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| Single byDisturbed | ||||
| from the albumEvolution | ||||
| Released | August 16, 2018 (2018-08-16) | |||
| Recorded | 2018 | |||
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| Length | 4:21 | |||
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| Songwriters | Disturbed and Kevin Churko | |||
| Producer | Kevin Churko | |||
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"Are You Ready" is a song by Americanheavy metal bandDisturbed. It was released on 16 August 2018, as the first single from their albumEvolution. The song topped theBillboardMainstream Rock Songs chart in September 2018.[4]
In July 2018, upon the completion of recording the band's seventh studio albumEvolution,frontmanDavid Draiman polled fans as to whether they preferred the first single to be a heavy rock song, more akin to most of their back catalogue, or a more mellow ballad song, more comparable to their cover ofSimon & Garfunkel's "The Sound of Silence".[5][6] Out of 80,000 respondents, over 83% chose "heavy" over "ballad".[6] As a result, "Are You Ready" was released as the first single from the album on August 16, 2018.[7] Amusic video was released on the same date.[8]
GuitaristDan Donegan noted that the song's origins trace back to 2004, as a musical idea he had written during the sessions for theirTen Thousand Fists album.[9] He stated that he never finished the track in 2004, and it was pushed aside due to the band focusing on further-developed material instead, and was placed into the band's archives until 2018, when he presented it to Draiman, who instantly gravitated towards writingscat vocals for it.[9]
Due to its origins as a 2004 song idea, Donegan described the song as having an "old Disturbed sound".[9] One publication alluded to it as a "heavy" song.[10][11]
Heavy.com, in documenting fan reaction, noted that the song was generally positively received, with most noting its similarity to the band's earlier albums, which was cited as both a positive and negative trait by various commenters.[12]Metal Sucks agreed with the notion.[13] Despite its heavier nature,Wall of Sound praised the song as one that would also appeal to an older generation of listeners that may have started to follow the band later in their career after the crossover success of their cover of "The Sound of Silence".[11]
Are You Ready EP
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[23] | Gold | 40,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[24] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
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