"Are You Ready" is a song written by Danny O'Donoghue and Ruth-Anne Cunningham, also known as the MadNotes production team, and performed by the Australian musical duo Shakaya. The song features a rap verse from Nate Wade. Produced by Mark Sheehan, Alex Greggs, and Daniel O'Donoghue, "Are You Ready" was released as the lead single from Shakaya's second album, Are You Ready, on 13 June 2005. The song debuted at number 25 in Australia, stayed there for two weeks, and left the chart two weeks later.