Ready Set Roll

"Ready Set Roll"
Single by Chase Rice
from the album Ready Set Roll / Ignite the Night
Released November 11, 2013
Format Music download
Genre Bro-country
Length 3:10
Label Dack Janiels/RPM/Columbia Nashville
Writer(s) Chris DeStefano
Rhett Akins
Chase Rice
Producer(s) Chris DeStefano
Chase Rice singles chronology
"How She Rolls"
(2013)		 "Ready Set Roll"
(2013)		 "The High Life"
(2014)

"Ready Set Roll" is a song recorded by American country artist Chase Rice. It was released in November 2013 as his second single from his EP album, Ready Set Roll, and later appeared on his first major-label studio album, Ignite the Night. Rice wrote the song with Chris DeStefano, who also produced it, and Rhett Akins.

Critical reception

In his review of the EP, Matt Bjorke of Roughstock wrote, "Over-used theme? Maybe. But the song is still very strong."[1] Jonathan Keefe of Country Universe rated the song "F", criticizing its clichéd lyrics and objectification of women, also saying that "thanks to a dated, cheap-sounding production job and Rice’s limited vocal ability, 'Ready Set Roll' doesn’t even work as a throwaway, escapist single."[2]

Chart performance

"Ready Set Roll" debuted at number 57 on the U.S. Billboard Country Airplay chart for the week of November 30, 2013. RPM Management promoted the song to radio alongside Rice's own label, Dack Janiels, until March 2014 when Columbia Records Nashville assumed promotion in partnership with Thirty Tigers and RED Distribution.[3] The song has sold over a million copies in the US by March 2015.[4]

Chart (2013–2014) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5] 40
Canada Country (Billboard)[6] 29
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 54
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[8] 5
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[9] 5

Year-end charts

Chart (2014) Position
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[10] 5
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[11] 18

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)[12] Platinum 1,008,000[4]

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (27 November 2013). "Ready Set Roll review". Roughstock. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  2. ↑ Keefe, Jonathan (2 December 2013). "Single Review: Chase Rice, “Ready Set Roll”". Country Universe. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  3. ↑ Nicholson, Jessica (27 March 2014). "Columbia Nashville Inks Strategic Partnership With Chase Rice". MusicRow. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Matt Bjorke (March 25, 2015). "Country Music’s Top 30 Digital Singles: Week of". Roughstock.
  5. ↑ "Chase Rice Album & Song Chart History" Canadian Hot 100 for Chase Rice.
  6. ↑ "Chase Rice Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Canada Country for Chase Rice.
  7. ↑ "Chase Rice Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Chase Rice.
  8. ↑ "Chase Rice Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Country Airplay for Chase Rice.
  9. ↑ "Chase Rice Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Chase Rice.
  10. ↑ "Best of 2014: Country Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Best of 2014: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  12. ↑ "American single certifications – Chase Rice – Ready Set Roll". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 21, 2015. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH