Ready to Run (song)

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"Ready to Run"
Runaway Bride: Music from the Motion Picture and Fly
B-side
ReleasedJune 28, 1999 (1999-06-28)
GenreCountry
Length3:52
LabelMonument
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Dixie Chicks singles chronology
"Tonight the Heartache's on Me"
(1999) 		"Ready to Run"
(1999) 		"Cowboy Take Me Away"
(1999)
Music video
"Ready to Run" on
YouTube

"Ready to Run" is a song by American

Runaway Bride, starring Richard Gere and Julia Roberts
.

Content

"Ready to Run" is a moderate up-tempo in the key of

penny whistle, before electric guitar and banjo join in as well.[1]
The song describes a female who is "ready this time"; specifically, that she is "ready to run" away from her wedding because she does not feel that she is ready to fall in love.

Critical reception

The song received positive reviews from critics. Rob Sheffield of

Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.[3] The song has been a staple of the group's concerts, appearing on the 2000 Fly Tour as the show opener, on the 2003 Top of the World Tour near the end of the main set, and on the 2006 Accidents & Accusations Tour
as the final encore.

Music video

The

CMT's 2004 ranking of the "100 Greatest Music Videos".[4]

Track listings

Charts

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States June 28, 1999 Country radio Monument [18]
United Kingdom October 25, 1999 CD1 Epic [19]
November 15, 1999
  • CD2
  • cassette
 [20]

References

  1. ^ Anderson, Rick. ""Ready to Run" review". AllMusic. Retrieved April 27, 2009.
  2. ^ Sheffield, Rob (September 16, 1999). "Fly review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 31, 2008. Retrieved April 27, 2009.
  3. ^ "Dixie Chicks Grammy Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved April 27, 2009.
  4. CMT
    . 2004. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
  5. Dixie Chicks. Epic Records. 1999. 668247 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link
    )
  6. ^ Ready to Run (UK CD2 liner notes). Dixie Chicks. Epic Records. 1999. 668247 5.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ Ready to Run (UK cassette single sleeve). Dixie Chicks. Epic Records. 1999. 668247 4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ Ready to Run (European CD1 liner notes). Dixie Chicks. Monument Records, Epic Records. 1999. MNT 667599 1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ Ready to Run (European CD2 liner notes). Dixie Chicks. Monument Records, Epic Records. 1999. MNT 667599 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ Ready to Run (Australian CD single liner notes). Dixie Chicks. Monument Records. 1999. 668200 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 8427." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. October 18, 1999. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  12. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  13. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  14. ^ "Dixie Chicks Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  15. ^ "Dixie Chicks Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  16. ^ "RPM 1999 Top 100 Country Tracks". RPM. December 13, 1999. Retrieved July 7, 2013 – via Library and Archives Canada.
  17. ^ "1999 The Year in Music: Hot Country Singles & Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 52. December 25, 1999. pp. YE-66.
  18. ^ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1305. June 25, 1999. pp. 76, 78.
  19. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 25 October, 1999: Singles". Music Week. October 23, 1999. p. 31.
  20. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 15 November, 1999: Singles". Music Week. November 13, 1999. p. 27.
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