Ready 2 Go
{{short description|2011 single by Martin Solveig}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2015}}
{{Other uses|Ready to Go (disambiguation){{!}}Ready to Go}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Ready 2 Go
| cover = Ready2Go.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Martin Solveig featuring Kele
| album = Smash
| released = {{Start date|2011|3|28|df=yes}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = {{hlist|Electro house|dubstep}}
| length = 4:25
| label = {{hlist|Mixture Stereophonic|Mercury|Spinnin'|3Beat}}
| writer = {{hlist|Martin Solveig|Kele Okereke}}
| producer = Martin Solveig
| chronology = Martin Solveig
| prev_title = Hello
| prev_year = 2010
| next_title = Big in Japan
| next_year = 2011
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Kele
| type = single
| prev_title = On the Lam
| prev_year = 2010
| title = Ready 2 Go
| year = 2011
| next_title = What Did I Do?
| next_year = 2011
}}{{External music video|{{YouTube|ohPgju0mBgU|"Ready 2 Go"}}}}
}}
" Ready 2 Go" is a song performed by French DJ and record producer Martin Solveig from his fifth studio album, Smash (2011). It features vocals from British singer Kele Okereke. The dubstep-influenced song was released as the album's second single on 28 March 2011. It peaked at number 20 on the French Singles Chart. It is a secondary theme song of the 2011 Copa América tournament.{{cite web |author=Retrofuzz |url=http://getinpr.com/index.php/2011/07/copa-america-designates-martin-solveigs-ready-2-go-as-official-club-anthem-for-2011-tournament/ |title=Home | Get In! |publisher=Getinpr.com |accessdate=2013-07-24 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226220651/http://getinpr.com/index.php/2011/07/copa-america-designates-martin-solveigs-ready-2-go-as-official-club-anthem-for-2011-tournament/ |archivedate=26 February 2014 |df=dmy-all }} The song has been featured in the episode "Disturbing Behavior" of The Vampire Diaries {{cite web|title=The Vampire Diaries Music - Season 3 "Disturbing Behaviour"|url=http://www.tvfanatic.com/music/shows/the-vampire-diaries/episodes/disturbing-behavior.html|work=TV Fanatic|accessdate=13 October 2011}} and on its sister show The Secret Circle in the episode "Masked".{{cite web|title=The Secret Circle Music - Season 1 "Masked"|url=http://www.tvfanatic.com/music/shows/secret-circle/episodes/masked.html|work=TV Fanatic|accessdate=27 October 2011}} The Hardwell remix of the song was used for the Iceland sponsorship advert for the 2011 series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}}
Music video
The music video for the song was uploaded to YouTube on 4 May 2011. The entire 11-minute music video was shot in the Stade de France, during half-time of the football match between France and Croatia,{{cite web|title=MusicNewsTime.Com - Latest Music News|url=http://www.musicnewstime.com/videos/new-video-martin-solveig-featuring-kele-ready-2-go/}} with the participation of many of the 80,000 fans in the stadium. In the video, Solveig comes into the stadium with a majorette, sings on the tape "Ready 2 Go", then begins to dance. Later, he runs around the stadium and fans in the stands brandish square papers of different colors to form the words "Ready to Go".{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohPgju0mBgU |title=Martin Solveig ft. Kele - Ready 2 Go (Official Music video) |publisher=YouTube |date= |accessdate=2013-07-24}}
Track listing
- "Ready 2 Go" (single edit) – 4:25
- "Ready 2 Go" (radio edit) – 3:05
- "Ready 2 Go" (single edit) – 4:25
- UK digital EP
- "Ready 2 Go" (UK radio edit) – 2:32
- "Ready 2 Go" (single edit) – 10:34
- "Ready 2 Go" (club edit) – 6:27
- "Ready 2 Go" (Arno Cost Remix) – 6:46
- "Ready 2 Go" (Hardwell Remix) – 6:35
Credits
- Written by Kele Okereke and Martin Solveig
- Composed and produced by Martin Solveig
- Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and Temps D'Avance
- Lead vocals and backing vocals – Kele Okereke
- Instruments, programming, and lead vocals (Verse 1) – Martin Solveig
- Mixed and mastered by Philippe Weiss at Red Room Studio, Suresnes
- Back photography – Romina Shama
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Chart (2011)
!Peak |
|---|
| {{singlechart|Austria|49|artist=Martin Solveig feat. Kele|song=Ready 2Go}} |
| {{singlechart|Flanders Tip|15|artist=Martin Solveig feat. Kele|song=Ready 2Go}} |
| {{singlechart|Wallonia|41|artist=Martin Solveig feat. Kele|song=Ready 2Go}} |
| {{singlechart|Czech Republic|55|year=2011|week=22}} |
| {{singlechart|France|20|artist=Martin Solveig feat. Kele|song=Ready 2Go}} |
| {{singlechart|Germany|45|artist=Martin Solveig feat. Kele|song=Ready 2Go|songid=819181|access-date=26 January 2020}} |
| {{singlechart|Ireland3|38|artist=Martin Solveig|access-date=26 January 2020}} |
| {{singlechart|Dutch100|52|artist=Martin Solveig feat. Kele|song=Ready 2Go}} |
| Poland (ZPAV)[http://zpav.pl/rankingi/listy/nielsen/skoki.php?idlisty=396 ZPAV Top5 Airplay 04.06. - 10.06.2011] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325210113/http://zpav.pl/rankingi/listy/nielsen/skoki.php?idlisty=396 |date=25 March 2012 }}
| style="text-align:center;"|4 |
| Polish Dance Chart (ZPAV){{cite web |url=http://zpav.pl/rankingi/listy/dyskoteki/index.php?idlisty=433 |title=Dance Chart :: Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video |publisher=Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry |date=2011-07-01 |accessdate=2011-09-22 |language=Polish |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513130112/http://zpav.pl/rankingi/listy/dyskoteki/index.php?idlisty=433 |archivedate=13 May 2012 |df=dmy-all }}
| style="text-align:center;"|38 |
| {{singlechart|Slovakia|30|year=2011|week=28}} |
| {{singlechart|Spain|43|year=2011|week=50}} |
| {{singlechart|UKdance|13|artist=Martin Solveig feat. Kele|song=Ready 2 Go|date=2011-07-09}} |
| {{singlechart|UK|48|artist=Martin Solveig feat. Kele|song=Ready 2 Go|date=2011-07-09}} |
| US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard){{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=martin solveig|chart=Dance/Club Play Songs}}|title=Martin Solveig: Chart Positions|publisher=Billboard.com|accessdate=2013-07-24}}
| style="text-align:center;"|33 |