"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]

"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)

Chart positions edit

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

Awards and nominations edit

It was nominated for "Single of the Year" at the 2005 Juno Awards, although it lost to K-os' song "Crabbuckit".[5] It also received a nomination for "Single of the Year" at the 2005 East Coast Music Awards,[6] and lost to "Sunburn" by Gordie Sampson, however, the group won the award for "Group of the Year".[7]

References edit

  1. ^ "Biography". thetrewsmusic.com. Retrieved 2007-11-28.
  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 2007-11-28.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ "Radio & Records Magazine" (PDF). Radio & Records. April 16, 2004. p. 59. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  5. ^ "Lavigne, Krall lead Juno nominees". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2005-02-08. Retrieved 2007-11-28.
  6. ^ "Gordie Sampson, Shaye top East Coast Music Awards nominees". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2004-12-14. Retrieved 2007-11-28.
  7. ^ "Sampson takes 5 ECMAs". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2005-02-21. Retrieved 2007-11-28.

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