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for her sixth studio album, ''

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'' (2017). Initially released as a

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on September 3, 2017, the song impacted radio on September 17 as the album's second official

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after "

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". The song itself is an

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, and

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song with elements of

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and

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. It sees Swift

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over deep

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s, heavy

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s and programmed drums. Lyrically, the song revolves around a subject whom Swift names a "killer", using

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imageries such as a

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, going undercover,

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and

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. The accompanying music video, directed by

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, features a dark,

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aesthetic and pays homage references to

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franchises such as ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. Upon release, "...Ready for It?" received positive reviews from music critics, who praised the production as "anthemic" and "colossal", and cited the track as an improvement over Swift's previous single, "Look What You Made Me Do" (2017). Commercially, "...Ready for It?" reached the top-ten in Australia, Canada, Greece, Hungary, Malaysia, New Zealand, Scotland and the United Kingdom. In the United States, the song debuted at number 4 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, extending Swift's record as the female artist with the most Hot 100 top-ten debuts, with fourteen. It also debuted at number-one on the ''Billboard'' Digital Song Sales chart, selling 135,000 song downloads. A

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of the song was released on December 10, 2017. "...Ready for It?" has been certified 2× Platinum by the

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, for earning over 2 million units in the US. The song is certified double platinum in Australia and Canada, as well.

Promotion and release

Swift had first teased a portion of the single, along with "

", on September 2, 2017, during

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's ''

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'' broadcast of the

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vs.

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, and was also used in the introduction to every ''Saturday Night Football'' game on ABC that season. The same day, she announced it would be included on her upcoming album, ''

'', and confirmed its release as a promotional single. It was made available for digital download as part of the pre-order of the album on September 3, 2017. It impacted contemporary hit radio on September 17, 2017. A

for the song featuring American musician

was released on December 10, 2017. The remix received positive reviews from critics. On December 14, a

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for the remix was uploaded to Swift's

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channel on

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, which included clips from the original music video, released about a month and half before. As of August 2020, the lyric video for the remix has gained over nine million views on YouTube.

Writing and composition

"...Ready for It?" is a " pop-oriented"

, and

song with influences of

and

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. The song features deep

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, a

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chorus, a

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bass drop, drum machines and

. The atmosphere of the song drew comparisons to

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and

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. The song is performed in the key of

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with a

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of 80 beats per minute, with Swift's vocals spanning from G₃ to D₅. The song lyrically revolves around Swift's fantasies about an individual whom she describes as a "killer" who has had multiple relationships and is "younger than her exes" but "acts like such a man". These fantasies include "holding him for ransom", committing a bank heist together, moving to a secret offshore location and being held in jail. Swift uses images of Hollywood romance, islands and going undercover so that "no one has to know". She also addresses the perception of her own romantic history by comparing herself to

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and her lover to

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Critical reception

"...Ready for It?" received positive reviews from music critics, calling it an improvement from Swift's previous single, "

". Tom Breihan of ''

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'' said the songwriters "made something ungainly and goofy, something that was probably a terrible idea, and they still made it sound like towering, colossal pop music". Patrick Ryan of ''

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'' expressed some scepticism concerning Swift's rapping, but noted the contrast between the "anthemic chorus" and "dark", intense verses made for a "promising second glance on her ''reputation'' era". Richard He wrote for ''

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'' that "Swift has never sung more expressively, nor sounded more in tune with the way modern pop production uses the voice as an instrument" and that the song's chorus has "one of the prettiest melodies of her career". However, Craig Jenkins of ''

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'' gave it a lukewarm review, stating that the song "doesn't reinvent pop or Taylor, but it does get her name out on a product built to keep pace with current trends". Mike Wass for ''

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'' dismissed the song as "not good" and called it "equally underwhelming" as "Look What You Made Me Do". He concluded by saying "If you can get past the cringeworthy lyrics and jarring production, a cute chorus awaits. But that's a lot of work for a minor payoff".

