Ready to Go (Republica song)

"Ready to Go"
Single by Republica
from the album Republica
Released15 April 1996 (1996-04-15)
Genre (original version)
Length5:01
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Republica singles chronology
"Bloke"
(1995)
"Ready to Go"
(1996)
"Drop Dead Gorgeous"
(1997)
Music video
"Ready to Go" on YouTube

"Ready to Go" is a song by English alternative rock band Republica, released as a single on 15 April 1996 from the band's debut album, Republica (1996). Two versions of the song, the US mix[3] and the original mix, were included. This version was later featured on a greatest hits collection, Ready to Go: The Best Of.

The single originally reached number 43 on the UK Singles Chart in April 1996. Later in the year, a remix of the song began to gain popularity outside the United Kingdom, charting in Australia, Canada, and the United States. The remix was released in the United Kingdom in February 1997, when it reached a new peak of number 13. This rerelease also saw the song chart for the first time in western Europe, reaching number 19 in the Netherlands and number 26 in Ireland.

German DJ Tomcraft released a cover of the song in 2007, and another version was released on 7 June 2010. It continues to be successful in the UK, where it is still frequently featured in advertisements and on TV.[4]

  1. ^ Fleischer, Joe (November 1998). "Hush Hush: The Monthly Dish on the Music Business". Spin. Vol. 14, no. 11. p. 50. ISSN 0886-3032.
  2. ^ Brian Galindo, Alex Naidus & Ryan Creed (5 November 2023). "37 Alt Rock Songs You Haven't Thought About Since The Late '90s". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  3. ^ "READY TO GO (US REMIX)". ACE Title Search. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
  4. ^ "20 classic hits turning 20 years old in 2017". Official Charts. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 April 2017.