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"Ready to Fly" is a song by Swedish electronic producer Didrick featuring vocals from American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Adam Young of Owl City. Canadian record label Monstercat released it on 9 January 2018. "Ready to Fly" was a song that Didrick and Young initially produced in 2013. On 8 January 2018, the day before the song's official release, Didrick wrote a statement on Instagram clarifying why exactly the song was shelved for five years before its official release, writing that various circumstances made it difficult for him to release music for the last couple years. Following the release his 2014 song "A Part of You", he was sued by some people he previously worked with to keep him from releasing his own music. Although the song was initially produced in 2013, it was further re-produced into various different versions. In 2017, Didrick was "finally free from all of the old contracts that were holding me back" and was finally able to start releasing music freely. When speaking about the release of the song, Didrick described working with Young as a "dream come true", writing: "I grew up listening to his music, and he's been a great inspiration to me ever since I got into producing music. For me, the song represents having the courage to believe in and follow your dreams -- to take that leap of faith and to know that someone always has your back. Hopefully, the song can inspire people to do just that." On 2 January 2018, Monstercat announced that t