{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = Feel Good Now | type = EP | artist = The Ready Set | cover = Feel Good Now EP - TRS.jpg | alt = | released = {{start date|2011|10|07}} | recorded = | venue = | studio = {{flatlist| * Catalina Sound (Pasadena, CA) * Indie-Pop Sweat Shop * Zen Seven Studios (Woodland Hills, CA)<ref name=allmusic>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/feel-good-now-mw0002224147|title=''Feel Good Now'' – The Ready Set Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards|last=Sendra|first=Tim|date=May 25, 2014|website=AllMusic|accessdate=June 7, 2021}}</ref> }} | genre = * Electropop * pop<ref name=applemusic>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/feel-good-now-ep/462952171|title=Feel Good Now - EP by The Ready Set|website=Apple Music|access-date=June 7, 2011}}</ref> | length = {{duration|m=15|s=46}} {{small|(Digital Edition)}}<br>{{duration|m=22|s=31}} {{small|(CD Edition)}} | label = Sire Records | producer = | prev_title = Regifted | prev_year = 2010 | next_title = I'll Be Waiting | next_year = 2013 | misc = {{Singles | name = Feel Good Now | type = EP | single1 = Young Forever | single1date = March 1, 2011 | single2 = Hollywood Dream | single2date = August 19, 2011 | single3 = Killer | single3date = September 27, 2011 }} }}
'''''Feel Good Now''''' is an EP by American electropop singer-songwriter The Ready Set. It was released on October 7, 2011, following the release of his major label debut and third studio album ''I'm Alive, I'm Dreaming''. The EP includes three singles, "Young Forever", "Hollywood Dream" and "Killer". The EP debuted at number 179 on the ''Billboard'' 200.
==Background and release== 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.<ref name="The Oakland Post">{{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}}</ref> He also released the EP's lead single, "Young Forever" in March 2011, to promote his upcoming EP.<ref name="The Oakland Post"/> Additionally, he previewed the song "Operator" in April, which was included on the digital release for "Young Forever",<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/the_ready_set_preview_new_song_operator|title=The Ready Set preview new song 'Operator'|magazine=Alternative Press|author=Michele Bird|date=April 12, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110413223004/http://www.altpress.com:80/news/entry/the_ready_set_preview_new_song_operator|archive-date=April 13, 2011|access-date=March 12, 2026}}</ref> and later appears on the physical edition of the EP.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/the_ready_set_release_feel_good_now_ep_details|title=The Ready Set release 'Feel Good Now' EP details|magazine=Alternative Press|author=Tyler Commons|date=August 19, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819194351/http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/the_ready_set_release_feel_good_now_ep_details|archive-date=August 19, 2012|access-date=March 12, 2026}}</ref> In July 2011, Jordan Witzigreuter confirmed that the EP would be released sometime in the fall.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
On August 24, 2011, The Ready Set launched pre-ordering for the EP with a release date for October 11.<ref>{{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|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240421200518/https://www.altpress.com/the_ready_set_launch_feel_good_now_ep_pre_order/|archivedate=April 21, 2024|access-date=April 21, 2024}}</ref> 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".<ref>{{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}}</ref> The EP was officially released on October 7, for digital download.<ref name=applemusic/>
In support of the EP's release, the Ready Set held a release party in Los Angeles on October 11, 2011.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.altpress.com:80/news/entry/the_ready_sets_feel_good_now_set_for_release_tomorrow_ep_release_show_sched|title=The Ready Set's 'Feel Good Now' set for release tomorrow, EP release show scheduled|magazine=Alternative Press|author=Tyler Commons|date=October 10, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011110822/http://www.altpress.com:80/news/entry/the_ready_sets_feel_good_now_set_for_release_tomorrow_ep_release_show_sched|archive-date=October 11, 2011|access-date=March 12, 2026}}</ref> He also joined All Time Low on a fall tour from October to November 2011, along with He Is We and Paradise Fears.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/all_time_low_announce_fall_tour_with_the_ready_set_he_is_we_paradise_fears|title=All Time Low announce fall tour with the Ready Set, He Is We, Paradise Fears|magazine=Alternative Press|author=Tyler Commons|date=August 22, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007180844/http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/all_time_low_announce_fall_tour_with_the_ready_set_he_is_we_paradise_fears|archive-date=October 7, 2011|access-date=March 12, 2026}}</ref> In December, the Ready Set performed a few acoustic holiday shows with Breathe Electric, Plug in Stereo, and Weatherstar.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/the_ready_set_announces_holiday_acoustic_shows|title=The Ready Set announces holiday acoustic shows|magazine=Alternative Press|author=Tyler Commons|date=October 13, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111014045616/http://www.altpress.com:80/news/entry/the_ready_set_announces_holiday_acoustic_shows|archive-date=October 14, 2011|access-date=March 12, 2026}}</ref>
