Song · Hot Chip
“Ready For The Floor” by Hot Chip
From the album Made in the Dark (2008)
“Ready For The Floor” by Hot Chip appears on 4 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 2008 and 2025. It was first released in 2008 on the album Made in the Dark. Its best result is #69 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2008. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #497 alternative song of 2008.
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"Ready for the Floor" was the second single from Made in the Dark, the 2008 album by English synth-pop band Hot Chip, released on 28 January that year after "Shake a Fist". Alexis Taylor, Joe Goddard, Al Doyle, Owen Clarke and Felix Martin share the writing credit, and Dan Carey mixed it, with extra mixing from Alexis Smith.
One of its lines comes from Taylor's fondness for a bit of Tim Burton's first Batman film: Jack Palance's character flatters Jack Nicholson's, then sets him up to be killed in the very next scene, and once Nicholson returns as the Joker he parrots the same empty compliment at his goon in a mocking impression. Taylor liked how hollow it was, and he dressed as the Joker for the video. The single reached number six in the UK in February 2008 and drew a Grammy nomination for Best Dance Recording.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 69 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2008 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 160 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s | 907 |
| 2025 | 675 | The Current | 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now | 893 |
| 2025 | 473 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century | 909 |
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