- Ready, Set, Don't Go
Infobox Single
Name = Ready, Set, Don't Go
Artist =Billy Ray Cyrus andMiley Cyrus
from Album = Home at Last
Released =August 11 ,2007
Format = CD,digital download
Recorded =
Genre =Country Pop
Length = 4:06 (Album version)
3:48 (Duet w/Miley Cyrus )
Label = Walt Disney
Writer = Billy Ray CyrusCasey Beathard
Producer = Mark Linett
Certification =
Chronology =Billy Ray Cyrus singles
Last single = "Wanna Be Your Joe" (2006)
This single = "Ready, Set, Don't Go" (2007)
Next single = "Somebody Said a Prayer " (2008)
Misc = External music video|" [http://www.cmt.com/videos/billy-ray-cyrus/163832/ready-set-dont-go.jhtml Ready, Set, Don't Go] " at CMT.comExtra chronology 2
Artist =Miley Cyrus singles
Type = singles
Last single = "See You Again " (2007)
This single = "Ready, Set, Don't Go" (2007)
Next single = "Start All Over " (2007)"Ready, Set, Don't Go" is a country pop song from 2007 by Billy Ray and
Miley Cyrus , from Billy Ray's album, "Home at Last". Released in August of 2007, it did not reach its peak position until March of 2008. The single debuted at #47 and was Cyrus' first chart entry on the U.S. "Billboard"Hot Country Songs chart since "The Other Side" reached #45 in 2003, as well as his first Top 5 since "Busy Man " in 1999, which peaked at #3. [ [http://billboard.com/bbcom/bio/index.jsp?pid=2309&cr=artist&or=ASCENDING&sf=length&kw=billy%20ray%20cyrus Billboard.com - Biography - Billy Ray Cyrus ] ]Originally recorded and released as a solo song, "Ready, Set, Don't Go" was re-released in October 2007 as a duet with
Miley Cyrus . After it was released, the songs airplay increased massively moving up 15 spots in one week. The duet also reached #37 on theBillboard Hot 100 , #44 on thePop 100 and #41 on theHot Digital Songs . Also gaining play in Canada, the song reached the Top 10. Due to the top 40 success of this song, Billy Ray has ended his 15-year stint as a one hit wonder in America in mainstream pop music.Music video
The music video for the song was directed by Elliot Lester. It has Billy Ray sitting on suitcases playing guitar while home videos are being showed in the background. Films of Miley as a baby and watching her grow up to be
Hannah Montana . The video debuted in July 2007 on CMT's Top 20 Countdown, where it reached #4.In 2008, the video for "Ready, Set, Don't Go" was nominated for "Tearjerker Video of the Year" in the 2008 CMT Music Awards; which Billy Ray and Miley hosted. Along with Cyrus,
Kenny Chesney ,Sugarland , andKellie Pickler were also nominated. Kellie Pickler won the award for her song, "I Wonder ". [ [http://www.cmt.com/cmt-music-awards/vote.jhtml 2008 CMT Country Music Awards : Online Fan-Voting ] ]Duet version
Billy Ray and Miley debuted the duet version of on the October 9, 2007 episode on the ABC series "
Dancing with the Stars ".Chart performance
The duet version featuring Miley, debuted at #27 on the Hot Country Songs chart for the chart week of
October 27 ,2007 .Chart performance (Solo version)
The original version of "Ready, Set, Don't Go" debuted on the
Hot Country Songs chart at #47 for the chart week ofAugust 11 ,2007 .References
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