...Ready for It?

2017 single by Taylor Swift February 2025 ...Ready for It? single ...Ready for It? - Taylor Swift.png Black and white photo of Taylor Swift with the song's title printed over one side of her face yes BloodPop remix artwork Taylor Swift Reputation 2017 10 24 MXM (Stockholm) * Electro electropop industrial pop 3 28 Big Machine * Taylor Swift Max Martin Shellback Ali Payami * Max Martin Shellback Ali Payami Look What You Made Me Do 2017 End Game 2017 wIft-t-MQuE "...Ready for It?" "...Ready for It?" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift from her sixth studio album, Reputation (2017). She wrote the song with its producers: Max Martin, Shellback, and Ali Payami. An electro, electropop and industrial pop song, "...Ready for It?" incorporates elements of dancehall, tropical house, hip-hop, and trap. It features Swift rap-singing over heavy synthesizers, bass drops, and programmed drums. Lyrically, the track uses criminal imagery such as a bank heist and ransom to depict lust and infatuation in a newfound romantic connection. Swift premiered "...Ready for It?" during an ESPN college football match on September 2, 2017; the following day, Big Machine Records released the song for digital download. The single was released to US radio as the second single from Reputation on October 24, 2017. Music critics generally described the production of "...Ready for It?" as anthemic and considered it a better single choice than Reputation lead single "Look What You Made Me Do". While most reviews praised the production elements, several regarded the track as generic and indiscernible from mainstream trends. The single both peaked within the top 10 and received platinum certifications in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The accompanying music video, directed by Joseph Kahn, features a dark, futuristic aesthetic and references sci-fi franchises. It depicts two versions of Swift dueling each other: a black-hooded human version and a mechanized, robotic version. Swift performed "...Ready for It?" live as the opener on the Reputation Stadium Tour (2018) and the first song of the Reputation act on the Eras Tour (2023–2024). Background and release Taylor Swift's fifth studio album, 1989, was released in October 2014. Its synth-pop sound and commercial success transformed Swift's status from a country music artist to a global pop star.McNutt Myles 2020 From 'Mine' to 'Ours': Gendered Hierarchies of Authorship and the Limits of Taylor Swift's Paratextual Feminism Communication, Culture and Critique 13 1 79 10.1093/ccc/tcz042Levine Nick August 21, 2019 Taylor Swift's Lover: The struggle to maintain superstardom https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20190820-taylor-swift-and-the-struggle-to-maintain-pop-superstardom live https://web.archive.org/web/20210301114553/https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20190820-taylor-swift-and-the-struggle-to-maintain-pop-superstardom March 1, 2021 March 16, 2021 BBC Her fame was accompanied by tabloid gossip on her celebrity disputes and short-lived relationships, which blemished her "America's Sweetheart" reputation.Ryan Patrick November 9, 2017 5 things Taylor Swift's past USA Today interviews tell us about her Reputation era https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2017/11/09/5-things-taylor-swifts-past-usa-today-interviews-tell-us-her-reputation-era/840232001/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20171110033304/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2017/11/09/5-things-taylor-swifts-past-usa-today-interviews-tell-us-her-reputation-era/840232001/ November 10, 2017 November 9, 2017 USA TodayPuente Maria July 18, 2016 Is Taylor's good-girl rep frayed by Kanye/Kardashian feud? https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2016/07/18/taylors-good-girl-rep-frayed-latest-feuding-kanyekardashians/87247770/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20200218182222/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2016/07/18/taylors-good-girl-rep-frayed-latest-feuding-kanyekardashians/87247770/ February 18, 2020 February 23, 2021 USA TodayBerman Judy January 28, 2020 Taylor Swift: Miss Americana Is an Intriguing But Incomplete Sketch of an Icon in Transition https://time.com/5773209/taylor-swift-miss-americana-netflix-review/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20210308060622/https://time.com/5773209/taylor-swift-miss-americana-netflix-review/ March 8, 2021 March 16, 2021 Time During a self-imposed hiatus, she secluded from public appearances and conceived her sixth studio album, Reputation, as an answer to the media commotion surrounding her celebrity.Hiatt Brian September 30, 2019 9 Taylor Swift Moments That Didn't Fit in Our Cover Story https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/taylor-swift-moments-that-couldnt-fit-in-our-cover-story-890700/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20191001144210/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/taylor-swift-moments-that-couldnt-fit-in-our-cover-story-890700/ October 1, 2019 December 9, 2019 Rolling StoneYahr Emily November 15, 2017 Taylor Swift Avoided – and Mocked – the Media with Reputation. And It Worked. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2017/11/15/taylor-swift-avoided-and-mocked-the-media-with-reputation-and-it-worked/ limited live https://web.archive.org/web/20201019202738/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2017/11/15/taylor-swift-avoided-and-mocked-the-media-with-reputation-and-it-worked/ October 19, 2020 December 25, 2020 The Washington Post On September 2, 2017, Swift premiered a snippet of "...Ready for It?" during a teaser leading to ABC's Saturday Night Football broadcast of ESPN's Florida State vs. Alabama college football game.September 2, 2017 Taylor Swift Teases New Song, 'Ready For It,' with ESPN College Football https://variety.com/2017/music/news/taylor-swift-teases-ready-for-it-espn-football-1202546044/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20230124070549/https://variety.com/2017/music/news/taylor-swift-teases-ready-for-it-espn-football-1202546044/ January 24, 2023 November 15, 2017 VarietySeptember 4, 2017 Taylor Swift unveils '... Ready for It?' https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/taylor-swift-reveals-song-ready/story?id=49598096 2025-05-15 ABC News A day after the snippet premiered, the track was released for digital download by Big Machine Records, as part of Reputations pre-order.Kreps Daniel September 3, 2017 Hear Taylor Swift's Assertive New Song '...Ready for It?' https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/hear-taylor-swifts-assertive-new-song-ready-for-it-w500954 limited live https://web.archive.org/web/20171110083839/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/hear-taylor-swifts-assertive-new-song-ready-for-it-w500954 November 10, 2017 September 3, 2017 Rolling StoneRosen Christopher September 3, 2017 Taylor Swift drops sexy new song, 'Ready For