Get Ready For This - Release and Reception

Release and Reception

Originally, the single was released as an instrumental (entitled the "Orchestral Mix"). Conscious of their popularity, Wilde & De Coster wanted a more accessible, formatted formula for their project to grow. Raymond Lothar Slijngaard was then contacted to write lyrics and add a rap to the track. On his suggestion, Anita Doth joined in as the female vocalist, the single also appearing on Technomania Vol. 3.

Some months later the rap version was released, this time with raps by group member Ray Slijngaard and vocals by group member Anita Doth. However, for the UK release of the single, an edit of the original "Orchestral mix" was used, without vocals from the song except for the sampled "Y'all ready for this?" line. This was done by record producer Pete Waterman, who owned the record label 2 Unlimited were licensed to for UK releases. Subsequent 2 Unlimited releases would restore singer Anita Doth's vocals, but Raymond Slijngaard's raps would be cut out for several releases to come, including those of the subsequent singles "Twilight Zone" (1992) and "No Limit" (1993). "Get Ready for This" was an immediate success, reaching #2 on the UK Singles Chart and #4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play charts, as well as reaching #38 on the Billboard Hot 100. Despite the song's immense worldwide popularity, very few original versions (not remixes) of it are available on the UK iTunes Store or any of the original songs from 2 Unlimited's album Get Ready!, the only one of this song being the Rapversion Edit, on the soundtrack for the film Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed. No other original version of the song is available for iTunes purchase.