Commercial performance

In the United States, "...Ready for It?" debuted and peaked at number four on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming Swift's 22nd top 10 song and her fourteenth top 10 debut on the chart, the most among female artists and second most overall behind rapper

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. It also became her thirteenth number one song on the ''Billboard'' Digital Song Sales chart with opening sales of 135,000 copies, entered the ''Billboard'' Streaming Songs chart with 19 million streams in its first week of availability, and opened at 35 on the ''Billboard'' Pop Songs chart with a radio audience of 13 million. On other ''Billboard'' charts, "...Ready For It?" peaked at number 12 on the Mainstream Top 40 chart, number 10 on the Billboard

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chart, and number 26 on the

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chart. In Canada, the song peaked at number seven. It opened atop the digital sales chart, dethroning another single from ''

'', "

". Likewise in the UK, it also peaked at number seven, while in Scotland and New Zealand, it peaked at numbers three and number nine, respectively. In Australia, "...Ready for It?" entered at its peak position of number three on the

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, becoming her twelfth top five entry in the nation.

Music video

Production and release

The video was shot on August 21, 2017. An audio for the song was released on September 3, 2017, that has more than 300 million views to date. On October 23, 2017, Swift released a teaser of the music video for the song. The full video premiered on October 26. It was directed by

. The video features homage references to

and

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, such as ''

'', ''

'' and ''

''. As of October 2021, the video has over 300 million views on

Synopsis

The video features two versions of Swift. One version is a cyborg in a white bodysuit. She is shown behind the walls of a cell being guarded by several men in suits. The other version of Swift is seen wearing a large black cloak. The video starts with the cloaked Swift walking through an alley, making her way past several guards and typing in a code to access the room where the cyborg Swift is being held. Graffiti seen on the walls are lyrics from the ''Reputation''. The cloaked Swift walks up to the cell walls and watches as the cyborg Swift transforms into several iterations - she wears futuristic armor, rides a white horse, manipulates various flickers of energy, and shoots lightning bolts from her fingertips. Eventually, the cyborg Swift is able to break 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 as cyborg Swift moves up an escalator.

Live performances

Swift performed "...Ready for It?" for the first time during an episode of the 43rd season of ''

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'' on November 11, 2017, alongside an acoustic version of " Call It What You Want". Swift also performed "...Ready for It?" as part of the KIIS-FM's Jingle Ball 2017 on December 1, 2017, in

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. Two days later, Swift returned onstage to perform the song again as part of 99.7 Now!'s Poptopia in

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with the same setlist. The following week, Swift performed the song again on three other occasions, such as the B96 Chicago and

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Jingle Bash 2017 in

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and Jingle Bell Ball 2017 in

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. The song was the first song performed every night at Swift's

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. On May 27, 2018, Swift opened her set as part of

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with the song.

Accolades

Usage in media

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used it in its college football telecast advertisements for the season opening game between Alabama and Florida State, which was aired on ABC on September 2. *On the March 16, 2018, episode of the reality television singing competition show ''

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'', Team Kelly (Clarkson) members

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and Dylan Hartigan performed a grunge-rock arrangement of the song in a Battle round. While coaches

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and

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preferred Cartelli's vocal performance, coach

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preferred Hartigan's. Ultimately, Clarkson chose to agree with Levine and Keys and named Cartelli the winner of the Battle, advancing her to the Knockout rounds. Soon after, Hartigan was stolen onto Team Blake, saving him from elimination.

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the

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of ''Reputation''. Studio * Recorded at

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(

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, Sweden) * Mixed at Mixstar Studios (

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) *

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(New York) Personnel *

– lead vocals, background vocals, songwriter *

Max Martin Karl Martin Sandberg (; born 26 February 1971),Max Martin
allmusic.com known profess ...

– producer, songwriter, recording, Keyboard instrument, keyboards, Audio programming, programming * Shellback (record producer), Shellback – producer, songwriter, recording, keyboards, programming * Ali Payami – producer, songwriter, keyboards, programming * Serban Ghenea – mixing * John Hanes – mix engineer * Randy Merrill – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

Notes

References

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