"Ready Set Roll" is a song recorded by American

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artist

Chase Rice Chase Rice (born September 19, 1985) is an American country music singer, songwriter and reality television personality. He first came to prominence in 2010 while he was a contestant on '' Survivor: Nicaragua'', where he was the runner-up to Ju ...

. It was released in November 2013 as his first single from his EP album, ''

Ready Set Roll "Ready Set Roll" is a song recorded by American country music artist Chase Rice. It was released in November 2013 as his first single from his EP album, '' Ready Set Roll'', and later appeared on his first major-label studio album, ''Ignite the Ni ...

'', and later appeared on his first major-label studio album, ''

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''. Rice wrote the song with

Chris DeStefano Christopher Michael DeStefano is a Grammy Award-winning American singer/songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist currently living in Nashville. As a songwriter, he has multiple #1 songs with artists Carrie Underwood ( “Good Girl ...

, who also produced it, and

Rhett Akins Thomas Rhett Akins Sr. (born October 13, 1969) is an American singer and songwriter. Signed to Decca Records between 1994 and 1997, he released two albums for that label (1995's '' A Thousand Memories'' and 1996's '' Somebody New''), followed by ...

Critical reception

In his review of the EP, Matt Bjorke of ''Roughstock'' wrote, "Over-used theme? Maybe. But the song is still very strong." Jonathan Keefe of ''Country Universe'' rated the song "F", criticizing its clichéd lyrics and objectification of women, also saying that "thanks to a dated, cheap-sounding production job and Rice’s limited vocal ability, 'Ready Set Roll' doesn’t even work as a throwaway, escapist single."

Commercial performance

"Ready Set Roll" debuted on ''Billboard''

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at #100, and Hot Country Songs at No. 27 the song's release. It was the second best-selling country songs with 42,000 copies sold on its debut week. The song debuted at number 57 on the U.S. ''

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chart for the week of November 30, 2013. RPM Management promoted the song to radio alongside Rice's own label, Dack Janiels, until March 2014 when

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Nashville assumed promotion in partnership with Thirty Tigers and

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. It peaked at No. 54 on the Hot 100 for chart dated October 11, 2014, No. 5 on the Country Airplay chart at No. 5 the following week, and No. 5 on the Hot Country Songs for the chart of November 1, 2014. The song was certified Platinum by the RIAA on November 18, 2014, and reached its million sales mark in the US in March 2015. As of July 2015, the song has sold 1,060,000 copies in the US.

Music video

The video was released on January 29, 2014. It was directed by Jeff Ray and included live footage from several of Rice's shows on the Ready Set Roll Tour.

Charts and certifications

Peak positions

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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