"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" | ||||
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| Single by L'Arc-en-Ciel | ||||
| from the album Smile | ||||
| Released | February 4, 2004 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Label | Ki/oon Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Hyde, Tetsu | |||
| Producer(s) | L'Arc-en-Ciel, Hajime Okano | |||
| L'Arc-en-Ciel singles chronology | ||||
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"Ready Steady Go" was used as the second (first in the U.S. Adult Swim broadcast) opening song to the first Fullmetal Alchemist anime series. 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
edit| # | 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 | Tetsu |
| 5 | "Ready Steady Go (Yukihiroless Version)" | Hyde | Tetsu |
Covers
editAmerican punk rock band Zebrahead loosely translated and 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.
The song was covered by Afterglow, a fictional all-female band from the multimedia franchise BanG Dream!, and became playable in the Girls Band Party! game beginning October 27, 2017. A full version of the song is included in the album BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Cover Collection Vol.1 released on June 27, 2018. It was also covered by Argonavis, a fictional rock band from the related Argonavis from BanG Dream! and added in its AAside game on January 14, 2021.[2]
References
edit- ^ L'Arc〜en〜Cielのアルバム売り上げランキング Retrieved May 18, 2011
- ^ "COVER SONG | MUSIC | アルゴナビス from BanG Dream! AAside（ダブルエーサイド）". アルゴナビス from BanG Dream! AAside（ダブルエーサイド） (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2020-12-10. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
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