Are You Ready (Shakaya song)

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“Are You Ready?”
“Are You Ready?” cover
Single by Shakaya
from the album Are You Ready
B-side "Say Ho"
Released June 30, 2005[1] (Australia)
Format CD
Genre Pop/R&B
Length 3:24
Label Sony BMG Australia
Writer(s) Daniel O'Donoghue
Ruth-Anne Cunningham
Producer Mark Sheehan
Alex Greggs
Daniel O'Donoghue
Shakaya singles chronology
"The Way You Make Me Feel"
(2003)		 "Are You Ready?"
(2005)		 "We Ain't Goin' Down"
(2005)

"Are You Ready" is an R&B song written by Daniel O'Donoghue and Ruth-Anne Cunningham, also known as the MadNotes production team (who have also done work for artists like Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake) and recorded by the Australian duo Shakaya. Produced by Mark Sheehan, Alex Greggs and Daniel O'Donoghue, the song was released as the lead single from Shakaya's second album Are You Ready on June 30, 2005 (see 2005 in music). The song debuted at number twenty-five (#25) in Australia, stayed there for two weeks and left the chart two weeks later.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

CD single

  1. "Are You Ready" (featuring Nate Wadé) - 3:24
  2. "Say Ho" - 3:04
  3. "Are You Ready" (without rap) - 3:04

[edit] Charts

Chart (2005) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[2] 25
Australian Urban Singles Chart 13
Australasian Singles Chart 8

[edit] Anna Abreu version

“Are You Ready”
“Are You Ready” cover
Single by Anna Abreu
from the album Anna Abreu
Released January 22, 2008
Format Digital download, airplay.
Recorded 2007
Genre Pop
Length 3:13
Label Sony BMG
Anna Abreu singles chronology
"Ivory Tower"
(2007)		 "Are You Ready"
(2008)

In 2007, Finnish Idols-runner-up Anna Abreu covered the song for her selftitled debut album. In January 2008, the song was confirmed to be the third single off of the album, after "End of Love" and "Ivory Tower". The digital release followed on January 22, 2008. The official remix was digitally released a month after, on February 25, 2008.


[edit] Track listings

Digital release

  1. "Are You Ready" — 3:13

Remixes single

  1. "Are You Ready" (2008 Remix Radio Edit) — 3:22
  2. "Are You Ready" (2008 Remix Extended) — 4:12

[edit] References

  1. ^ Release date according to Swap a CD.
  2. ^ Shakaya's "Are You Ready" worldwide chart positions. aCharts. Retrieved on January 30, 2008.