Ready to Start
| "Ready to Start" | ||||
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| Single by Arcade Fire | ||||
| from the album The Suburbs | ||||
| Released | October 3, 2010 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 4:15 | |||
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| Producer(s) |
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| Arcade Fire singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Ready to Start" on YouTube | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Rolling Stone |   [1] |
"Ready to Start" is a
53rd Grammy Awards, immediately following The Suburbs winning Album of the Year. The band also performed the song at the Brit Awards
several days after the Grammy Awards.
Music video
A music video was made for the single and was uploaded to YouTube on August 26, 2010. The video shows the band performing the song in a concert event as part of their world tour.[2]
Credits and personnel
- Win Butler – lead vocals, guitar
- Régine Chassagne – backing vocals, drums
- Richard Reed Parry– guitar, string arrangements
- Tim Kingsbury – bass
- William Butler– keyboards, guitar
- Sarah Neufeld – violin, backing vocals, string arrangements
- Jeremy Gara – drums
- Owen Pallett – string arrangements
- Marika Anthony Shaw – string arrangements
- Arcade Fire and Markus Dravs – producers
- Craig Silvey and Nick Launay – mixing
Chart performance
"Ready to Start" peaked at number 67 on the
Billboard Rock Songs chart, and in the band's native Canada
, at number 49.
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] | 54 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[4] | 79 |
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5] | 49 |
| Canada | 9 |
| UK Singles ( The Official Charts Company)[7]
|
67 |
| US | 17 |
| US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[9] | 16 |
| US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[10] | 25 |
References
- ^ Hermes, Will. "Arcade Fire "Ready to Start"". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on March 4, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
- ^ ArcadeFireVEVO (26 August 2010). "Arcade Fire - Ready to Start (Official Video)" – via YouTube.
- ^ "Arcade Fire – Ready to Start" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "Arcade Fire – Ready to Start" (in French). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "Arcade Fire Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Arcade Fire Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
- ^ "Ready to Start". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ "Arcade Fire Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
- ^ "Arcade Fire Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
- ^ "Arcade Fire Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
