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"Ready or Not" / "Everytime"
"Ready or Not" / "Everytime"
Single by A1
from the album Here We Come
B-side	"White Christmas"
Released	8 November 1999
Length	3:54 ("Ready or Not"); 4:30 ("Everytime");
Label	Columbia
Songwriters	Peter Cunnah; Ben Adams; Christian Ingebrigtsen; Paul Marazzi; Mark Read;
Producer	Metro
A1 singles chronology
Music videos
	"Ready or Not" on YouTube; "Everytime" on YouTube;

"Ready or Not" and "Everytime" are two songs by British-Norwegian boy band A1, both taken from their first album, Here We Come (1999), and released as a double A-side single on 8 November 1999. The single peaked at No. 3 in the United Kingdom while "Everytime" by itself reached the same position in Norway.

Track listings

UK CD1^[2]

"Everytime" – 4:30
"Ready or Not" (Metro club mix) – 5:31
"Ready or Not" (Almighty club mix) – 8:07

UK CD2^[3]

"Ready or Not" – 3:54
"Everytime" (acoustic) – 4:15
"White Christmas" (acappella) – 1:07

UK cassette single^[4]

"Everytime" – 4:30
"Ready or Not" – 3:54

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[5]	110
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[6]	17
Germany (GfK)^[7]	91
Norway (VG-lista)^[8]	3
Scotland Singles (Official Charts)^[9]	3
Spain Airplay (Top 40 Radio)^[10]	29
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[11]	56
UK Singles (Official Charts)^[12]	3
UK Airplay (Music Week)^[13]	49

Year-end charts

Chart (1999)	Position
UK Singles (OCC)^[14]	125

Chart (2000)	Position
Norway Vinter Period (VG-lista)^[15]	4

References

↑ "New Releases – For Week Starting 8 November, 1999: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 6 November 1999. p. 31. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
↑ Everytime / Ready or Not (UK CD1 disc notes). Columbia Records. 1999. 668187 2.
↑ Ready or Not / Everytime (UK CD2 disc notes). Columbia Records. 1999. 668187 5.
↑ Everytime / Ready or Not (UK cassette single sleeve). Columbia Records. 1999. 668187 4.
↑ "A1 chart history, received from ARIA on 17 August 2023". Retrieved 16 June 2024 – via Imgur. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column indicates the release's peak on the national chart.
↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 48. 27 November 1999. p. 11. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
↑ "A1 – Everytime". VG-lista. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart on 7/11/1999 – Top 100". Official Charts Company.
↑ Fernando Salaverri (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
↑ "A1 – Everytime". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
↑ "A1 Songs and Albums | Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
↑ "The Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week. 27 November 1999. p. 37. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
↑ Zywietz, Tobias (November 2000). "The Top 200 Singles of 1999" (PDF). Chartwatch. Ilminster, Somerset. pp. 41–42. Retrieved 2 August 2025 – via Zobbel.
↑ "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single Vinter 2000". lista.vg.no. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011.

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[1] "New Releases – For Week Starting 8 November, 1999: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 6 November 1999. p. 31. Retrieved 26 July 2021.

[2] Everytime / Ready or Not (UK CD1 disc notes). Columbia Records. 1999. 668187 2.

[3] Ready or Not / Everytime (UK CD2 disc notes). Columbia Records. 1999. 668187 5.

[4] Everytime / Ready or Not (UK cassette single sleeve). Columbia Records. 1999. 668187 4.

[5] "A1 chart history, received from ARIA on 17 August 2023". Retrieved 16 June 2024 – via Imgur. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column indicates the release's peak on the national chart.

[6] "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 48. 27 November 1999. p. 11. Retrieved 26 July 2021.

[sc_Germany_A1-7] "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved 28 February 2019.

[sc_Norway_A1-8] "A1 – Everytime". VG-lista. Retrieved 1 March 2014.

[sc_Scotland_-9] "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart on 7/11/1999 – Top 100". Official Charts Company.

[10] Fernando Salaverri (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.

[sc_Sweden_A1-11] "A1 – Everytime". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 1 March 2014.

[sc_UKsinglesbyname_A1-12] "A1 Songs and Albums | Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 March 2014.

[13] "The Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week. 27 November 1999. p. 37. Retrieved 23 May 2025.

[14] Zywietz, Tobias (November 2000). "The Top 200 Singles of 1999" (PDF). Chartwatch. Ilminster, Somerset. pp. 41–42. Retrieved 2 August 2025 – via Zobbel.

[15] "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single Vinter 2000". lista.vg.no. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011.

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v t e A1
Ben Adams Christian Ingebrigtsen Paul Marazzi Mark Read
Studio albums	Here We Come The A List Make It Good Waiting for Daylight Rediscovered
Compilation albums	A1 The Best of A1 Greatest Hits
Singles	"Be the First to Believe" "Summertime of Our Lives" "Ready or Not" / "Everytime" "Like a Rose" "Take On Me" "Same Old Brand New You" "No More" "Caught in the Middle" "Make It Good" "Nos Differences" "Take You Home" "Don't Wanna Lose You Again" "In Love and I Hate It"
Other songs	"Learn to Fly"
Related articles	Discography

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