Ready For The Floor

Ready For The Floor is the third song that features on the album, Made In The Dark.

Trivia

 * This was Hot Chip's first song to enter the UK Top 10. Joe Goddard told The Daily Telegraph: "I knew 'Ready For The Floor' was catchy, but you just never know whether something is going to be a hit."
 * Taylor explained to Uncut magazine February 2008 the background behind the writing of this song: "The music seemed very direct, so the first words I wrote were 'do it now' and I just wanted to finish the song straight away. It's so simple that later I wondered if there might not be enough to it. I'd been listening to a program on the radio where they said that every great Pop song has three hooks in it. This only has two. I'm not sure it's even a rule I care about but it's hard for us not to over think these things. We could have given it a catchier name too, like 'Do It Now' or 'No 1.'"
 * There were some media claims that "Ready For The Floor" was turned down by Kylie Minogue for her 2007 X album. However band member Alexis Taylor revealed to the New Musical Express that this was written before any possible collaboration with the Australian singer was suggested. A meeting with Minogue's "top-line songwriter" had been proposed and the band were ready to offer this song as they felt it was well suited to Kylie. However the get together never took place as the band were too busy recording their third album and Minogue never got to hear the song.

Lyrics

 * Do it, do it, do it, do it, do it, do it, do it now
 * Say it, say it, say it, say it, say it, say it, say it now


 * Instead of carving up the wall
 * Why don't you open up with talk
 * I am ready, I am ready for a fall


 * Instead of carving up the wall
 * Why don't you open up with talk
 * We are ready, we are ready for the floor


 * I can't hear your voice, do I have a choice
 * I'm hoping with chance, you might take this dance
 * I can't hear your voice, do I have a choice
 * (You're sinking below, I'm using my force)
 * I'm hoping with chance, you might take this dance


 * You're my number one guy