"Ready 2 Go" is a song performed by French electronic music DJ and producer Martin Solveig

Martin Solveig

Martin Picandet, better known under his stage name Martin Solveig is a French electronic music DJ and producer from Paris. He also hosts a weekly radio show called "C'est La Vie" on stations worldwide including FG DJ Radio in his homeland...

 from his fifth studio album, Smash

Smash (Martin Solveig album)

Smash is the fifth studio album by French electronic music DJ and producer Martin Solveig. It was released on June 6, 2011 by Mercury Records. The album was preceded by the lead single, "Boys & Girls" featuring Canadian electro-pop group Dragonette on October 5, 2009, which saw limited chart success...

. It features vocals from British

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 singer Kele Okereke

Kele Okereke

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. The dubstep

Dubstep

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 influenced song was released as the album's third single on March 28, 2011. It has so far peaked to number 20 on the French Singles Chart

Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique

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. It is a secondary theme song of the 2011 Copa América

2011 Copa América

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 tournament.http://getinpr.com/index.php/2011/07/copa-america-designates-martin-solveigs-ready-2-go-as-official-club-anthem-for-2011-tournament/ The song has been featured in the episode "Disturbing Behavior" of The Vampire Diaries

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. The Hardwell remix of the song is also being used for the Iceland

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 sponsorship advert for I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.

Music video

The music video for the song was uploaded to YouTube

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 on May 4, 2011. The entire 11-minute music video was shot in the Stade de France

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, during half-time of the football match between France

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 and Croatia

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, with the participation of many of the 80,000 fans in the stadium. In the video, Solveig comes into the stadium with a majorette

Majorette

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, 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 2 Go.

Track listing

• Digital download

1. "Ready 2 Go" (Single Edit) – 4:25

• German CD single

1. "Ready 2 Go" (Radio Edit) – 3:05
2. "Ready 2 Go" (Single Edit) – 4:25

• UK digital EP
  Extended play
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1. Ready 2 Go (UK Radio Edit) – 2:32
2. Ready 2 Go (Single Edit) – 4:25
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

Charts

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Chart (2011)	Peak position
Poland (ZPAV Polish Music Charts The Polish Music Charts are two official album charts and seven singles charts in Poland, provided by ZPAV, the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry . The first, the Top 100, is a monthly chart based on data received from the album companies... )	4
Polish Dance Chart (ZPAV Polish Music Charts The Polish Music Charts are two official album charts and seven singles charts in Poland, provided by ZPAV, the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry . The first, the Top 100, is a monthly chart based on data received from the album companies... )	38
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... )	49

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
Belgium	March 28, 2011	Digital download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...	Mercury Records Mercury Records Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Motown Music Group in the US; both are subsidiaries of Universal Music Group. There is also a Mercury Records in Australia, which is a local artist and repertoire division of Universal...
France
Netherlands	April 11, 2011
Germany	May 13, 2011	CD single, digital download	Kontor Records Kontor Records Kontor Records is a record label based in Hamburg. It is one of the most successful electronic music labels in Germany. Well-known musicians signed to this label include ATB, Tiësto and Scooter. The head-manager is Jens Thele....
United Kingdom	June 26, 2011	Digital download	3 Beat 3 Beat Records 3 Beat Records is a British record shop and independent record label which was founded by Jon Barlow in 1989.-History:3 Beat Records was founded as a dance music record shop in 1989 by Jon Barlow, Dave Nicholl, Phil Southall and later joined by Phil Beddard and Hywell Williams who were students at... , All Around the World