Ready or Not (Fugees song)
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| Single by The Fugees | ||||
| from the album The Score | ||||
| Released | September 2, 1996 | |||
| Format | CD single | |||
| Recorded | 1995 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 3:47 | |||
| Label | Ruffhouse | |||
| Writer(s) | Nelust Wyclef Jean, Samuel Prakazrel Michel, Lauryn Hill, William Hart, Thomas Bell, Enya, Nicky Ryan, Roma Ryan | |||
| Producer | The Fugees, Jerry Duplessis | |||
| The Fugees singles chronology | ||||
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"Ready or Not" is a song by The Fugees, from their second studio album The Score (1996). The song contains a sample of "Boadicea" by Enya, and its chorus is based on "Ready or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide from Love)" by The Delfonics. The song spent two weeks atop the UK Singles Chart in September 1996.[1] Singer Enya was prepared to sue the group for copyright infringement, because she had not permitted the group to sample the song "Boadicea", from her 1992 album The Celts. She eventually settled out of court.
The song was covered by European house music artist The Course in 1997. It reached #5 in the UK in April of that year.[2]
U.S. President Barack Obama named "Ready or Not" as his favorite song in a top 10 list submitted to Blender in August 2008.[3]
DJ Zinc published a remix version in 2009[4]
[edit] Track listing
- UK CD1
- "Ready Or Not" (Radio Version) - 3:47
- "Ready Or Not" (Salaam's Ready For The Show Remix) - 4:24
- "Ready Or Not" (Handel's Yaard Vibe Mix) - 4:41
- "The Score" - 4:32
- UK CD2
- "Ready Or Not" (Album Version) - 3:50
- "How Many Mics" - 4:23
- "Freestyle" - 5:03
- "Blame It On The Sun" - 5:41
[edit] Charts
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[5] | 24 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[6] | 17 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] | 6 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 40 Wallonia)[8] | 6 |
| Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[9] | 3 |
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[10] | 2 |
| New Zealand (RIANZ)[11] | 8 |
| Norway (VG-lista)[12] | 8 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[13] | 3 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] | 23 |
| UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[15] | 1 |
[edit] References
- ^ The Fugees UK chart info Chartstats.com. Retrieved 23 May 2009.
- ^ The Course UK chart info Chartstats.com. Retrieved 23 May 2009.
- ^ http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/tobyharnden/4899687/Top_10_favourite_songs_of_Barack_Obama_and_John_McCain_/
- ^ Drum&Bass Remix Youtube, visited November 28, 2011
- ^ "Australian-charts.com – Fugees – Ready or Not". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Fugees – Ready or Not – Austriancharts.at" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Fugees – Ready or Not" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Fugees – Ready or Not" (in French). Ultratop 40. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Fugees – Ready or Not" (in Dutch). Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
- ^ "Finnishcharts.com – Fugees – Ready or Not". Hung Medien.
- ^ "Charts.org.nz – Fugees – Ready or Not". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Fugees – Ready or Not". VG-lista. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Fugees – Ready or Not". Singles Top 60. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Fugees – Ready or Not – swisscharts.com". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Chart Stats – Fugees – Ready Or Not" UK Singles Chart. Chart Stats.
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