Get Ready for This
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| Single by 2 Unlimited from the album Get Ready! |
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| Released | 1991 | ||||
| Format | CD single CD maxi 7" single |
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| Genre | Dance, Electronic | ||||
| Length | 3:43 | ||||
| Writer(s) | Phil Wilde Jean-Paul De Coster Raymond Lothar Slijngaard |
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| Producer | Phil Wilde Jean-Paul De Coster |
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"Get Ready for This" is a 1991 eurodance single by Dutch duo 2 Unlimited. It is perhaps the most played opening song for arena-based sporting events. It reached #2 in the UK and #14 on the U.S. Dance chart, being arguably the most famous of the band's singles in the United States; it reached #38 on the Billboard Top 40, making it the band's only Top 40 hit. However, its success was eclipsed elsewhere in the world by their fifth single No Limit.[1] The famous repeated line "Y'all ready for this?" is sampled from The D.O.C.'s hit single "It's Funky Enough".
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[edit] In the media
- It was featured in the 1992 TV series Catwalk
- Used in the Friends episode "The One With the Football" to make a parody of above named sporting events
- Played in the South Park episode "Douche and Turd"
- It was a centerpiece of the popular 2000 teen cheerleading film Bring It On
- Played in the movie Space Jam
- Played in a 2006 ad for Special K cereal
- Used in The Office episode "Dwight's Speech" at the start of a paper company convention
- In the video game BioMetal during the title screen
- In the UK advertisement for Strongbow cider
- In The Simpsons episodes "Fat Man and Little Boy", "Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass", "Alone Again, Natura-Diddly", "I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can", and "Jaws Wired Shut".
- Covered by the Crazy Frog for the US version of the album Crazy Frog Presents Crazy Hits
- Used for the opening credits and as theme song for the 1995 EA Sports videogame "NHL 96"
- During the 1990's many NBA teams used this song for their team introductions notably, the Orlando Magic and Los Angeles Lakers.
- The title song of NHL 96 for the Genesis!
- A parody of it played in the Spongebob Squarepants episode "Jellyfish Jam", where Spongebob's jellyfish friend plays it on his stereo
- It is played when the New York Yankees take the field
- For a long time, it was played when the San Jose Sharks took the ice through a giant shark head with flashing red eyes
- It was played when the San Antonio Spurs take the court
- The music video was shown on Beavis and Butt-head, and Beavis thinks it is Telemundo. They also claim that it's not really music, but merely a keyboard demo.
- The song is featured in the movie How To Eat Fried Worms (film)
- The first thirty seconds of the song are featured in the movie Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
- A parody of this song was played in a sports based episode of Disney Channel's The Suite Life of Zack and Cody.
- This song is played at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum when the New York Islanders begin their first faceoff.
- A parody of it was heard on a few episodes of The Fairly Oddparents, starting with "Totally Spaced Out" before a big alien death combat.
- Played in the movie Bring It On during the cheerleading competition.
[edit] Track listings
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[edit] Charts
| Chart (1991)[1] [2] [3] [4] | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 38 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | 14 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Singles Recurrents | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream | 17 |
| Australian Singles Chart | 2 |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 10 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 3 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 50 |
| Spanish Singles Chart | 2 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 36 |
| UK Airplay Chart | 33 |
| UK Singles Chart | 2 |
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ "Get Ready for This", in various Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 15, 2008)
- ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved February 15, 2008)
- ^ UK Singles Chart Everyhit.com (Retrieved February 15, 2008)
- ^ Billboard Billboard.com (Retrieved February 15, 2008)
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