==Composition== In an interview with ''Seventeen'' magazine, the Ready Set explained the meaning behind the songs. He wrote many of the songs about love, such as "Back to Back", about loving somebody who treats you terribly but still find small redeeming factors that "keeps you running right back for more," despite how bad things are.<ref name="Seventeen">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/a16534/ready-set-feel-good-now-tracks/|title=Track by Track with The Ready Set|magazine=Seventeen|date=October 12, 2011|access-date=July 30, 2025}}</ref> On "A Little More", the song is about Witzigreuter maintaining relationships with people while on tour and his apology from him "being so distant from someone I love."<ref name="Seventeen"/> "Notions" was written about meeting somebody at the exact moment you are in and making a good time out of it. He makes references about music making you want to fall in love as well, believing that "the right song at the right time and place can change the way you see things a lot."<ref name="Seventeen"/>
==Singles== "Young Forever" was released on March 1, 2011, as the first single from the EP.<ref>{{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}}</ref> The song peaked at number 39 on the ''Billboard'' Mainstream Top 40 chart and number five on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> "Hollywood Dream" was released on August 19, 2011, as the second single from the EP.<ref>{{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|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816034145/https://www.altpress.com/the_ready_set_release_new_song_hollywood_dream/|archivedate=August 16, 2022|access-date=October 27, 2021}}</ref> 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."<ref>{{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}}</ref> An animated music video was released on September 20, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/the_ready_set_premiere_hollywood_dream_music_video|title=The Ready Set premiere 'Hollywood Dream' music video|magazine=Alternative Press|author=Michele Bird|date=September 21, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925003407/http://www.altpress.com:80/news/entry/the_ready_set_premiere_hollywood_dream_music_video|archive-date=September 25, 2011|access-date=March 12, 2026}}</ref> On September 27, "Killer" was released as the third single.<ref>{{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|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230428190533/https://www.altpress.com/the_ready_set_release_new_song_killer/|archivedate=April 28, 2023|access-date=January 12, 2022}}</ref> 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."<ref>{{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|website=Rock Your Lyrics|date=May 20, 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903164040/https://rockyourlyrics.com/the-bad-the-better-interview-with-the-ready-set/|archivedate=September 3, 2014|access-date=September 4, 2021}}</ref>
Days prior to the release of ''Feel Good Now'', two more songs were streamed as promotional singles, "Back to Back" on September 30, and "A Little More" on October 5, both via Facebook.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190821231630/https://www.altpress.com/news/the_ready_set_release_new_song_a_little_more/|archivedate=August 21, 2019|access-date=January 11, 2022}}</ref>
==Critical reception== {{Music ratings | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref name=allmusic/> | rev2 = ''Alternative Press'' | rev2score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="AltPress Review">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.altpress.com/reviews/entry/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|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111014022701/http://www.altpress.com/reviews/entry/the_ready_set_feel_good_now_ep|archivedate=October 14, 2011|access-date=July 18, 2022}}</ref> }} ''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."<ref name=allmusic/> Evan Lucy of ''Alternative Press'' was critical of the EP stating, "there's not much diversity, something a sound like Witzigreuter's sorely needs."<ref name="AltPress Review"/>
==Track listing== {{track listing | headline = Digital edition<ref name=applemusic/> | 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 }}
{{track listing | headline = CD edition<ref name=allmusic/> | 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 }}
==Personnel== Credits for ''Feel Good Now'' adapted from AllMusic.<ref>{{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}}</ref> {{col-begin}} {{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
{{col-2}} * 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 {{col-end}}
==Charts== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center;" |+Chart performance for ''Feel Good Now'' |- !scope="col"|Chart (2011) !scope="col"|Peak<br>position |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-ready-set/chart-history/tlp/|title=The Ready Set Chart History (Billboard 200)|magazine=Billboard|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118032932/https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-ready-set/chart-history/tlp/|archivedate=November 18, 2021|accessdate=June 6, 2021}}</ref> | 179 |- |}
==Release history== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+Release dates and formats for ''Feel Good Now'' ! scope="col" | Region ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Format ! scope="col" | Label ! scope="col" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2"| Various | October 7, 2011 | Digital download | rowspan="2"| Sire | align="center" | <ref name="applemusic"/> |- | October 11, 2011 | CD | align="center" | <ref name="allmusic"/> |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{The Ready Set}}
Category:2011 EPs Category:The Ready Set albums