"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" | ||||
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Single by Martin Solveig featuring Kele | ||||
from the album Smash | ||||
Released | 28 March 2011 | |||
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Length | 4:25 | |||
Label | Mercury | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Martin Solveig | |||
Martin Solveig singles chronology | ||||
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Kele singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Ready 2 Go" on YouTube |
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]
Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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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 |
Country | Date | Format | Label |
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Belgium[24] | 28 March 2011 | Digital download | Mercury |
France[6] | |||
Netherlands[25] | 11 April 2011 | ||
Germany[7][26] | 13 May 2011 |
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Kontor |
United Kingdom[8] | 26 June 2011 | Digital download |