Are You Ready (Aaliyah song)
Encyclopedia
"Are You Ready?" is a R&B
song performed by singer Aaliyah
. The song was written by Renne A. Neuville & produced by DJ Kay Gee of Naughty by Nature
for the soundtrack to the basketball film Sunset Park
(1996). It was released as a promotional radio single for the soundtrack.
radio stations causing it to peak at #42 on the Billboard
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay
Chart. It was not eligible for the Billboard charts
due to the song never being commercially released as a single.
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...
song performed by singer Aaliyah
Aaliyah
Aaliyah Dana Haughton , who performed under the mononym Aaliyah , was an American R&B recording artist, actress and model. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, and was raised in Detroit, Michigan. At the age of 10, she appeared on the television show Star Search and performed in concert alongside...
. The song was written by Renne A. Neuville & produced by DJ Kay Gee of Naughty by Nature
Naughty by Nature
Naughty by Nature are a Grammy Award-winning American hip hop trio from East Orange, New Jersey that at the time of its formation in 1989 consisted of Treach, Vin Rock, and the DJ Kay Gee...
for the soundtrack to the basketball film Sunset Park
Sunset Park (film)
Sunset Park is a 1996 basketball film. It stars Rhea Perlman as the head coach of a high school boy's basketball team from the Sunset Park neighborhood in New York City. The film also stars rapper Fredro Starr and an early film appearance from Academy Award nominee Terrence Howard...
(1996). It was released as a promotional radio single for the soundtrack.
Chart performance
"Are You Ready?" received moderate airplay on some major market urban contemporaryUrban contemporary
Urban contemporary is a music radio format. The term was coined by the late New York DJ Frankie Crocker in the mid 1970s. Urban contemporary radio stations feature a playlist made up entirely of hip hop/rap, contemporary R&B, pop, electronica such as dubstep and drum and bass and Caribbean music...
radio stations causing it to peak at #42 on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay
The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart is the airplay component chart of the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. It is not the R&B subset of The Hot 100 Airplay, but rather a separate panel of R&B stations in urban markets used for the R&B/Hip-Hop chart...
Chart. It was not eligible for the Billboard charts
Billboard charts
The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine...
due to the song never being commercially released as a single.
Charts
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay | 42 |