Synopsis

Republica perform "Ready to Go" with frontwoman Saffron at the center of a hyperactive, color-saturated warehouse session. Surrounded by her band, she sings, jumps, dances, mugs for the camera, and repeatedly uses a large megaphone as the editing accelerates around her. Rapid cuts, zooms, altered colors, and sped-up motion create a deliberately frantic visual counterpart to the track's dance-rock energy. The video plays less like a narrative than a concentrated burst of attitude, movement, and late-1990s alternative-pop style.

Factoids & Trivia

• Two different videos were released for "Ready to Go," corresponding to different versions of the song. The 1996 original-mix video was filmed in East London and features Saffron jumping on a building roof.

• The original video also includes footage of Saffron playing Sega Saturn games, including "Virtua Fighter 2" and "Hang-On GP."

• The warehouse-based version accompanied the remix that became the song's best-known recording. It was released in early 1997.

• The remix version emphasizes visual overload through rapid editing, fast motion, zooms, and artificial colorization, matching the song's sharper guitar-driven arrangement.

• "Ready to Go" initially reached number 43 on the UK Singles Chart in 1996. The remix was reissued in 1997 and reached number 13 in the UK.

• The song later became associated with sports and theme-park culture. Sunderland A.F.C. used it as a stadium entrance song, while Cedar Point used it for the Top Thrill Dragster roller coaster before the ride's closure in 2021.