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| Released | October 7, 2011 | |||
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| Length | 15:46(Digital Edition) 22:31(CD Edition) | |||
| Label | Sire Records | |||
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Feel Good Now is an EP by American musician The Ready Set. It was released on October 7, 2011, following the release of his major label debut studio album I'm Alive, I'm Dreaming . The EP includes three singles, "Young Forever", "Hollywood Dream" and "Killer".
In early 2011, The Ready Set began working on a new EP having already written 20 new songs and hoped for a release in the summer of that year. [3] He also released the EP's lead single, "Young Forever" in March 2011, to promote his upcoming EP. [3] In July 2011, Jordan Witzigreuter confirmed that the EP would be release sometime in the fall. [4]
On August 24, 2011, The Ready Set launched pre-ordering for the EP with a release date for October 11. [5] The digital edition contains five tracks, "Hollywood Dream", "Killer", "Back To Back", "A Little More" and "Notions", while the physical edition includes two bonus tracks, "Operator" and "Young Forever". [6] The EP was officially released on October 7, for digital download. [2]
"Young Forever" was released on March 1, 2011, as the first single from the EP. [7] The song peaked at number 39 on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 chart and number five on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. [8] [9] "Hollywood Dream" was released on August 19, 2011, as the second single from the EP. [10] He described the single as, "a story about being a kid from a small town with a simple life, who falls in love with a famous, Beverly Hills-style girl." [11] On September 27, 2011, "Killer" was released as the third single. [12] He explained the song as, "knowing you are not the type of person somebody should be in a relationship with, and sort of warning them to stay away." [13]
Days prior to the release of Feel Good Now, "Back to Back" and "A Little More" were released as a promotional singles. [14] [15]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
Feel Good Now was given a 3.5 star rating by AllMusic, and in its review by Tim Sendra, he calls it an "even more assured-sounding, extremely well-crafted pop." However he criticized the EP stating, "The only downside of the record, and the band itself, is that they are hard to slot into any one style -- too pop for emo, too emo for pop -- and this may affect their sales." Evan Lucy of Alternative Press was critical of the EP stating, "there’s not much diversity, something a sound like Witzigreuter’s sorely needs." [16]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Hollywood Dream" | 2:52 | |
| 2. | "Killer" |
| 3:03 |
| 3. | "Back To Back" |
| 3:26 |
| 4. | "A Little More" |
| 2:53 |
| 5. | "Notions" |
| 3:36 |
| Total length: | 15:46 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hollywood Dream" | 2:52 | |
| 2. | "Killer" |
| 3:03 |
| 3. | "Back To Back" |
| 3:26 |
| 4. | "A Little More" |
| 2:53 |
| 5. | "Young Forever" |
| 3:24 |
| 6. | "Operator" |
| 3:20 |
| 7. | "Notions" |
| 3:36 |
| Total length: | 22:31 | ||
Credits for Feel Good Now adapted from AllMusic. [17]
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| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200 [18] | 179 |
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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| Various | October 7, 2011 | Digital download | Sire | [2] |
| October 11, 2011 | CD | [1] |
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