| "Ready to Start" | ||||
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| Single byArcade Fire | ||||
| from the albumThe Suburbs | ||||
| Released | 2010 | |||
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| Length | 4:15 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | Arcade Fire (William Butler,Win Butler,Régine Chassagne,Jeremy Gara,Tim Kingsbury,Richard Reed Parry) | |||
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| "Ready to Start" onYouTube | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Rolling Stone |   [1] |
"Ready to Start" is asingle fromArcade Fire's third albumThe Suburbs. It was released as a single in 2010. The band performed "Ready to Start" as their second performance at the53rd Grammy Awards, immediately followingThe Suburbs winningAlbum of the Year. The band also performed the song at theBrit Awards several days after the Grammy Awards.
Amusic video was made for the single and was uploaded toYouTube on August 26, 2010. The video shows the band performing the song in a concert event as part of their world tour.[2]
"Ready to Start" peaked at number 67 on theUK Singles Chart, the band's highest placement since "Keep the Car Running" peaked at number 56 in 2007. The song also peaked at number 16 on theBillboardAlternative Songs chart, the band's highest placement on that chart at the time, surpassing the number 32 placement of "Keep the Car Running" when the chart was known under its original name ofModern Rock Tracks. In 2017, their single "Everything Now" would outpeak the song's ranking on the chart, reaching number 12 there. Additionally, the single peaked at number 25 on theBillboard Rock Songs chart, and in the band's nativeCanada, at number 49.
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] | 54 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[4] | 79 |
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5] | 49 |
| CanadaRock (Billboard)[6] | 9 |
| UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[7] | 67 |
| USBubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[8] | 17 |
| USAlternative Airplay (Billboard)[9] | 16 |
| USHot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[10] | 25 |
