Ready Steady Go (L'Arc-en-Ciel song)

"Ready Steady Go"
Single by L'Arc-en-Ciel
from the album Smile
Released	February 4, 2004
Format	CD
Genre	Alternative rock
Label	Ki/oon Records
Writer(s)	Hyde, Tetsu
Producer(s)	L'Arc-en-Ciel, Hajime Okano
L'Arc-en-Ciel singles chronology
"Spirit Dreams Inside (Another Dream)" (2001) "Ready Steady Go" (2004) "Hitomi no Juunin" (2004)

For the Paul Oakenfold song, see Southern Sun / Ready Steady Go.

"Ready Steady Go" is the twenty-third single by L'Arc-en-Ciel, released on February 4, 2004 it reached number 1 on the Oricon chart.^[1] The four alternate versions on the single omit each titular band member's contributions; for instance, the "Hydeless Version" features none of hyde's vocals (but still contains the backing vocals), while the "Yukihiroless Version" has no percussion whatsoever.

"Ready Steady Go" was used as the second (first in the U.S. Adult Swim version) opening song to the Fullmetal Alchemist anime. It was featured as a song in the Japan-exclusive Nintendo DS launch music video game, Daigasso! Band Brothers, along with the Japan-exclusive 2005 iNiS music video game Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan as the last stage.

Track listing

#	Title	Lyrics	Music
1	"Ready Steady Go"	Hyde	Tetsu
2	"Ready Steady Go (Hydeless Version)"	‐	Tetsu
3	"Ready Steady Go (Kenless Version)"	Hyde	Tetsu
4	"Ready Steady Go (Tetsuless Version)"	Hyde	‐
5	"Ready Steady Go (Yukihiroless Version)"	Hyde	Tetsu

Cover

American punk rock band Zebrahead covered the song, which features on a tribute album to L'Arc-en-Ciel. It was also released as a Japanese bonus track on their 2013 album Call Your Friends.

References

1. L'Arc〜en〜Cielのアルバム売り上げランキング Retrieved May 18, 2011