Ready or Not (R.I.O. song)

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"Ready or Not"
R.I.O.-Ready-or-Not.jpg
Single by R.I.O. featuring U-Jean
from the album Ready or Not
Released10 May 2013
Recorded2013
Genre Dance, Europop
Length3:27
Label Kontor Records
Songwriter(s) Yann Peifer, Manuel Reuter, Andres Ballinas
Producer(s) Yann Peifer, Manuel Reuter
R.I.O. singles chronology
"Living in Stereo"
(2013)
"Ready or Not"
(2013)
"Megamix"
(2013)
U-Jean singles chronology
"Flying"
(2012)
"Ready or Not"
(2013)
"Komodo (Hard Nights)"
(2013)

"Ready or Not" is a song by German dance band R.I.O., featuring vocals from Pop, R&B and Hip-Hop singer U-Jean. The song was released in Germany as a digital download on 10 May 2013. The song has charted in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. The song was written by Yann Peifer, Manuel Reuter and Andres Ballinas.

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Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Ready or Not" was first released onto YouTube on 10 May 2013 at a total length of three minutes and thirty-three seconds. [1]

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Ready or Not" (Video Edit) (feat. U-Jean)3:27
2."Ready or Not" (Klaas Radio Edit) (feat. U-Jean)3:20
3."Ready or Not" (Steve Modana Radio Edit) (feat. U-Jean)3:25
4."Ready or Not" (Extended Mix) (feat. U-Jean)4:41
5."Ready or Not" (Klaas Extended Mix) (feat. U-Jean)5:20
6."Ready or Not" (Ryan T. & Rick M. Remix) (feat. U-Jean)5:00
7."Ready or Not" (Steve Modana Remix) (feat. U-Jean)4:30

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2013)Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [2] 40
Germany (Official German Charts) [3] 54
Poland (Dance Top 50) [4] 24
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [5] 64

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
Germany10 May 2013 [6] Digital DownloadKontor Records

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