Ready or Not (The Fugees song)

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“Ready or Not”
“Ready or Not” cover
Single by The Fugees
from the album The Score
Released September 2, 1996
Format CD single, 12" single
Genre Hip hop
Length 3:47
Label Ruffhouse Records
Writer(s) Nelust Wyclef Jean
Samuel Prakazrel Michel
Lauryn Hill
William Hart
Thom Bell
Producer Wyclef, Lauryn Hill, Prakazrel "Pras" (co-producer), Jerry 'Wonder' Duplessis (co-producer)
The Fugees singles chronology
"Fu-Gee-La"
(1996)		 "Ready or Not"
(1996)		 "No Woman, No Cry"
(1996)

"Ready or Not" is the second single from The Fugees' 1996 album The Score. 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 (written by Thom Bell and William Hart).

Enya was prepared to sue the group for copyright infringement, because she had not permitted the group to sample her music.[citation needed] She eventually settled out of court.

The song reached number one in the UK for two weeks in September 1996.

[edit] Tracklist

CD single
  1. "Ready Or Not" (Album Version) 3:50
  2. "Ready Or Not" (How Many Mics) 4:23
  3. "How Many Mics" (Freestyle) 5:03
  4. "Blame It On The Sun" 5:41
12" single
A-Side
  1. "Ready Or Not" (Salaam's Ready For The Snow remix) 4:24
  2. "Ready Or Not" (Handel's Yaard Vibe mix) 4:41
B-Side
  1. "Ready Or Not" (LP version) 3:47
  2. "Cowboys" 5:23
v • d • e
The Fugees
Lauryn Hill  · Wyclef Jean  · Pras Michel
Studio albums
Compilation albums
Singles
"Boof Baf" · "Nappy Heads" · "Vocab" · "Fu-Gee-La" · "Killing Me Softly" · "Ready or Not" · "No Woman, No Cry" · "Rumble in the Jungle" · "Take It Easy"