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Ready to Go (Get Me Out of My Mind)

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"Ready to Go (Get Me Out of My Mind)"
Single by Panic! at the Disco
from the album Vices & Virtues
ReleasedJune 7, 2011
RecordedSummer 2010
Genre
Length3:37 (album version)
3:22 (music video version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Panic! at the Disco singles chronology
"C'mon"
(2011)
"Ready to Go (Get Me Out of My Mind)"
(2011)
"Let's Kill Tonight"
(2011)

"Ready to Go (Get Me Out of My Mind)" (commonly referred to as simply "Ready to Go") is a song by the American rock band Panic! at the Disco, released on June 7, 2011, as the second single from the group's third studio album Vices & Virtues (2011). A clip of the song was used on the band's short film, The Overture. The song received positive critical reviews[which?] on its release.

The song was used in the credits of The Smurfs.[5] It was also on a preview of Ready Jet Go! with part of the song.

Music video

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On May 2, 2011, the video was premiered on the group's Facebook page. The video shows the band re-enacting old musical films such as Grease, Mary Poppins and Singin' In The Rain. The YouTube celebrity and dancer Dominic "D-Trix" Sandoval makes a cameo as a chimney sweep. The video was directed by Shane Drake.[6]

As of August 2022, the video has had over 38 million views on YouTube.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Brendon Urie and Spencer Smith

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Ready to Go (Get Me Out of My Mind)"3:37

Chart performance

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Chart (2011) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 69

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[8] Gold 500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Country Release date Format(s)
United Kingdom 20 May 2011[9] Digital download

References

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  1. ^ James, Matt (April 7, 2011). "Panic! at the Disco: Vices and Virtues". Pop Matters. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  2. ^ Law, Sam (July 8, 2021). "The 50 best albums from 2011". Kerrang. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Grischow, Chad (March 29, 2011). "Panic! At The Disco: Vices & Virtues Review: Shrinking the band does not necessarily mean shrinking the sound on new album". IGN. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
  4. ^ Zaleski, Annie (March 23, 2011). "CD review: Panic! At the Disco's 'Vices & Virtues'". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  5. ^ "THE SMURFS SOUNDTRACK". What Song. 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  6. ^ "Panic! At the Disco Behind-The-Scenes of 'Ready To Go'". Rolling Stone. May 4, 2011. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  7. ^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 25 July 2011" (PDF). Australian Web Archive (1117). July 30, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-29. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  8. ^ "American single certifications – Panic! At the Disco – Ready to Go (Get Me Out of My Mind)". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  9. ^ "Ready to Go (Get Me Out of My Mind) - Single by Panic! At the Disco". iTunes.
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