" 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]

"Ready 2 Go"
Single by Martin Solveig featuring Kele
from the album Smash
Released28 March 2011 (2011-03-28)
Genre
Length4:25
Label
Songwriters
ProducerMartin 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

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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

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  • 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
  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

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  • 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

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Chart (2011) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[10]49
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[11]15
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[12]41
Czech Republic Airplay (ČNS IFPI)[13]55
France (SNEP)[14]20
Germany (GfK)[15]45
Ireland (IRMA)[16]38
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[17]52
Poland (ZPAV)[18] 4
Polish Dance Chart (ZPAV)[19] 38
Slovakia Airplay (ČNS IFPI)[20]30
Spain (Promusicae)[21]43
UK Dance (OCC)[22]13
UK Singles (OCC)[23]48
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[24] 33

Release history

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Country Date Format Label
Belgium[25] 28 March 2011 Digital Download Mercury
France[7]
Netherlands[26] 11 April 2011
Germany[8][27] 13 May 2011
Kontor
United Kingdom[9] 26 June 2011 Digital download

References

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  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 24 July 2013.
  7. 1 2 "iTunes - Musique - Ready 2 Go (feat. Kele) - Single par Martin Solveig". iTunes. Archived from the original on 1 May 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  8. 1 2 "Ready 2 Go: Amazon.de: Musik". Amazon.de. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  9. 1 2 "iTunes - Music - Ready 2 Go (feat. Kele) by Martin Solveig". iTunes. 26 June 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  10. "Martin Solveig feat. Kele – Ready 2Go" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  11. "Martin Solveig feat. Kele – Ready 2Go" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  12. "Martin Solveig feat. Kele – Ready 2Go" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  13. "ČNS IFPI – CZ Radio – Top 100 – 22. týden 2011" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic.
  14. "Martin Solveig feat. Kele – Ready 2Go" (in French). Le classement de singles.
  15. "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  16. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Martin Solveig". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  17. "Martin Solveig feat. Kele – Ready 2Go" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  18. ZPAV Top5 Airplay 04.06. - 10.06.2011 Archived 25 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  19. "Dance Chart :: Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. 1 July 2011. Archived from the original on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  20. "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201128 into search.
  21. "Martin Solveig feat. Kele – Ready 2Go". Canciones Top 50.
  22. "Official Dance Singles Chart on 9/7/2011 – Top 40". Official Charts Company.
  23. "Official Singles Chart on 9/7/2011 – Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  24. "Martin Solveig: Chart Positions". Billboard.com. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  25. "iTunes - Music - Ready 2 Go (feat. Kele) - Single by Martin Solveig". iTunes. 28 March 2011. Archived from the original on 17 April 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  26. "iTunes - Muziek - 'Ready 2 Go (feat. Kele) - Single' van Martin Solveig". iTunes. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  27. "iTunes - Musik – "Ready 2 Go (feat. Kele) - Single" von Martin Solveig". iTunes. 13 May 2011. Archived from the original on 17 June 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2013.