...Ready for It?

Taylor Swift * Track #1 On reputation

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...Ready for It? by Taylor Swift

Release Date

Sun Sep 03 2017

Performed by

Taylor Swift

Produced by

Taylor Swift & Ali Payami & Max Martin & Shellback

Writed by

Ali Payami & Shellback & Max Martin & Taylor Swift

About

The first promotional single from Taylor Swift’s sixth album, reputation, debuted in an ad shown during a college football game between Florida State and Alabama. After its TV premiere, the song was also featured in an ABC ad.

As opposed to Swift’s first reputation single “Look What You Made Me Do,...

...Ready for It? Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Knew he was a killer first time that I saw him
Wondered how many girls he had loved and left haunted
But if he's a ghost, then I can be a phantom
Holdin' him for ransom, some
Some boys are tryin' too hard, he don't try at all, though
Younger than my exes, but he act like such a man, so
I see nothin' better, I keep him forever
Like a vendetta-ta

[Pre-Chorus]
I, I, I see how this is gon' go
Touch me and you'll never be alone
I-Island breeze and lights down low
No one has to know

[Chorus]
In the middle of the night, in my dreams
You should see the things we do, baby, mmm
In the middle of the night, in my dreams
I know I'm gonna be with you, so I take my time
Are you ready for it?

[Verse 2]
Knew I was a robber first time that he saw me
Stealin' hearts and runnin' off and never sayin' sorry
But if I'm a thief, then he can join the heist and
We'll move to an island and
And he can be my jailer, Burton to this Taylor
Every love I've known in comparison is a failure
I forget their names now, I'm so very tame now
Never be the same now, now

[Pre-Chorus]
I, I, I see how this is gon' go (Go)
Touch me and you'll never be alone
I-Island breeze and lights down low (Low)
No one has to know (No one has to know)

[Chorus]
In the middle of the night, in my dreams (Yeah)
You should see the things we do (We do), baby, mmm (Mmm)
In the middle of the night (The night) in my dreams (My dreams)
I know I'm gonna be with you, so I take my time
Are you ready for it? Oh
Are you ready for it?

[Refrain]
Baby, let the games begin
Let the games begin
Let the games begin, ah-ah
Baby, let the games begin
Let the games begin
Let the games begin

[Pre-Chorus]
I, I, I see how this is gon' go
Touch me and you'll never be alone
I-Island breeze and lights down low
No one has to know

[Chorus]
In the middle of the night (Night), in my dreams (My dreams)
You should see the things we do (We do), baby (Baby), mmm (Yeah)
In the middle of the night, in my dreams (My dreams)
I know I'm gonna be with you, so I take my time (Yeah)
In the middle of the night

[Refrain]
Baby, let the games begin
Let the games begin
Let the games begin
Are you ready for it?
Baby, let the games begin
Let the games begin
Let the games begin
Are you ready for it?

...Ready for It? Q&A

Who wrote ...Ready for It?'s ?

...Ready for It? was written by Ali Payami & Shellback & Max Martin & Taylor Swift.

Who produced ...Ready for It?'s ?

...Ready for It? was produced by Taylor Swift & Ali Payami & Max Martin & Shellback.

When did Taylor Swift release ...Ready for It??

Taylor Swift released ...Ready for It? on Sun Sep 03 2017.

When was this song written?

Based on the caption of one of the polaroids featured in a Target-exclusive magazine, Taylor was working on this song in late December 2016.

Has the song been performed live on TV?

Yes, Taylor Swift performed the song on November 12, 2017’s episode of Saturday Night Live! The performance can be seen below:

What did Taylor Swift say about "...Ready for It?"?

It kind of introduces a metaphor you may hear more of throughout the rest album, which is like this kind of Crime and Punishment metaphor, where it talks about robbers, and thieves, and heists, and all that. I found that to be a really interesting metaphor, but twisted in different ways throughout t...

How did the song perform on the charts?

“…Ready For It?” peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent a total of 20 weeks on the charts.

How did the music video come together?

Director Joseph Kahn told Vulture:

She called me up and pretty much had the idea mapped out in her head. It’s almost like she gave me a gift, because what she was thinking was right up my alley in terms of my fascination with Japanese pop culture and sci-fi.