"|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/calvin-harris-grabs-partynextdoor-for-nuh-ready-nuh-ready-new-song.1977283.html|accessdate=9 February 2018|work=HotNewHipHop|date=8 February 2018}}
Charles Holmes of MTV News praised PartyNextDoor for "employing his addictive melodies and songwriting skills".{{cite news|last=Holmes|first=Charles|title=Calvin Harris And PartyNextDoor's 'Nuh Ready Nuh Ready' Is A '90s Fever Dream|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3063776/calvin-harris-partynextdoor-nuh-ready-nuh-ready-video/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210002518/http://www.mtv.com/news/3063776/calvin-harris-partynextdoor-nuh-ready-nuh-ready-video/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 10, 2018|accessdate=9 February 2018|work=MTV News|date=8 February 2018}} Rap-Up felt that the collaboration "allows PND to pull from his Jamaican roots, while Calvin delivers some house influences".{{cite news|title=New Music: Calvin Harris feat. PARTYNEXTDOOR – 'Nuh Ready Nuh Ready'|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2018/02/08/new-music-calvin-harris-partynextdoor-nuh-ready-nuh-ready/|accessdate=9 February 2018|work=Rap-Up|date=8 February 2018}} Scott T. Sterling of CBS Radio called it "a percolating club track that combines Caribbean-by-way-of-Toronto island vibes with classic U.K. dubstep aesthetics",{{cite news|last=Sterling|first=Scott|title=Calvin Harris Returns with PartyNextDoor for 'Nuh Ready Nuh Ready'|url=http://news.radio.com/2018/02/08/calvin-harris-partynextdoor-nuh-ready-nuh-ready-video/|accessdate=9 February 2018|work=CBS Radio|date=8 February 2018}} while Mike Nied of Idolator regarded it as "a buoyant club cut with massive potential", writing that "it boasts a new sonic direction and provides a much-needed update on trop-pop's overplayed productions".{{cite news|last=Nied|first=Mike|title=Calvin Harris & PARTYNEXTDOOR Drop Trippy "Nuh Ready Nuh Ready" Video|url=https://www.idolator.com/7674748/calvin-harris-partynextdoor-nuh-ready-nuh-ready|accessdate=9 February 2018|work=Idolator|date=8 February 2018}}
Music video
The accompanying music video was directed by Emil Nava,{{cite web|url=http://www.emilnava.com/|title=Music Videos – Emil Nava|website=emilnava.com|accessdate=17 February 2018}} and it uses special effects throughout. It begins with shots of night-time London from a helicopter, after which PartyNextDoor and several dancers deliver choreography in front of a green screen.{{cite news|last=Elder|first=Sajae|title=Calvin Harris Taps PartyNextDoor for His New Single "Nuh Ready Nuh Ready"|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2018/02/calvin-harris-taps-partynextdoor-for-new-single-nuh-ready-nuh-ready|accessdate=9 February 2018|work=Complex|date=9 February 2018}} Harris makes a brief appearance towards the middle of the visual.{{cite news|last=Murphy|first=Sarah|title=Calvin Harris and PARTYNEXTDOOR Drop "Nuh Ready Nuh Ready" Video|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/calvin_harris_and_partynextdoor_drop_nuh_ready_nuh_ready_video|accessdate=9 February 2018|work=Exclaim!|date=8 February 2018}}
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from the single's back cover.{{cite web|last=Harris|first=Calvin|title=Calvin Harris on Twitter: "Thursday Nuh Ready Nuh Ready w/ @partynextdoor"|url=https://twitter.com/CalvinHarris/status/960958783672348672|website=Twitter|accessdate=7 February 2018|date=6 February 2018}}{{cite web|title=Nuh Ready Nuh Ready / Calvin Harris TIDAL|url=https://tidal.com/browse/album/84447811|website=Tidal|accessdate=6 April 2018}}
- Calvin Harris – songwriting, production, mixing
- PartyNextDoor – songwriting, vocals
- David "Prep" Hughes – recording
- Dave Kutch – mastering
Charts
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= Weekly charts =
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Weekly chart performance for "Nuh Ready Nuh Ready" ! scope="col"| Chart (2018) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{singlechart|Flanders Tip|34|artist=Calvin Harris feat. PartyNextDoor|song=Nuh Ready Nuh Ready|rowheader=true|accessdate=17 March 2018}} |
| {{singlechart|Wallonia Tip|28|artist=Calvin Harris feat. PartyNextDoor|song=Nuh Ready Nuh Ready|rowheader=true|accessdate=10 March 2018}} |
| {{singlechart|Canada|83|artist=Calvin Harris|rowheader=true|accessdate=22 February 2018}} |
| scope="row"| Ireland (IRMA){{cite web|url=http://irma.ie/index.cfm?page=irish-charts&chart=Singles|title=IRMA – Irish Charts|publisher=Irish Recorded Music Association|accessdate=17 February 2018}}
| 76 |
|---|
| scope="row"| Netherlands (Dance Top 30)
| 16 |
| scope="row"| Netherlands (Dutch Tipparade 40){{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/calvin-harris-ft-partynextdoor/nuh-ready-nuh-ready-1-30258|title=Calvin Harris ft. Partynextdoor - Nuh ready nuh ready|language=nl|website=Dutch Top 40|access-date=11 May 2022}}
| 3 |
| scope="row"| Netherlands (Single Tip){{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Calvin+Harris+feat.+PartyNextDoor&titel=Nuh+Ready+Nuh+Ready&cat=s|title=Calvin Harris feat. PartyNextDoor - Nuh Ready Nuh Ready|language=nl|website=Dutch Charts|access-date=11 May 2022}}
| 13 |
| scope="row"| New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/singles/2018-02-16|title=NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=19 February 2018|access-date=16 February 2018}}
| 7 |
| {{singlechart|Sweden|68|artist=Calvin Harris feat. PartyNextDoor|song=Nuh Ready Nuh Ready|rowheader=true|accessdate=4 July 2018}} |
| {{singlechart|UK|48|date=20180216|rowheader=true|accessdate=17 February 2018}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboarddanceelectronic|11|artist=Calvin Harris|rowheader=true|accessdate=22 February 2018}} |
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= Year-end charts =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+2018 year-end chart performance for "Nuh Ready Nuh Ready" ! scope="col"| Chart (2018) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard){{cite web|title=Hot Dance/Electronic Songs - Year-End 2018|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/hot-dance-electronic-songs|work=Billboard|accessdate=21 August 2019}}
| 95 |
|---|
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Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Release dates for "Nuh Ready Nuh Ready" ! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| scope="row"| Various
| February 8, 2018 |
|---|
| scope="row"| United Kingdom
| February 23, 2018 | {{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/playlist|title=BBC – Radio 1 – Playlist|publisher=BBC Radio 1|accessdate=28 April 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180302015303/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/playlist|archivedate=2 March 2018|url-status=live}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|http://www.nuhready.com/}}
{{Calvin Harris}}
{{PartyNextDoor}}
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Category:Songs written by Calvin Harris
Category:Songs written by PartyNextDoor
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