It' http://ew.com/music/2017/09/03/taylor-swift-ready-for-it September 4, 2017 Entertainment Weekly September 3, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170903235113/http://ew.com/music/2017/09/03/taylor-swift-ready-for-it/ live It was the second song released from Reputation, after the lead single "Look What You Made Me Do".Helman Peter September 3, 2017 Hear Taylor Swift's New Song 'Ready For It' http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7950044/taylor-swift-new-song-ready-for-it-reputation September 4, 2017 Billboard September 11, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170911091103/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7950044/taylor-swift-new-song-ready-for-it-reputation dead O' Connor Roisin September 3, 2017 Taylor Swift releases new song 'Ready For It' from new album Reputation https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/ready-for-it-taylor-swift-how-to-listen-stream-lyrics-spotify-reputation-album-tracklist-a7926681.html limited live https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/ready-for-it-taylor-swift-how-to-listen-stream-lyrics-spotify-reputation-album-tracklist-a7926681.html May 1, 2022 September 3, 2017 The Independent In the United States, although the track initially was not actively promoted to radio, pop radio stations proactively aired it, thus making it gain traction on airplay throughout September and October 2017.McDermott Maeve October 9, 2017 Is Taylor Swift failing on the charts? Here's why her first two singles haven't soared https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2017/10/09/taylor-swift-failing-charts-heres-why-her-first-two-singles-havent-soared/729600001/ February 27, 2025 USA Todayhttps://web.archive.org/web/20171223125448/http://www.radio1.gr/newmusic/new-usa-singles/ http://www.radio1.gr/newmusic/new-usa-singles/ New USA Singles radio1.gr December 23, 2017 dead It was officially promoted to US rhythmic contemporary radio on October 24, 2017, as the album's second single,Trust Gary November 20, 2017 Taylor Swift Debuts on Pop Songs Chart With 'End Game' & Country Airplay With 'New Year's Day' https://www.billboard.com/pro/taylor-swift-end-game-new-years-day-pop-songs-country-airplay-charts/ subscription February 27, 2025 Billboard April 16, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250416191032/https://www.billboard.com/pro/taylor-swift-end-game-new-years-day-pop-songs-country-airplay-charts/ live by Big Machine Records. A remix by BloodPop was released in December 2017, accompanied by a lyric video.Rettig James December 6, 2017 Taylor Swift's '...Ready for It?' Gets a Bouncy BloodPop Remix: Listen https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8061805/taylor-swift-ready-for-it-bloodpop-remix dead https://web.archive.org/web/20180617024011/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8061805/taylor-swift-ready-for-it-bloodpop-remix June 17, 2018 June 16, 2018 BillboardBraca Nina 2017-12-14 Watch Taylor Swift's Vibrant New Lyric Video for BloodPop '...Ready for It?' Remix https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/taylor-swift-bloodpop-remix-lyric-video-8070633/ 2025-05-06 Billboard Music and lyrics Swift wrote "...Ready for It?" with its producers: Max Martin, Shellback, and Ali Payami. Martin and Shellback recorded the track at MXM Studios in Stockholm, Sweden. All three producers programmed the song and played keyboards on it. "...Ready for It?" was mixed by Serban Ghenea at MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and mastered by Randy Merrill at Sterling Sound Studios in New York City.Reputation Swift Taylor Taylor Swift 2017 CD booklet Big Machine Records Ready For It (Taylor Swift song) sample.ogg "...Ready for It?" A sample of the second chorus and instrumental break of "...Ready for It?", depicting Swift's vocals over the heavy electronic production with dense synthesizers and dubstep drops left A genre-blending song, "...Ready for It?" is a maximalistLynch Joe August 22, 2019 Why Taylor Swift's Reputation Is Her Best Album https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/taylor-swift-reputation-best-album-8527988/ February 28, 2025 Billboard January 25, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230125160844/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/taylor-swift-reputation-best-album-8527988/ live electro,Zaleski 2024 134Hodgkinson Will Will Hodgkinson November 10, 2017 Pop review: Taylor Swift: Reputation https://www.thetimes.com/article/pop-review-taylor-swift-reputation-stk8w7b7n subscription February 28, 2025 The Times electropop,Sheffield Rob Rob Sheffield October 6, 2017 Taylor Swift's New Album Reputation: Everything We Know, Everything We Want http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/sheffield-on-taylor-swift-reputation-what-we-know-wishlist-w506966 limited live https://web.archive.org/web/20171020185733/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/sheffield-on-taylor-swift-reputation-what-we-know-wishlist-w506966 October 20, 2017 October 20, 2017 Rolling Stone and industrial pop trackGruttadaro Andrew September 3, 2017 Taylor Swift Goes Full Yeezus on New Single '...Ready for It?' https://www.theringer.com/music/2017/9/3/16249236/taylor-swift-ready-for-it-single live https://web.archive.org/web/20170905002127/https://www.theringer.com/music/2017/9/3/16249236/taylor-swift-ready-for-it-single September 5, 2017 September 4, 2017 The RingerIs Taylor Swift's new song, ...Ready for It?, about Tom Hiddleston? https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/taylor-swifts-new-song-ready-tom-hiddleston The Daily Telegraph September 4, 2017 September 4, 2017 September 5, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170905034224/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/taylor-swifts-new-song-ready-tom-hiddleston/ live with elements of dancehall,Breihan Tom September 5, 2017 Somehow, We Are Absolutely Ready For Taylor Swift's Rapping-About-Being-Horny-Over-Dubstep Single http://www.stereogum.com/1960873/somehow-we-are-absolutely-ready-for-taylor-swifts-rapping-about-being-horny-over-dubstep-single/franchises/sounding-board live https://web.archive.org/web/20170906002526/http://www.stereogum.com/1960873/somehow-we-are-absolutely-ready-for-taylor-swifts-rapping-about-being-horny-over-dubstep-single/franchises/sounding-board/ September 6, 2017 September 5, 2017 Stereogum Sargent Jordan September 6, 2017 It Doesn't Matter That Taylor Swift's Music Is Bad Now https://www.spin.com/2017/09/taylor-swift-ready-for-it-review/ February 25, 2025 Spin December 16, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20241216212034/https://www.spin.com/2017/09/taylor-swift-ready-for-it-review/ live reggae, hip-hop,Camp Alexa September 3, 2017 Taylor Swift Goes Hard on New Song '...Ready for It?' https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/taylor-swift-goes-hard-on-new-song-ready-for-it/ February 25, 2025 Slant Magazine October 28, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201028175516/https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/taylor-swift-goes-hard-on-new-song-ready-for-it/ live and trap music.Guan Frank September 5, 2017 Here's Why Taylor Swift's '...Ready for It?' Might Sound Familiar https://www.vulture.com/2017/09/why-taylor-swifts-ready-for-it-might-sound-familiar.html limited February 25, 2025 Vulture May 29, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180529072657/http://www.vulture.com/2017/09/why-taylor-swifts-ready-for-it-might-sound-familiar.html live The song is written in the key of E minor with a tempo of 80 beats per minute, and Swift's vocals span from G3 to E5.September 3, 2017 Taylor Swift '...Ready for It?' Sheet Music https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0177729#ProductDetails live https://web.archive.org/web/20200725153753/https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0177729#ProductDetails July 25, 2020 July 25, 2020 Musicnotes It is driven by heavy synths, a tropical house chorus,Masley Ed September 14, 2017 Best September singles: Ted Leo, Pistoleros, St. Vincent, Injury Reserve, Beck, Baxter Dury https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/music/2017/09/14/september-singles-best-songs-playlist/662457001/ 2025-05-06 The Arizona Republic dubstep bass drops,Burgess Omar September 3, 2017 Here's Taylor Swift's New Single '...Ready for It' http://www.complex.com/music/2017/09/taylor-swift-ready-for-it live https://web.archive.org/web/20171007192021/http://www.complex.com/music/2017/09/taylor-swift-ready-for-it October 7, 2017 September 4, 2017 Complex EDM and trap beats,Zaleski 2024 134Mylrea Hannah September 8, 2020 Every Taylor Swift song ranked in order of greatness https://www.nme.com/features/every-taylor-swift-song-ranked-2740117 February 26, 2025 NME September 8, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200908194608/https://www.nme.com/features/every-taylor-swift-song-ranked-2740117 live programmed drum machines, and Swift's rapping-singing.https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2017/09/03/taylor-swift-raps-peppy-new-single-ready-it-and-its-way-better-than-sounds/629726001/ Taylor Swift raps on peppy new single '...Ready for It?' (and it's way better than it sounds) Ryan Patrick September 3, 2017 USA Today September 3, 2017 September 6, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170906223419/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2017/09/03/taylor-swift-raps-peppy-new-single-ready-it-and-its-way-better-than-sounds/629726001/ liveBruner Raisa November 10, 2017 Analyzing Every Song on Taylor Swift's Reputation https://time.com/5017724/taylor-swift-reputation-explained/ limited February 25, 2025 Time July 26, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200726183953/https://time.com/5017724/taylor-swift-reputation-explained/ live The track has dynamic shifts through each part:Battan Carrie November 14, 2017 Taylor Swift's Confessions on Reputation https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/11/27/taylor-swifts-confessions-on-reputation limited February 26, 2025 The New Yorker January 1, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230101031206/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/11/27/taylor-swifts-confessions-on-reputation live it begins with abrasive dubstep bass beats and Swift clearing her throat, the verses feature her rapping, and the chorus has a less dense arrangement to make room for her breathy vocals.Sheffield Rob Rob Sheffield April 25, 2024 '...Ready for It?' (2017) https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/taylor-swift-songs-ranked-rob-sheffield-201800/ready-for-it-2017-198982/ February 26, 2025 Rolling Stone September 9, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240909202320/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/taylor-swift-songs-ranked-rob-sheffield-201800/ready-for-it-2017-198982/ live The production elements received comparisons to the music of Kanye West, particularly his 2013 album Yeezus,Smith Thomas September 4, 2017 These fans reckon Taylor Swift's new single sounds a lot like Kanye West's Yeezus http://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/fans-react-taylor-swift-ready-for-it-kanye-west-yeezus-2134004 live https://web.archive.org/web/20170907013014/http://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/fans-react-taylor-swift-ready-for-it-kanye-west-yeezus-2134004 September 7, 2017 January 6, 2018 NME and Rihanna.'I'm so very tame now': Taylor Swift releases Ready For It, Rihanna-esque new song http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/im-so-very-tame-now-taylor-swift-releases-ready-for-it-rihannaesque-new-song/news-story/0c4611f828e19afbd747c1ab9f9ebae0 News.com.au September 4, 2017 September 4, 2017 Nadia Salemme September 7, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170907010418/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/im-so-very-tame-now-taylor-swift-releases-ready-for-it-rihannaesque-new-song/news-story/0c4611f828e19afbd747c1ab9f9ebae0 liveHe Kristen September 4, 2017 Pop Is a Battlefield: Taylor Swift's '...Ready for It?' Sees Her Becoming Top 40's Universal Soldier https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/taylor-swift-ready-for-it-pop-battlefield-7950087/ September 5, 2017 Billboard September 6, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170906185809/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7950087/taylor-swift-ready-for-it-pop-battlefield live Powers Ann Ann Powers November 11, 2017 The Old Taylor's Not Dead https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2017/11/10/562360434/the-old-taylors-not-dead February 28, 2025 NPR November 11, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171111033312/https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2017/11/10/562360434/the-old-taylors-not-dead live thumb|upright|The lyrics liken Swift's romance to that of Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor.|alt=Black and white shot of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton in the film Cleopatra Swift wrote "...Ready for It?" about finding a "partner in crime". She was influenced by the novel Crime and Punishment (1866) by Fyodor Dostoevsky to use criminal imagery such as bank robbers, thieves, and heists, finding it an interesting way to write songs about finding love.Mastrogiannis Nicole November 10, 2017 Taylor Swift's iHeartRadio reputation Release Party: Everything We Learned https://961kiss.iheart.com/content/2017-11-10-taylor-swifts-iheartradio-reputation-release-party-everything-we-learned/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20171111152137/https://961kiss.iheart.com/content/2017-11-10-taylor-swifts-iheartradio-reputation-release-party-everything-we-learned/ November 11, 2017 February 26, 2025 iHeart The lyrics of "...Ready for It?" are about excitement, lust, and infatuation in a burgeoning romance. The opening lines see Swift's narrator being attracted by a man whom she describes as a "killer" the moment she sees him. This man is "younger than [her] exes" but "acts like such a man".Rosen Christopher September 3, 2017 All the Times Taylor Swift's 'Ready For It?' Lyrics Possibly Reference Joe Alwyn https://ew.com/music/taylor-swift-ready-for-it-joe-alwyn/ 2025-05-08 Entertainment WeeklyIvie Devon September 3, 2017 Taylor Swift Has Lots to Say About Sex With Her New Song '...Ready for It?' http://www.vulture.com/2017/09/taylor-swift-debuts-new-song-ready-for-it.html limited live https://web.archive.org/web/20170907010721/http://www.vulture.com/2017/09/taylor-swift-debuts-new-song-ready-for-it.html September 7, 2017 September 6, 2017 Vulture In turn, she confesses that she herself is a "robber" who has stolen other men's hearts "never saying sorry". She dreams about "[keeping] him forever" and keeping this relationship private so that nobody can know about it. She compares her romance to that of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, implying the complications of stardom and privacy.Aswad Jem September 3, 2017 Taylor Swift Releases Full Version of New Song 'Ready for It' https://variety.com/2017/music/news/taylor-swift-release-full-version-of-new-song-ready-for-it-reputation-1202546332 live https://web.archive.org/web/20170904010115/http://variety.com/2017/music/news/taylor-swift-release-full-version-of-new-song-ready-for-it-reputation-1202546332/ September 4, 2017 September 4, 2017 Variety Critical reception Upon its release, "...Ready for It?" was seen by many critics as an improvement from Reputation lead single "Look What You Made Me Do";Jenkins Craig September 5, 2017 Review: Taylor Swift's '...Ready for It?' Is Better Than 'Look What You Made Me Do' http://www.vulture.com/2017/09/review-taylor-swift-ready-for-it.html limited live https://web.archive.org/web/20170905210258/http://www.vulture.com/2017/09/review-taylor-swift-ready-for-it.html September 5, 2017 September 5, 2017 Vulture The Music's Uppy Chatterjee opined that it should have been the lead single.Chatterjee Uppy November 11, 2017 Review: Taylor Swift Takes A New Direction With Reputation - But Is It The Right One? https://themusic.com.au/news/taylor-swift-reputation-track-by-track/g86Ul5aZmJs/11-11-17 live https://web.archive.org/web/20211006060117/https://themusic.com.au/news/taylor-swift-reputation-track-by-track/g86Ul5aZmJs/11-11-17/ October 6, 2021 February 28, 2025 The Music Favorable reviews considered the song anthemic and catchy. Mary Wang of Vogue described the track as both a love song and a stadium anthem,Wang Mary September 3, 2017 Ready For It? Taylor Swift's New Single Signals The Return of Her Old Self https://www.vogue.com/article/taylor-swift-single-ready-for-it-teaser February 27, 2025 Vogue February 27, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250227051943/https://www.vogue.com/article/taylor-swift-single-ready-for-it-teaser live Patrick Ryan of USA Today lauded the "sparkling, anthemic" chorus, and Shahzaib Hussain of Clash deemed the sound defiant.Hussain Shahzaib November 21, 2017 Taylor Swift - Reputation https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/taylor-swift-reputation/ February 28, 2025 Clash Tom Breihan of Stereogum was impressed by the musical elements that were new to Swift such as rapping, tropical house, and sudden dynamic changes, writing that she "rides a beat better than anyone could've reasonably expected". In the views of Jon Caramanica of The New York Times, the maximalist pop of "...Ready for It?" represented a new musical direction for Swift, with "harsh sounds and urgent buildup segments to theatrical, bruising effect".Caramanica Jon Jon Caramanica November 10, 2017 Taylor Swift Is a 2017 Pop Machine on Reputation, but at What Cost? https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/09/arts/music/taylor-swift-reputation-review.html limited February 28, 2025 The New York Times January 27, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200127090052/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/09/arts/music/taylor-swift-reputation-review.html live Slant Magazine's Alexa Camp thought that the song was carefully constructed with catchy pop melodies and rapping cadences. Kristen He from Billboard wrote that "...Ready for It?" showcased how Swift successfully used her voice as an instrument, in line with mainstream pop production choices, and hailed the chorus for featuring "one of the prettiest melodies of her career". Less enthusiastic reviews considered the production of "...Ready for It?" generic and the songwriting subpar. In Spin, Jordan Sargent acknowledged that the song is "melodically rich" but considered the metaphors clunky and ineffective and wrote that the song showcased Swift in a "mask" that lost her distinctiveness. Craig Jenkins of Vulture similarly lamented that the track was an effort to keep up with mainstream trends and criticized Swift's experimentation with rapping and hip-hop as a cynical move for her artistic reinvention. According to Frank Guan, also from Vulture, the song sounded too similar to other popular songs on radio. The Daily Telegraph described the lyrics as "wonderfully cringeworthy". The New Zealand Herald's George Fenwick considered "...Ready for It?" one of the worst tracks off the album.Fenwick George November 2, 2017 Taylor Swift's Reputation: A thrilling - but flawed - return https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/album-review-taylor-swift-reputation/2W2IFYQ64QRXI6WONMKQDI6HGM/ February 28, 2025 The New Zealand Herald January 7, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230107103022/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/album-review-taylor-swift-reputation/2W2IFYQ64QRXI6WONMKQDI6HGM/ live Retrospective reviews have considered "...Ready for It?" an effective opener for Reputation. According to Billboards Joe Lynch, when the song was first released, "casual listeners were confused, Swifties were challenged, and haters were given a bounty of fresh ammo". Alexis Petridis of The Guardian thought that Swift's rapping was "better than you might expect" and highlighted the "impeccable hook" that had been absent in the lead single "Look What You Made Me Do".Petridis Alexis Alexis Petridis April 26, 2019 Taylor Swift's singles – ranked! https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/apr/26/taylor-swifts-singles-ranked February 28, 2025 The Guardian April 27, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190427062612/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/apr/26/taylor-swifts-singles-ranked live Vultures Nate Jones wrote that he disliked Swift's flow "borrowed from Jay-Z" but regarded the chorus as undeniable.Jones Nate May 20, 2024 All 245 Taylor Swift Songs, Ranked https://www.vulture.com/article/all-taylor-swift-songs-ranked-from-worst-to-best.html limited February 28, 2025 Vulture June 24, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240624185155/https://www.vulture.com/article/all-taylor-swift-songs-ranked-from-worst-to-best.html