It is an unreleased song or probably[citation needed] an early demo with slightly different vocal (but lyrics remain the same).

"[7] Daina Darzin from Cash Box felt the song "has monster radio hit written all over it."

She added, "An intense, percolating, anthemic dance/rock thing that begs to boom out of the radios of convertibles nationwide, "Ready To Go" has been the Modern Rock #1 most added two weeks in a row, with consecutive double digit adds, including 99X in Atlanta, The Edge in Dallas, WBCN in Boston and Q101 in Chicago.

"[9] Tracey Pepper from Entertainment Weekly noted that it "erupts with a blast of fuzzed-out power chords, driving dance rhythms, and a rallying sing-along chorus.

"[10] Elysa Gardner from Los Angeles Times complimented its "yummy hooks and breathless dance beats", that are "as irresistible as singer Saffron's Debbie Harry-meets-Siouxsie Sioux moxie.

"[11] Mark Roland from Melody Maker wrote, "Rabble-rousing techno/guitar pop from a yob-gobbed young lady known as Saffron and the keyboard player from Flowered Up.

"[12] Pan-European magazine Music & Media found that here, "techno meets rock guitar with strident vocals from singer Saffron, all adding up to a fresh, gritty pop sound which Europe simply can't afford to miss.

"[13] A reviewer from Music Week gave the song four out of five, adding that "this techno pop rock outfit, bursting with potential, lay down a mean, radio friendly single.

[15] Ben Knowles from Smash Hits said in his review of Republica, that the song is a "good taster from their cocktail of shouty pop, mad bouncy dance and fun guitars.

The video features rapid edit cuts, fast frame rates and zooming, and artificial colourisation.

American entertainment company BuzzFeed ranked "Ready to Go" number 37 in their list of "The 101 Greatest Dance Songs of the '90s" in 2017.

"Ready to Go" was featured as the theme song for Top Thrill Dragster roller coaster at Cedar Point, until its closure in 2021.

Same year, Billboard ranked the song number 94 in their list of "The 100 Greatest Jock Jams of All Time".