The promos even adopt the original Bell label logo colour and style." Spin magazine described it as "an eerily ambient flow of confused musings (Jean), confident harmonies (Hill), and immigrant pride (Michel), tapped insistently into your consciousness by a simple snare beat." Music video The original Radio version taken from their gold-selling album ' The Score ' has already won fans due to its hypnotic use of The Delfonics' number 41 hit of 1971 ' Ready Or Not, Here I Come (Can't Hide From Love)'. He commented, " New Jersey's pride and joy retum with a soulful blend of rap, R&B and reggae.
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Larry Flick from Billboard wrote the song was "far more representative of the act's vibe", and that "this cut nicely illustrates its lyrical strength as well as its talent for switching from smooth soul singing to sharp rapping within the space of a few seconds." Damien Mendis from Music Week's RM Dance Update rated it five out of five. There's something about that record… That's magic." Critical reception I don't know if we can touch that.' We end up keeping the reference. But we go back and say, 'There's something about that reference. She was in there five hours doing the hook.
It was emotional.' She goes in the studio to do 'Ready or Not' again. She said, 'Let's do 'Ready or Not' again 'cause I was crying. A couple months later she re-joins the group. She stops and says, 'I can't do this anymore,' and leaves. No problem.' She said, 'Make sure certain people are not around when I'm there.' I said, 'No problem.' She's laying the reference for 'Ready or Not' and then she goes into the bridge and she's crying. I give you permission to use my hook, my voice, but I don't want to be a part of this group anymore.' I said, 'Fair enough. She calls me and says, 'Listen, I'm going to come down to the studio and I'm going to lay down a reference for you guys, a hook. had left the group at this point and we didn't know what we were going to do. Reflecting on the recording process, Pras said: "At one point, the group had disbanded. The song's chorus is based on " Ready or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide from Love)" by the Delfonics, which was an addition suggested by Wyclef Jean. According to Wyclef, "Luckily when Enya heard everything, she was like, ‘This is different’ and she gave us a pass – which she don’t even need to do." The situation was a learning experience for the group, who at the time were unaware of copyright clearance and unfamiliar with publishing procedures. It was a case of, I wasn't featured at all on the credits and it was very much a part of the song." However, the singer reached an agreement with the Fugees to an out-of-court settlement after she realized that their music wasn't gangsta rap. Enya stated, "We were actually on the verge of suing them because of the copyright infringement, because they just didn't approach us. Enya considered suing the Fugees because they had sampled "Boadicea" without her permission. The song contains a sample of "Boadicea" by New-Age singer, Enya from her first solo album, Enya (1987). The song was used in the first theatrical trailer of the 2015 film Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation.
"Ready or Not" was placed on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame list of the 'Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll'. The single has been certified Platinum in the UK and in the United States.ĭuring Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign, Blender magazine published a list of his top ten favorite songs, and "Ready or Not" topped the list. "Ready or Not" topped the charts in Iceland and the United Kingdom in the latter country, "Ready or Not" became the Fugees' second chart-topping song on the UK Singles Chart, following " Killing Me Softly". The song contains a sample of "Boadicea" (1987) by Irish singer Enya, and its chorus is based on " Ready or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide from Love)" by the Delfonics. " Ready or Not" is a song by the American hip-hop group Fugees, from their second studio album, The Score (1996).
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