live Stereogum ranked "...Ready for It?" among the 40 best pop songs of 2017,December 14, 2017 The Top 40 Pop Songs Of 2017 https://www.stereogum.com/1971280/the-top-40-pop-songs-of-2017/columns/the-week-in-pop/ February 28, 2025 Stereogum April 17, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210417215345/https://www.stereogum.com/1971280/the-top-40-pop-songs-of-2017/columns/the-week-in-pop/ live and Variety's Chris Willman placed it at number 38 on his 2024 ranking of Swift's 75 best songs.Willman Chris April 29, 2024 Taylor Swift's 75 Best Songs, Ranked https://variety.com/lists/best-taylor-swift-songs-ranked/love-story/ February 28, 2025 Variety April 16, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250416191149/https://variety.com/lists/best-taylor-swift-songs-ranked/love-story/ live Less complimentary comments were from NMEs Hannah Mylrea, who described the song as a messy combination of genres, and Paste's Jane Song, who considered Swift's "vaguely Bahamian accent" in the song "unsettling".Song Jane February 11, 2020 All 158 Taylor Swift Songs, Ranked https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/taylor-swift/best-taylor-swift-songs 2025-05-15 Paste Commercial performance In the United States, "...Ready for It?" debuted and peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 chart dated September 23, 2017, becoming Swift's 22nd top 10-song and 14th top 10-debut.Trust Gary December 13, 2024 Taylor Swift's 50 Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits https://www.billboard.com/lists/top-taylor-swift-songs-top-100-hits/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20221214072657/https://www.billboard.com/lists/top-taylor-swift-songs-top-100-hits/ December 14, 2022 February 27, 2025 Billboard It also became her 13th number-one song on the Digital Songs chart and opened at 35 on the Pop Songs chart,Trust Gary September 11, 2017 Taylor Swift at Nos. 1 & 4 on Billboard Hot 100, as Cardi B Moves Up to No. 2 https://www.billboard.com/pro/taylor-swift-hot-100-look-what-you-made-me-do-ready-for-it/ September 13, 2017 Billboard September 21, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170921152317/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7957955/taylor-swift-hot-100-look-what-you-made-me-do-ready-for-it live where it eventually peaked at number 12. On other Billboard charts, "...Ready for It?" peaked at number 10 on Adult Pop Songs, number 26 on Adult Contemporary, and number 37 on Rhythmic. In July 2018, the Recording Industry Association of America awarded the single a double-platinum certification in recognition of two million units sold in the United States. Elsewhere, "...Ready for It?" entered the top 10 on charts of Australia (number three),September 9, 2017 Taylor Swift holds No. 1 for second week http://www.ariacharts.com.au/news/2017/taylor-swift-holds-1-for-second-week live https://web.archive.org/web/20170917034506/http://www.ariacharts.com.au/news/2017/taylor-swift-holds-1-for-second-week September 17, 2017 October 7, 2017 Australian Recording Industry Association Hungary (four), Malaysia (six), Canada (seven), the United Kingdom (seven), Greece (nine), and New Zealand (nine). The single reached the top 20 in Ireland, the Czech Republic, and Lebanon;References: and top 40 in Austria, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.References: It has been certified six-times platinum in Australia, and double platinum in Brazil, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.References: Music video thumb|right|The video features two versions of Swift dueling with each other: a cyborg Swift (left) and a human Swift (right). The bodysuit that she wears as a cyborg received backlash for making her appear naked.|alt=Screenshot of the video showing Swift being emblazoned by lightning while being hunted by black-clad mysterious creatures The music video was directed by Joseph Kahn.Abell Tara October 27, 2017 Taylor Swift's New ...Ready for it Video is Here https://www.vulture.com/2017/10/taylor-swift-ready-for-it-music-video.html limited live https://web.archive.org/web/20210924123706/https://www.vulture.com/2017/10/taylor-swift-ready-for-it-music-video.html September 24, 2021 September 19, 2021 Vulture On October 23, 2017, Swift released a teaser of the music video for the song.Gonzales Erica October 23, 2017 Taylor Swift's '...Ready for It?' Music Video Looks Like an Actual Movie http://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-books-music/a13069336/taylor-swift-ready-for-it-video-teaser/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20171023230938/http://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-books-music/a13069336/taylor-swift-ready-for-it-video-teaser/ October 23, 2017 October 23, 2017 Harper's Bazaar The teaser received backlash from online commentators and audience, who claimed that Swift appears naked in the teaser. Subsequently, Swift posted an Instagram story denouncing the nudity claims alongside a selfie of her wearing a bodysuit, captioned "It truly warms my heart that ppl had so much to say about this bodysuit."Park Andrea October 27, 2017 Taylor Swift Responds to Nude Bodysuit Criticism After 'Ready for It?' Video Release https://www.teenvogue.com/story/taylor-swift-nude-bodysuit-ready-for-it-video-criticism live https://web.archive.org/web/20230422191124/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/taylor-swift-nude-bodysuit-ready-for-it-video-criticism April 22, 2023 February 15, 2023 Teen VogueRolli Bryan October 27, 2017 Taylor Swift Proves She Wasn't Naked in Her '…Ready for It' Video https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/taylor-swift-not-naked-ready-for-it-video-photos-8014994/ February 15, 2023 Billboard April 22, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230422191124/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/taylor-swift-not-naked-ready-for-it-video-photos-8014994/ live Willis Jay October 27, 2017 Taylor Swift's 'Ready For It' Introduces the World to Naked Robot Taylor Swift https://www.gq.com/story/taylor-swift-ready-for-it-video live https://web.archive.org/web/20230203160702/https://www.gq.com/story/taylor-swift-ready-for-it-video February 3, 2023 February 15, 2023 GQ The full video premiered on October 26. It features homage references to sci-fi films like Blade Runner (1982), Tron (1982), Westworld (1973), and Ex Machina (2014); and 1990s manga franchises like Ghost in the Shell and Sailor Moon.White Adam October 27, 2017 Taylor Swift's ...Ready for It? video: all the movie and TV references explained https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/taylor-swifts-ready-video-movie-tv-references-explained/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20190503001551/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/taylor-swifts-ready-video-movie-tv-references-explained/ May 3, 2019 October 27, 2017 The Daily TelegraphLars Brandyle October 26, 2017 Taylor Swift turns cyborg for new Blade Runner-inspired video ...Ready for it https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/taylor-swift-turns-cyborg-new-blade-runner-inspired-video-ready-it-1052312/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20220115223041/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/taylor-swift-turns-cyborg-new-blade-runner-inspired-video-ready-it-1052312/ January 15, 2022 September 19, 2021 The Hollywood Reporter The video's central narrative is a battle between two versions of Swift: a human one and a cyborg one.McKenna Lyndsey October 27, 2017 Taylor Swift Faces Off With Taylor Swift In '...Ready For It?' https://www.npr.org/2017/10/27/560374748/taylor-swift-faces-off-with-taylor-swift-in-ready-for-it February 26, 2025 NPR December 16, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20241216011052/https://www.npr.org/2017/10/27/560374748/taylor-swift-faces-off-with-taylor-swift-in-ready-for-it live In this narrative, an imprisoned female robot is eager to break out and avenge her captors. It starts with the human Swift, dressed in a black cloak. She walks through a dark alley and enters a room where the cyborg Swift is held captive in a force field cage. The cyborg Swift mutates into various forms trying to escape, and she eventually breaks through the cell walls, with shards of glass cutting the cloaked Swift across the face, revealing she is a cyborg as well. The cyborg guards try to contain both of them to no avail, and the video ends with the white cyborg Swift walking away from her demolished cell and moving up an escalator.Lang Cady 2017-10-31 The References You Might Have Missed in the 'Ready For It' Video https://time.com/5002775/taylor-swift-ready-for-it-music-video-references/ limited 2025-05-19 TimeNyren Erin 2017-10-27 Taylor Swift Battles Herself in '...Ready for It?' Music Video https://variety.com/2017/music/news/taylor-swift-ready-for-it-music-video-1202600759/ 2025-05-19 Variety Live performances thumb|upright|Swift performed "...Ready for It?" on the Eras Tour in 2023 and 2024.|alt=Taylor Swift singing on a mic, dressed in a black catsuit Swift performed "...Ready for It?" for the first time during an episode of the 43rd season of Saturday Night Live on November 11, 2017;Moore Sam November 12, 2017 Watch Taylor Swift perform two tracks from Reputation on Saturday Night Live http://www.nme.com/news/music/taylor-swift-saturday-night-live-reputation-performances-2158643 live https://web.archive.org/web/20171114184241/http://www.nme.com/news/music/taylor-swift-saturday-night-live-reputation-performances-2158643 November 14, 2017 November 21, 2017 NME she sang the track donning a cropped black sweatshirt and black shorts, backed by a quartet of backing vocalists and dancers.Sollosi Mary November 12, 2017 Taylor Swift Sings Reputation '...Ready For It', 'Call It What You Want' on SNL https://ew.com/tv/2017/11/12/taylor-swift-snl-ready-for-it-call-it-what-you-want/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20240320074139/https://ew.com/tv/2017/11/12/taylor-swift-snl-ready-for-it-call-it-what-you-want/ March 20, 2024 March 20, 2024 Entertainment Weekly In December 2017, she included "...Ready for It?" in the set lists of several concerts that she participated in, including KIIS-FM's Jingle Ball on December 1, in Inglewood, California,Peters Mitchell December 2, 2017 Watch Taylor Swift Perform 'End Game' With Ed Sheeran at Jingle Ball https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/taylor-swift-reputation-end-game-ed-sheeran-kiis-fm-jingle-ball-2017-8054965/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20171203050956/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8054965/taylor-swift-reputation-end-game-ed-sheeran-kiis-fm-jingle-ball-2017 December 3, 2017 December 2, 2017 Billboard 99.7 Now!'s Poptopia on December 3, in San Jose, California,http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/12/03/haters-beware-taylor-swift-is-back-on-top-again-and-ready-to-dominate-2018/ Haters, beware – Taylor Swift is back on top again and ready to dominate 2018 Harrington Jim The Mercury News December 3, 2017 December 5, 2017 December 4, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171204230910/http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/12/03/haters-beware-taylor-swift-is-back-on-top-again-and-ready-to-dominate-2018/ live B96 Chicago and Pepsi's Jingle Bash on December 7, in Chicago,Klein Joshua December 8, 2017 Taylor Swift and Backstreet Boys Defy Fest Formula at Jingle Bash http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ent-jingle-bash-review-allstate-1209-story.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20171210212547/http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ent-jingle-bash-review-allstate-1209-story.html December 10, 2017 December 11, 2017 Chicago Tribune the Z100 Jingle Ball on December 8, in New York City,Weatherby Taylor December 9, 2017 Charlie Puth Tributes Chris Cornell, Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran Team Up Again & More From iHeartRadio's Z100 Jingle Ball in NYC https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/concerts/8062831/iheartradio-jingle-ball-nyc-recap-msg-z100-taylor-swift-ed-sheeran-charlie-puth live https://web.archive.org/web/20171210054441/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/concerts/8062831/iheartradio-jingle-ball-nyc-recap-msg-z100-taylor-swift-ed-sheeran-charlie-puth December 10, 2017 December 11, 2017 Billboard and the Jingle Bell Ball on December 10, in London, England.December 10, 2017 Taylor Swift Owned The CapitalJBB Stage & Brought All Her Biggest Hits For This Iconic Performance http://www.capitalfm.com/artists/taylor-swift/performances/jingle-bell-ball-2017-set-list/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20171211024528/http://www.capitalfm.com/artists/taylor-swift/performances/jingle-bell-ball-2017-set-list/ December 11, 2017 December 11, 2017 Capital On May 27, 2018, Swift performed "...Ready for It?" as the opening number to her set as part of BBC Radio 1's Biggest Weekend in Swansea, Wales.Savage Mark Geoghegan Kev May 27, 2018 Biggest Weekend: Taylor Swift Plays the Hits then Runs in Swansea https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-44274002 live https://web.archive.org/web/20181001082327/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-44274002 October 1, 2018 August 13, 2018 BBC "...Ready for It?" was the opening number of Swift's 2018 Reputation Stadium Tour.Rietmulder Michael May 22, 2018 Review: Taylor Swift's juggernaut Reputation tour conquers CenturyLink Field https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/music/taylor-swift-brings-reputation-tour-to-seattles-centurylink-field/ February 5, 2025 The Seattle Times December 13, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20241213121850/https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/music/taylor-swift-brings-reputation-tour-to-seattles-centurylink-field/ live Before the performance began, the intro included news snippets discussing Swift's