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.^[1] The song has been featured in the episode "Disturbing Behavior" of The Vampire Diaries ^[2], on its sister show The Secret Circle in the episode "Masked" ^[3] and Launch Trailer of Forza Horizon. ^[4] 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]}

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,^[5] 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".^[6]

Track listing

• Digital download^[7]

1. "Ready 2 Go" (single edit) – 4:25

• German CD single^[8]

1. "Ready 2 Go" (radio edit) – 3:05
2. "Ready 2 Go" (single edit) – 4:25

• UK digital EP^[9]

1. "Ready 2 Go" (UK radio edit) – 2:32
2. "Ready 2 Go" (single edit) – 10:34
3. "Ready 2 Go" (club edit) – 6:27
4. "Ready 2 Go" (Arno Cost Remix) – 6:46
5. "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

Release history

References

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2. ^ "The Vampire Diaries Music - Season 3 "Disturbing Behaviour"". TV Fanatic. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
3. ^ "The Secret Circle Music - Season 1 "Masked"". TV Fanatic. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
4. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABk80zm2CUE
5. ^ "MusicNewsTime.Com - Latest Music News"
6. ^ "Martin Solveig ft. Kele - Ready 2 Go (Official Music video)". YouTube. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
7. ^ "iTunes - Musique - Ready 2 Go (feat. Kele) - Single par Martin Solveig". iTunes. Archived from the original on 1 May 2011. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
8. ^ "Ready 2 Go: Amazon.de: Musik". Amazon.de. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
9. ^ "iTunes - Music - Ready 2 Go (feat. Kele) by Martin Solveig". iTunes. 2011-06-26. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
10. ^ ZPAV Top5 Airplay 04.06. - 10.06.2011 Archived 25 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
11. ^ "Dance Chart :: Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. 2011-07-01. Archived from the original on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
12. ^ "Martin Solveig: Chart Positions". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
13. ^ "iTunes - Music - Ready 2 Go (feat. Kele) - Single by Martin Solveig". iTunes. 2011-03-28. Archived from the original on 17 April 2011. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
14. ^ "iTunes - Muziek - 'Ready 2 Go (feat. Kele) - Single' van Martin Solveig". iTunes. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
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