Ready Steady Go (L'Arc-en-Ciel song)
2004 single by L'Arc-en-Ciel
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"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 | |||
| Songwriters | Hyde, Tetsu | |||
| Producers | L'Arc-en-Ciel, Hajime Okano | |||
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| "Ready Steady Go" on YouTube | ||||
"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.[2] 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.
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Covers
American 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.
Three fictional groups from Bushiroad's multimedia franchises have covered the song. A cover by Afterglow from the BanG Dream! band series became playable in the Girls Band Party! game beginning October 27, 2017; a full version is included in the BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Cover Collection Vol.1 released on June 27, 2018.[3] Argonavis, of the related Argonavis from BanG Dream!, had a cover added to its AAside game on January 14, 2021.[4] The D4DJ project has a cover by Photon Maiden that is playable in D4DJ Groovy Mix and has been performed live.[5]