reputation. The screens onstage then parted, and Swift emerged through the smoke,Cribb Daniel October 22, 2018 Review: Taylor Swift's 'Reputation' Stadium Tour Lives Up To The Hype https://themusic.com.au/news/taylor-swift-optus-stadium-2018-australian-tour-daniel-cribb/5bX9-fj7-v0/20-10-18 February 6, 2025 The Music December 28, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20241228040601/https://themusic.com.au/news/taylor-swift-optus-stadium-2018-australian-tour-daniel-cribb/5bX9-fj7-v0/20-10-18 live Rietmudler Michael May 22, 2018 Review: Taylor Swift's juggernaut Reputation tour conquers CenturyLink Field https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/music/taylor-swift-brings-reputation-tour-to-seattles-centurylink-field/ February 6, 2025 The Seattle Times December 13, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20241213121850/https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/music/taylor-swift-brings-reputation-tour-to-seattles-centurylink-field/ live wearing a black hoodieWood Mikael May 9, 2018 Review: Taylor Swift is a willing warrior in pop stardom's celebrity death match https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-taylor-swift-reputation-tour-review-20180509-story.html limited February 6, 2025 Los Angeles Times June 29, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240629023335/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-taylor-swift-reputation-tour-review-20180509-story.html live before revealing herself in a sparkling black bodysuit and knee-high black boots.DeVille Chris July 12, 2018 Big Reputation: A Trip To Taylor Swift's Hyper-Maximalist Stadium Tour https://www.stereogum.com/2005090/taylor-swift-reputation-tour-review-columbus/columns/the-week-in-pop/ February 6, 2025 Stereogum December 5, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20241205172357/https://www.stereogum.com/2005090/taylor-swift-reputation-tour-review-columbus/columns/the-week-in-pop/ live On the Eras Tour (2023–2024), Swift performed "...Ready for It?" as the opening number for the Reputation segment,Savage Mark 2024-06-08 Taylor Swift Eras tour review: Pop's heartbreak princess dazzles in Edinburgh https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqlld2g4232o 2025-05-08 BBC which began with stage screens showing imagery of snakes. Swift appeared onstage in a one-legged black catsuit embroidered with snakes motifs.Zacharek Stephanie October 14, 2023 The Eras Tour Movie Will Make Anyone a Believer in the Magic of Taylor Swift https://time.com/6323858/taylor-swift-the-eras-tour-movie-review/ limited February 6, 2025 Time October 15, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231015034403/https://www.time.com/6323858/taylor-swift-the-eras-tour-movie-review/ live Lipshutz Jason March 18, 2023 The 13 Best Moments From Taylor Swift's Eras Tour Kickoff https://www.billboard.com/lists/taylor-swifts-eras-tour-best-moments-review/taylors-evermore-defense/ February 6, 2025 Billboard December 15, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20241215184001/https://www.billboard.com/lists/taylor-swifts-eras-tour-best-moments-review/taylors-evermore-defense live Personnel Adapted from the liner notes of Reputation Taylor Swift – lead vocals, background vocals, songwriter Max Martin – producer, songwriter, recording, keyboards, programming Shellback – producer, songwriter, recording, keyboards, programming Ali Payami – producer, songwriter, keyboards, programming Serban Ghenea – mixing John Hanes – engineer for mix Randy Merrill – mastering Charts Weekly charts + 2017–2018 weekly chart performance for "...Ready for It?" Chart (2017–18) Peak positionAustralia 3 Taylor Swift ...Ready for It? true September 9, 2017 "aus3"Austria 26 Taylor Swift ...Ready for It? true September 14, 2017 "Austria"Canada 7 Taylor Swift true November 7, 2017 "can" Canada AC (Billboard)https://www.billboard.com/artist/Taylor-Swift/chart-history/CAC Taylor Swift Chart History (Canada AC) Billboard dead https://web.archive.org/web/20241010003418/https://www.billboard.com/artist/taylor-swift/chart-history/cac/ October 10, 2024 March 1, 2026 44 Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)https://www.billboard.com/artist/Taylor-Swift/chart-history/CTF Taylor Swift Chart History (Canada CHR/Top 40) Billboard dead https://web.archive.org/web/20240923203146/https://www.billboard.com/artist/taylor-swift/chart-history/ctf/ September 23, 2024 March 1, 2026 5 Canada Hot AC (Billboard)https://www.billboard.com/artist/Taylor-Swift/chart-history/CHT Taylor Swift Chart History (Canada Hot AC) Billboard dead https://web.archive.org/web/20240923211513/https://www.billboard.com/artist/taylor-swift/chart-history/cht/ September 23, 2024 March 1, 2026 12CIS 139 Taylor Swift Ready for It 84043 true April 19, 2021 Croatia (HRT)http://radio.hrt.hr/clanak/arc-100-datum-izlaska-27-studenoga-2017/10534/ Croatia ARC Top 100 Croatian Radiotelevision November 27, 2017 November 30, 2017 http://www.freezepage.com/1512061521RDOVDIHVRE?url=http://radio.hrt.hr/clanak/arc-100-datum-izlaska-27-studenoga-2017/10534/ dead 51Czech Republic 18 2018 10 true March 12, 2018 "czech"Czechdigital 26 2017 36 true September 11, 2017Billboardeurodigital 4 Taylor Swift true March 12, 2018 "euro"Finnishdownload 10 Taylor Swift ...Ready for it? true August 3, 2022France 164 Taylor Swift ...Ready for It? true October 29, 2023Germany 47 1691414 Taylor Swift ...Ready for It? true September 8, 2017 Greece Digital Songs (Billboard)https://web.archive.org/web/20180506100956/https://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/2017-09-16/greece https://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/2017-09-16/greece Greece Digital Song Sales September 16, 2017 dead May 6, 2018 May 8, 2025 Billboard 3Greece (IFPI)https://web.archive.org/web/20180221023331/https://www.ifpi.gr/digital_el.html https://www.ifpi.gr/digital_el.html IFPI Greece Archive Top 50 Singles IFPI Greece dead February 21, 2018 February 27, 2025 9Hungarysingle 4 2017 36 true September 14, 2017 "Hungary"Hungarystream 22 2017 37 true September 23, 2017Ireland2 12 Taylor Swift true September 16, 2017 "ire" Italy (FIMI)http://www.fimi.it/classifiche#/category:digital/id:2541/page:1 Classifica settimanale WK 36 Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana Italian September 9, 2017 March 30, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170330175825/http://www.fimi.it/classifiche#/category:digital/id:2541/page:1 live 65 Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20)http://www.olt20.com/Taylor_Swift#fragment-2&panel1-2 Taylor Swift The Official Lebanese Top 20 November 8, 2017 October 30, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201030124021/http://www.olt20.com/Taylor_Swift#fragment-2&panel1-2 live 20 Malaysia (RIM)http://www.rim.org.my/main/images/stories/RIM/chart/36_i_dm.pdf Top 20 Most Streamed International & Domestic Singles in Malaysia : Week 36 (1/9/2017 – 7/9/2017) Recording Industry Association of Malaysia September 27, 2017 