I'm Ready (AJR song)

"I'm Ready" is a track by the American indie pop group AJR. First issued as a standalone single on November 13, 2012, it was later re-released on August 22, 2013, under AJR Productions and Warner Bros. Records. The song incorporates a sample of SpongeBob SquarePants yelling his signature line, "I'm ready!" It appears on both the band's debut EP, 6foot1, and their first album, Living Room.

The track achieved its strongest international success in Australia, where it climbed to number five and earned a multi-platinum certification. In the United States, it reached number 65 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2014 and was certified platinum the following year.

The sample comes from the premiere episode of SpongeBob SquarePants, "Help Wanted." AJR has said the idea came when they joked that producers like David Guetta or Skrillex might ironically sample the character; band member Ryan then suggested they do it themselves instead.

In media, the song was featured in the trailer and a TV spot for the 2015 film Trainwreck, as well as in the trailer for the 2021 Rugrats reboot. It also became closely tied to YouTuber and Sidemen member Tobi Brown (known online as TBJZL or Tobjizzle), who used its chorus in his video intros from 2013 to 2019. On October 14, 2019, Brown announced he could no longer use the song after Warner Music Group began issuing copyright claims on his videos, despite having the band’s permission and a prior whitelist.