Ready to Go (Get Me Out of My Mind)

"Ready to Go (Get Me Out of My Mind)"
Single by Panic! at the Disco
from the album Vices & Virtues
Released	June 7, 2011
Recorded	Summer 2010
Genre	Power pop [1] pop rock [2] synth-pop [3] new wave [3] electropop [4]
Length	3:37(album version) 3:22 (music video version)
Label	Fueled by Ramen Decaydance
Songwriter(s)	Brendon Urie Spencer Smith
Producer(s)	John Feldmann Butch Walker
Panic! at the Disco singles chronology
"C'mon" (2011) "Ready to Go (Get Me Out of My Mind)" (2011) "Let's Kill Tonight" (2011)
Music video
"Ready to Go (Get Me Out of My Mind)" on YouTube

"Ready to Go (Get Me Out of My Mind)" (commonly referred to as simply "Ready to Go") is a song by the American rock band Panic! at the Disco, released on June 7, 2011, as the second single from the group's third studio album Vices & Virtues (2011). A clip of the song was used on the band's short film, The Overture. The song received positive critical reviews^{[ which? ]} on its release.

The song was used in the credits of The Smurfs . ^[5] It was also on a preview of Ready Jet Go! with part of the song.

Music video

On May 2, 2011, the video was premiered on the group's Facebook page. The video shows the band re-enacting old musical films such as Grease , Mary Poppins and Singin' In The Rain . The YouTube celebrity and dancer Dominic "D-Trix" Sandoval makes a cameo as a chimney sweep. The video was directed by Shane Drake. ^[6]

As of April 2025, the video has had over 40 million views on YouTube.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Brendon Urie and Spencer Smith.

Digital download

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ready to Go (Get Me Out of My Mind)"	3:37

Chart performance

Chart (2011)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA) [7]	69

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [8]	Gold	500,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country	Release date	Format(s)
United Kingdom	20 May 2011 [9]	Digital download

References

1. James, Matt (April 7, 2011). "Panic! at the Disco: Vices and Virtues". Pop Matters. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
2. Law, Sam (July 8, 2021). "The 50 best albums from 2011". Kerrang. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
3. Grischow, Chad (March 29, 2011). "Panic! At The Disco: Vices & Virtues Review: Shrinking the band does not necessarily mean shrinking the sound on new album". IGN. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
4. Zaleski, Annie (March 23, 2011). "CD review: Panic! At the Disco's 'Vices & Virtues'". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
5. "THE SMURFS SOUNDTRACK". What Song. 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
6. "Panic! At the Disco Behind-The-Scenes of 'Ready To Go'". Rolling Stone. May 4, 2011. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
7. "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 25 July 2011" (PDF). Australian Web Archive (1117). July 30, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-29. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
8. "American single certifications – Panic! At the Disco – Ready to Go (Get Me Out of My Mind)". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved June 6, 2023.
9. "Ready to Go (Get Me Out of My Mind) - Single by Panic! At the Disco". iTunes. Archived from the original on November 9, 2015.

External links

• Official Panic at the Disco website