Not Ready to Go

"Not Ready to Go"
Single by the Trews
from the album House of Ill Fame
Released2003
GenreHard rock
Length2:55
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)Sean Dalton, Gordie Johnson, Colin MacDonald, John-Angus MacDonald, Jack Syperek
The Trews singles chronology
"Every Inambition"
(2003) 		"Not Ready to Go"
(2003) 		"Tired of Waiting"
(2004)

"Not Ready to Go" is a song by Canadian rock band the Trews. It was released in 2003 as the second single from their debut album, House of Ill Fame.[1] The song was the first song by an independent band to reach #1 in Canadian radio chart history.[2] It was the most played song on Canadian Rock Radio in 2004.[3]

Chart positions

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Canada Rock Top 30 (Radio & Records)[4] 2

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[5] Platinum 80,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Awards and nominations

It was nominated for "Single of the Year" at the 2005 Juno Awards, although it lost to K-os' song "Crabbuckit".[6] It also received a nomination for "Single of the Year" at the 2005 East Coast Music Awards,[7] and lost to "Sunburn" by Gordie Sampson, however, the group won the award for "Group of the Year".[8]

References

  1. ^ "Biography". thetrewsmusic.com. Retrieved November 28, 2007.
  2. ^ "Too Good to be Trew" (PDF). p. 10. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  3. ^ Rob Honzell. "The Trews set for Calgary Stampede". Calgary Sun. Archived from the original on January 1, 2013. Retrieved November 28, 2007.
  4. ^ "Radio & Records Magazine" (PDF). Radio & Records. April 16, 2004. p. 59. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  5. ^ "Canadian single certifications – The Trews – Not Ready to Go". Music Canada. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
  6. ^ "Lavigne, Krall lead Juno nominees". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. February 8, 2005. Retrieved November 28, 2007.
  7. ^ "Gordie Sampson, Shaye top East Coast Music Awards nominees". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. December 14, 2004. Retrieved November 28, 2007.
  8. ^ "Sampson takes 5 ECMAs". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. February 21, 2005. Retrieved November 28, 2007.