Are You Ready (Shakaya song)

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"Are You Ready"
Single by Shakaya featuring Nate Wade
from the album Are You Ready
B-side"Say Ho"
Released13 June 2005 (2005-06-13)[1]
Length3:24
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Shakaya singles chronology
"The Way You Make Me Feel"
(2003) 		"Are You Ready"
(2005) 		"We Ain't Goin' Down"
(2005)

"Are You Ready" is an

Ruth-Anne Cunningham, also known as the MadNotes production team (who have also done work for artists like Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake) and recorded by the Australian musical duo Shakaya. The song also features a rap
verse from Nate Wade.

Produced by Mark Sheehan, Alex Greggs, and Daniel O'Donoghue, "Are You Ready" was released as the lead single from, Shakaya's second album of the same name on 13 June 2005. The song debuted at number 25 in Australia, stayed there for two weeks, and left the chart two weeks later.

Track listing

Australian CD single[2]

  1. "Are You Ready" (featuring Nate Wade)
  2. "Say Ho"
  3. "Are You Ready" (without rap)

Charts

Chart (2005) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 25
Australian Urban (ARIA)[4] 13

Anna Abreu version

"Are You Ready"
Single by Anna Abreu
from the album Anna Abreu
Released22 January 2008
Recorded2007
Length3:13
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Daniel O'Donoghue
  • Ruth-Anne Cunningham
Anna Abreu singles chronology
"Ivory Tower"
(2007) 		"Are You Ready"
(2008) 		"Vinegar"
(2008)

In 2007, Finnish

Idols runner-up Anna Abreu covered the song for her self-titled debut album. In January 2008, the song was confirmed to be the third single from the album, after "End of Love" and "Ivory Tower". The digital release followed on 22 January 2008. The official remix was digitally released a month after, on 25 February 2008.[citation needed
]

Track listings

Digital release

  1. "Are You Ready" – 3:13

Remixes single

  1. "Are You Ready" (2008 Remix Radio Edit) – 3:22
  2. "Are You Ready" (2008 Remix Extended) – 4:12

References

  1. ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 13th June 2005" (PDF). ARIA. 13 June 2005. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  2. ^ Are You Ready (Australian CD single-liner notes). Shakaya. Columbia Records. 2005. 675939.1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ "Shakaya – Are You Ready". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Issue 801" ARIA Top 40 Urban Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
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