Feel Good Now
EP by
The Ready Set
Released7 October 2011 (2011-10-07)
Studio
  • Catalina Sound, Pasadena, California
  • Indie-Pop Sweat Shop
  • Zen Seven Studios, Woodland Hills, California[1]
Genre
Length15:46 (Digital Edition)
22:31 (CD Edition)
LabelSire Records
The Ready Set chronology
Regifted
(2010) 		Feel Good Now
(2011) 		I’ll Be Waiting
(2013)
Singles from Feel Good Now
  1. "Young Forever"
    Released: March 1, 2011
  2. "Hollywood Dream"
    Released: August 19, 2011
  3. "Killer"
    Released: September 27, 2011

Feel Good Now is an EP by American musician The Ready Set. It was released on October 7, 2011 following the release of his major album I'm Alive, I'm Dreaming. The EP includes 3 singles, "Young Forever", "Hollywood Dream" and "Killer".

Singles

"Young Forever" was released on March 1, 2011 as the first single from the EP.[3] The song peaked at number 39 on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 chart and number 5 on its Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[4][5] "Hollywood Dream" was released on August 19, 2011 as the second single from the EP.[6] He described the single as, "a story about being a kid from a small town with a simple life, who falls in love with a famous, Beverly Hills-style girl."[7] On September 27, 2011, "Killer" was released as the third single.[8] He explains the song as, "knowing you are not the type of person somebody should be in a relationship with, and sort of warning them to stay away."[9]

Days prior to the release of Feel Good Now, "Back to Back" and "A Little More" were released as a promotional singles.[10][11]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Feel Good Now was given a 3.5 star rating by AllMusic, and in its review by Tim Sendra, he calls it an "even more assured-sounding, extremely well-crafted pop." However he criticized the EP stating, "The only downside of the record, and the band itself, is that they are hard to slot into any one style -- too pop for emo, too emo for pop -- and this may affect their sales." Evan Lucy of Alternative Press was critical of the EP stating, "there’s not much diversity, something a sound like Witzigreuter’s sorely needs."[12]

Track listing

Digital Edition[2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hollywood Dream"
2:52
2."Killer"
  • Witzigreuter
  • Kirkpatrick
3:03
3."Back To Back"
  • Witzigreuter
  • Kirkpatrick
3:26
4."A Little More"
  • Witzigreuter
  • Kirkpatrick
2:53
5."Notions"
  • Wizigreuter
  • Kirkpatrick
3:36
Total length:15:46
CD Edition[1]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hollywood Dream"
2:52
2."Killer"
  • Witzigreuter
  • Kirkpatrick
3:03
3."Back To Back"
  • Witzigreuter
  • Kirkpatrick
3:26
4."A Little More"
  • Witzigreuter
  • Kirkpatrick
2:53
5."Young Forever"
  • Wizigreuter
  • Kara DioGuardi
  • Niles Hollowell-Dhar
3:24
6."Operator"
  • Wizigreuter
  • Kirkpatrick
  • Tim Pagnotta
3:20
7."Notions"
  • Wizigreuter
  • Kirkpatrick
3:36
Total length:22:31

Personnel

Credits for Feel Good Now adapted from AllMusic.[13]

Charts

Chart performance for Feel Good Now
Chart (2011) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[14] 179

References

  1. ^ a b c Sendra, Tim (May 25, 2014). "Feel Good Now – The Ready Set Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Feel Good Now - EP by The Ready Set". Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "NEW SONG: THE READY SET, 'YOUNG FOREVER'". MTV. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  4. ^ "The Ready Set Chart History: Mainstream Top 40". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  5. ^ "The Ready Set Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  6. ^ "Hollywood Dream - Single by The Ready Set". Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  7. ^ "The Ready Set Are Ready to Release 'Feel Good Now' EP This Fall". 25 August 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  8. ^ "New Song – The Ready Set "Killer"". 27 September 2011. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  9. ^ "THE BAD & THE BETTER – INTERVIEW WITH THE READY SET". 20 May 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  10. ^ "New Song – The Ready Set "Back to Back"". 30 September 2011. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  11. ^ "The Ready Set release new song, "A Little More"". Alternative Press. 5 October 2011. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  12. ^ Evan Lucy (October 10, 2011). "The Ready Set – Feel Good Now EP". Alternative Press. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  13. ^ "Feel Good Now - The Ready Set Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  14. ^ "The Ready Set Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
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