"Get Ready" is the only single released from

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's second album, '' Double Up''. Released on May 25, 1999, it was produced by

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and Andreao "Fanatic" Heard", featured R&B group

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, and contained a sample of

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's 1982 single " A Night to Remember". "Get Ready" was Mase's poorest-performing single, largely due to his retirement from music before the song's official release, meaning that he did not promote or perform the song publicly. It failed to match the success of his previous three singles, only making it to #25 on the

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(125 on the U.S. Charts) and #50 on the

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Single track listing

A-Side

#"Get Ready" (Radio Mix)- 4:20 #"Get Ready" (Instrumental)- 4:12 #"Get Ready" (Acappella)- 4:22

B-Side

#"Get Ready" (Radio Mix)- 4:20 #"Get Ready" (Instrumental)- 4:12 #"Get Ready" (Acappella)- 4:22

Charts

References

{{authority control 1999 singles Blackstreet songs Mase songs Song recordings produced by Teddy Riley Songs written by Sean Combs Music videos directed by Hype Williams 1999 songs Bad Boy Records singles Songs written by Mase Songs written by Andreao Heard