Ready (B.o.B song)

"Ready" is a song by American hip hop recording artist B.o.B. It was released on September 10, 2013, as the third single from his third studio album, Underground Luxury (2013). The song, produced by American record producer Noel "Detail" Fisher, features a guest appearance from fellow American rapper Future.

Background

In an interview with Rolling Stone, B.o.B spoke on why he decided to release "Ready" as the album's third single, saying: "I feel like it's the season where everybody's going back to school and football is back in season, which is one of my favorite sports, so I just felt like it was a great song for the time. Then me and Future, we're both from the east side [of Atlanta] so it felt like a real necessary move to make. What Future brings to the song is just crazy. Future came up with the hook and brought it to me first. I heard it and I loved it and so I spent a couple of days just trying to live with it and letting the music flow. The way I write now, I just try and let the music come to me. I really don't try to force anything, so if I catch something like a vibe or a feeling then I catch something and go with it and let that direct me. I feel like it's a more natural way to finish songs."^[1]

Music video

On August 22, 2013, B.o.B released a video compiling some of the greatest fights in sports history, with his song "Ready", playing in the background.^[2] On October 15, 2013, a teaser of the official music video was released online. The official video, directed by Mike Ho, was released later that day.^[3]

Chart performance

Chart (2013)	Peak position
scope="row"	US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)^[4]	5
scope="row"	US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[5]	37

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
United States	September 10, 2013^[6]	Digital download	Rebel Rock, Grand Hustle, Atlantic Records
United States	November 12, 2013^[7]	Urban contemporary radio	Rebel Rock, Grand Hustle, Atlantic Records

References

↑ Phillip Mlynar (October 1, 2013). "B.o.B Talks New Album 'Underground Luxury'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
↑ "B.o.B – Ready f. Future (Video)". 2dopeboyz.com. August 22, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
↑ "B.o.B – Ready f. Future (Official Video)". 2dopeboyz.com. October 15, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
↑ "B.o.B – Chart history" Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 for B.o.B. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
↑ "B.o.B – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for B.o.B. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
↑ "Ready (feat. Future) – Single by B.o.B". iTunes.apple.com. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
↑ "Urban/UAC Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on November 8, 2013. Retrieved November 8, 2013.

B.o.B

Discography Production discography

Studio albums	B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray Strange Clouds Underground Luxury Psycadelik Thoughtz

Mixtapes	G.D.O.D. (Get Dough or Die) (with Hustle Gang)

Singles	"Nothin' on You" "Don't Let Me Fall" "Airplanes" "Bet I" "Magic" "I'll Be in the Sky" "Strange Clouds" "Play the Guitar" "So Good" "So Hard to Breathe" "Both of Us" "Out of My Mind" "We Still in This Bitch" "HeadBand" "Ready" "John Doe" "Not for Long" "Back and Forth"

Featured singles	"Don't Go There" "So High" "Price Tag" "The One That Got Away" "Am I a Psycho?" "Memories Back Then" "Brokenhearted" "Up Down (Do This All Day)" "Paranoid" "Numb" "Secrets" "Hood Go Crazy"

Promotional singles	"Blow (Remix)" "Good Life (Remix)" "Body Party (Remix)"

Other songs	"Generation Lost" "I'm On 2.0" "Double or Nothing" "Flatline"

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Future

Discography

Studio albums	Pluto 3D Honest DS2 EVOL

Mixtapes	Astronaut Status Monster Beast Mode 56 Nights What a Time to Be Alive (with Drake) Purple Reign

Singles	"Same Damn Time" "Turn on the Lights" "Neva End" "Karate Chop" "Honest" "Shit" "Real and True" "Move That Dope" "I Won" "Fuck Up Some Commas" "Blow a Bag" "Where Ya At" "March Madness" "Jumpman" "Low Life"

Featured singles	"Racks" "We in This Bitch" "Love Me" "Bugatti" "U.O.E.N.O." "Tapout" "Loveeeeeee Song" "Show You" "I Wanna Be With You" "No Games" "Ready" "Hold You Down" "Let Me Know" "3500" "Chimes (RMX)" "Fine Whine" "Blasé" "New Level"

Other songs	"Trap Niggas" "Rich Sex"

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