Get Ready for This

"Get Ready for This"
Standard European and Australian artwork
Single by 2 Unlimited
from the album Get Ready!
Released23 September 1991 (1991-09-23)
Genre
Length3:46
LabelByte
Songwriters
  • Phil Wilde
  • Jean-Paul de Coster
  • Ray Slijngaard
Producers
  • Phil Wilde
  • Jean-Paul de Coster
2 Unlimited singles chronology
"Get Ready for This"
(1991)
"Twilight Zone"
(1992)
Audio sample
  • file
  • help
Music video
"Get Ready for This" on YouTube

"Get Ready for This" is a song recorded by Belgian/Dutch music group 2 Unlimited as their debut single. It was released on 23 September 1991, by Byte Records, as the lead single from their debut album, Get Ready! (1992). Originally, the single was produced as an instrumental track in May 1991, titled the "Orchestral Mix". It became a hit and conscious of their popularity, Wilde & De Coster wanted a more accessible, formatted formula for their project to grow. Ray was then asked to write lyrics and add a rap to the track. On Ray Slijngaard's suggestion, Anita Doth joined as the female vocalist.

The single was an immediate success throughout Europe, Australia and the United States. In the US, the song appeared on various Billboard charts between 1992 and 1995, peaking at number 14 on the Dance Club Play chart, number 17 on the Top 40/Mainstream chart and number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it the band's only top-40 hit in the US. In both Australia and the United Kingdom, the single reached number two.

The song is one of the most frequently played songs at sporting events around the world. It earned one of BMI's Pop Awards of 1996, and in 2010, Pitchfork included it in their list of "Ten Actually Good 90s Jock Jams".