December 10, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191210005952/http://www.rim.org.my/main/images/stories/RIM/chart/36_i_dm.pdf dead 6Dutch100 76 Taylor Swift ...Ready for It? true September 8, 2017New Zealand 9 Taylor Swift ...Ready for It? true September 15, 2017 "nz"Norway 32 Taylor Swift ...Ready for It? true September 16, 2017 "Norway" Panama Anglo (Monitor Latino)http://charts.monitorlatino.com/top20/print/Panama/Anglo/20171120 Top 20 Panama Anglo – Del 20 al 26 de Noviembre, 2017 Monitor Latino June 4, 2021 es June 4, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210604224328/http://charts.monitorlatino.com/top20/print/Panama/Anglo/20171120 live 7Poland 46 2524 2017 true December 4, 2017Portugal 30 Taylor Swift ...Ready for It? true September 22, 2017 "Portugal"Scotland 3 20170908 true September 9, 2017 "sco"Slovakdigital2 25 2017 37 true September 19, 2017South Korean International Singles (Gaon)http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/search/list.gaon?serviceGbn=ALL&nationGbn=&yyyy=2017&condition=2&search_str=Taylor+Swift Chart search: Taylor Swift Korean Gaon Music Chart December 22, 2020 January 22, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210122002316/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/search/list.gaon?serviceGbn=ALL&nationGbn=&yyyy=2017&condition=2&search_str=Taylor+Swift dead 33Spain 70 Taylor Swift ...Ready for It? true January 27, 2025Sweden 32 Taylor Swift ...Ready for It? true January 27, 2025 "Sweden"Switzerland 41 Taylor Swift ...Ready for It? true September 11, 2017UK 7 20170908 true September 9, 2017 "uk"Billboardhot100 4 Taylor Swift true September 12, 2017 "hot100"Billboardadultcontemporary 26 Taylor Swift true January 9, 2018 "AdultContemporary"Billboardadultpopsongs 10 Taylor Swift true December 19, 2017 "AdultPop"Billboarddanceclubplay 34 Taylor Swift true December 27, 2017Billboardpopsongs 12 Taylor Swift true November 28, 2017 "PopSongs"Billboardrhythmic 37 Taylor Swift true December 6, 2017 "Rhythmic" + 2024 weekly chart performance for "...Ready for It?" Chart (2024) Peakposition Singapore (RIAS)RIAS Top Charts Week 10 (1 – 7 Mar 2024) https://www.rias.org.sg/rias-top-charts/ Recording Industry Association Singapore March 12, 2024 March 12, 2024 https://archive.today/20240312065047/https://www.rias.org.sg/rias-top-charts/ 16 Year-end charts + 2017 year-end charts for "...Ready for It?" Chart (2017) Position El Salvador (Monitor Latino)http://charts.monitorlatino.com/top100/anual/2017/El%20Salvador/general El Salvador – 2017 Year-End charts Monitor Latino December 18, 2017 July 28, 2020 December 15, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171215133842/http://charts.monitorlatino.com/top100/anual/2017/El%20Salvador/General live 82 US Digital Songs (Billboard)https://web.archive.org/web/20211019103025/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/digital-songs October 19, 2021 https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/digital-songs Digital Song Sales Billboard May 9, 2022 75 + 2018 year-end chart for "...Ready for It?" Chart (2018) Position US Adult Pop Songs (Billboard)https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/adult-pop-songs Adult Pop Songs – Year-End Billboard January 31, 2021 April 12, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190412145746/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/adult-pop-songs live 45 Certifications Certifications for "...Ready for It?" Australia Platinum 6 single 2018 2024 June 14, 2024 "ARIA" Brazil Taylor Swift ...Ready for It? Platinum 2 single 2024 2017 9 March 21, 2024 "PMB" Canada Taylor Swift ...Ready for It? single Platinum 2 2017 2018 April 12, 2018 "MC" Denmark Taylor Swift ...Ready for It? Gold single 2024 2017 14631 November 12, 2024 "Denmark" France Taylor Swift ...Ready for It? Gold single 2017 2024 8 August 13, 2024 "SNEP" Germany Taylor Swift …Ready For It? Gold single 2017 2025 July 13, 2025 Italy Taylor Swift ...Ready For It? Gold single 2017 2024 12914 July 22, 2024 "FIMI" New Zealand Taylor Swift ...Ready For It? single Platinum 2 December 19, 2024 radioscope 2017 2024 "RMNZ" Taylor Swift ...Ready For It? Norway 2017 2020 Gold single October 29, 2020 "IFPINOR" Poland Taylor Swift ...Ready for It? Gold single 2017 2019 September 18, 2019 "Poland" Spain Gold Taylor Swift ...Ready for It? single 2017 taylor-swift-ready-for-it May 14, 2024 "PROMUSICAE" Sweden Gold Taylor Swift ...Ready for It? single 2017 artist February 25, 2025 "IFPISWE" United Kingdom Taylor Swift Ready for It single Platinum 2 2017 2026 14695-1598-1 February 13, 2026 "BPI" United States Taylor Swift Ready for It single Platinum 2 2017 2017 July 23, 2018 "RIAA" true true true Release history + Release dates and formats for "...Ready for It?" Region Date Format(s) Version Label Ref. Reference Various September 3, 2017Release as a promotional single Digital download streaming Original Big Machine '...Ready for It?' – Single https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/ready-for-it-single/id1278522951 iTunes Store August 25, 2017 November 27, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171127190007/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/ready-for-it-single/id1278522951 dead United States October 24, 2017 Rhythmic radio Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases https://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases AllAccess October 23, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171023213344/https://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases October 23, 2017 Various December 1, 2017 Digital download streaming BloodPop remix https://music.apple.com/au/album/ready-for-it-bloodpop-remix-single/1339142547 ...Ready for It? (BloodPop Remix) – Single iTunes Store November 30, 2018 November 30, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181130202043/https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/ready-for-it-bloodpop-remix-single/1339142547 live See also List of number-one digital songs of 2017 (U.S.) List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 2017 List of UK top-ten singles in 2017 List of top 10 singles for 2017 in Australia Notes References Source Zaleski Annie Annie Zaleski Taylor Swift: The Stories Behind the Songs Thunder Bay Press 2024 978-1-6672-0845-9 132–147 The Reputation Era Category:2017 songs Category:Big Machine Records singles Category:Electropop songs Category:Number-one singles in Israel Category:Song recordings produced by Max Martin Category:Song recordings produced by Shellback (record producer) Category:Songs written by Ali Payami Category:Songs written by Max Martin Category:Songs written by Shellback (record producer) Category:Songs written by Taylor Swift Category:Taylor Swift songs Category:2017 singles Category:Music video controversies Category:Music videos directed by Joseph Kahn Category:Song recordings produced by Ali Payami Category:Industrial songs Category:Electro songs Category:Cultural depictions of Elizabeth Taylor