Get Ready for This

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"Get Ready for This"
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One of European cover arts
Single by 2 Unlimited
from the album Get Ready!
Released23 September 1991 [1]
Recorded1991
Genre
Length3:46
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Phil Wilde
  • Jean-Paul de Coster
  • Ray Slijngaard
Producer(s)
  • Phil Wilde
  • Jean-Paul de Coster
2 Unlimited singles chronology
"Get Ready for This"
(1991)
"Twilight Zone"
(1992)
Audio sample

Charts

Certifications and sales

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Certifications and sales for "Get Ready for This"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [31] Gold35,000^
Summaries
Worldwide540,000 [32]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Yves Deruyter remixes

"Get Ready for This (Yves Deruyter Remix)"
Single by 2 Unlimited
Released2001
Label White Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Phil Wilde
  • Jean-Paul de Coster
  • Ray Slijngaard

After the moderate success of the 2 Unlimited compilation album Greatest Hits Remixes in 2001, two white labels were released with remixes of "Get Ready for This". The first 12" was released in May 2001 in Belgium with a remix by DJ/producer Yves Deruyter. Although just a single sided pressing featuring the full 12" remix, the radio edit was officially released later in the 2002 release Trance Remixes (Special Edition) .

Track listing

A: "Get Ready for This" (Yves Deruyter Remix)

Robbie Rivera remixes

Following the May 2001 release of the Yves Deruyter remixes, August the same year saw the release of another "Get Ready for This" remix by Puerto Rican DJ/producer Robbie Rivera.

Track listing

A: "Get Ready for This" (Robbie's Bangin' Dub)
B1: "Get Ready for This" (68 Beat Monster Mix)
B2: "Get Ready for This" (Robbie Rivera Remix)

Steve Aoki remixes

"Get Ready for This (Steve Aoki Remix)"
Single by 2 Unlimited
Released2013
Label Byte
Songwriter(s)
  • Phil Wilde
  • Jean-Paul de Coster
  • Ray Slijngaard
2 Unlimited singles chronology
"Tribal Dance 2.4"
(2004)
"Get Ready for This (Steve Aoki Remix)"
(2013)

In 2013, American DJ/producer Steve Aoki released a remix of "Get Ready for This" on Byte Records as part of a forthcoming 2 Unlimited greatest hits album. [33] The Rap and Orchestral mixes featured on the original "Get Ready for This" single were also included.

Track listing

  1. "Get Ready" (Steve Aoki Instrumental Extended) (5:25)
  2. "Get Ready" (Steve Aoki Instrumental Edit) (4:21)
  3. "Get Ready" (2013 Rap Version Edit) (3:42)
  4. "Get Ready" (2013 Orchestral Mix) (5:26)
  1. "Get Ready" (Steve Aoki Vocal Radio Edit) (2:55)
  2. "Get Ready" (Steve Aoki Instrumental Radio Edit) (2:55)

Weekly charts

Chart (2013)Peak
position
Netherlands (Dutch Dance Top 30) [34] 28

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