Ready 2 Go

For other uses, see Ready to 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] and on its sister show The Secret Circle in the episode "Masked".^[3] 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!.

"Ready 2 Go"
Single by Martin Solveig featuring Kele
from the album Smash
Released	28 March 2011 (2011-03-28)
Genre	Electro house dubstep
Length	4:25
Label	Mercury
Songwriter(s)	Martin Solveig Kele Okereke
Producer(s)	Martin Solveig
Martin Solveig singles chronology
"Hello" (2010) "Ready 2 Go" (2011) "Big in Japan" (2011)
Kele singles chronology
"On the Lam" (2010) "Ready 2 Go" (2011) "What Did I Do?" (2011)
Music video
"Ready 2 Go" on YouTube

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,^[4] 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".^[5]

Track listing

• Digital download^[6]

1. "Ready 2 Go" (single edit) – 4:25

• German CD single^[7]

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

• UK digital EP^[8]

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

Chart (2011)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[9]	49
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)^[10]	15
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[11]	41
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)^[12]	55
France (SNEP)^[13]	20
Germany (Official German Charts)^[14]	45
Ireland (IRMA)^[15]	38
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[16]	52
Poland (ZPAV)^[17]	4
Polish Dance Chart (ZPAV)^[18]	38
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)^[19]	30
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[20]	43
UK Dance (OCC)^[21]	13
UK Singles (OCC)^[22]	48
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)^[23]	33

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
Belgium^[24]	28 March 2011	Digital download	Mercury
France^[6]
Netherlands^[25]	11 April 2011
Germany^[7]^[26]	13 May 2011	CD single digital download	Kontor
United Kingdom^[8]	26 June 2011	Digital download	3 Beat All Around the World

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