Ready or Not Here I Come ( Ca n't Hide from Love ) - Wikipedia Ready or Not Here I Come ( Ca n't Hide from Love ) `` Ready or Not ( Ca n't Hide From Love ) '' Single by The Delfonics from the album The Sound of Sexy Soul Released October 22, 1968 Format 7 '' single Recorded 1968 Genre R&B, soul, Philadelphia soul Length 2 : 00 Label Philly Groove Songwriter ( s ) Thom Bell, William Hart Producer ( s ) Thom Bell, Stan Watson The Delfonics singles chronology `` Alfie '' ( 1968 ) `` Ready or Not ( Ca n't Hide From Love ) '' ( 1968 ) `` Funny Feeling '' ( 1969 ) `` Alfie '' ( 1968 ) `` Ready or Not ( Ca n't Hide from Love ) '' ( 1968 ) `` Funny Feeling '' ( 1969 ) `` Ready or Not Here I Come ( Ca n't Hide from Love ) '' is a single from American R&B vocal group The Delfonics. The song was produced by Thom Bell and released on October 22, 1968 by Philly Groove Records. The song peaked at number 35 on the U.S. pop chart, number 14 U.S. R&B chart. Overseas, the song peaked at number 41 in the UK. Contents 1 Cover and samples versions 2 Charts 3 References 4 External links Cover and samples versions The song was covered in 1973 by Johnny Osbourne in the album Big Shot. The song was covered by The Jackson 5 on their 1970 album, Third Album. In 1996, the interpolation was used by The Fugees in their single `` Ready or Not ''. In 1997, the song was also sampled by Missy Elliott in her song `` Sock It 2 Me ''. In 2000, the song was sampled on `` Who Run It '' by Three 6 Mafia from their album `` When the Smoke Clears : Sixty 6, Sixty 1 ''. In 2008, the song was sampled by Bliss n Eso in their song `` The Sea is Rising ''. In 2012, the interpolation was used by Bridgit Mendler for her song `` Ready or Not ''. In 2012, the interpolation was also used by Britt Nicole for her song `` Ready or Not '' featuring Lecrae. In 2013, the song was sampled by George Watsky in his song `` Moral of the Story ''. In 2013, the song was used in the video game Grand Theft Auto V on the fictional radio station The Lowdown 91.1. In 2014, the song was sampled by Lil ' Kim in the chorus of her song `` Whenever You See Me '' from her mixtape Hardcore 2K14. In 2015, the song was covered by Scala & Kolacny Brothers for the live action trailer for the video game Evolve. In 2016, the song was covered by Laura Mvula. Charts Chart ( 1969 ) Peak position UK Singles Chart 41 US Pop Songs ( Billboard ) 35 US Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs ( Billboard ) 14 References Jump up ^ `` Bridgit Mendler 's Debut Single `` Ready Or Not '' Available August 7 ``. ClevverTV. 2012 - 07 - 19. Retrieved 2012 - 07 - 29. Jump up ^ Scala music in trailer of new EVOLVE video game Jump up ^ `` The Official Charts Company - Ready Or Not Here I Come ( Ca n't Hide From Love ) by The Delfonics Search ''. The Official Charts Company. 6 May 2013. ^ Jump up to : `` Billboard - The Delfonics ''. Billboard. 2012 - 09 - 08. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 13. External links Official Delfonics The Delfonics William Hart Wilbert Hart Greg Hill Randy Cain Studio albums La La Means I Love You ( 1968 ) Sound of Sexy Soul ( 1969 ) The Delfonics ( 1970 ) Tell Me This Is a Dream ( 1972 ) Alive & Kicking ( 1974 ) Singles `` La - La ( Means I Love You ) '' `` I 'm Sorry '' `` Ready or Not Here I Come ( Ca n't Hide from Love ) '' `` Did n't I ( Blow Your Mind This Time ) '' Portal : Biography Portal : Rock music This 1960s single - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ready_or_Not_Here_I_Come_(Can%27t_Hide_from_Love)&oldid=841697979 '' Categories : 1968 singles The Delfonics songs The Jackson 5 songs Songs written by Thom Bell Songs written by William Hart ( singer ) 1968 songs Laura Mvula songs 1960s single stubs Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats All stub articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Türkçe Edit links This page was last edited on 17 May 2018, at 13 : 32. About Wikipedia

Question: who wrote ready or not here i come
Answer: Thom Bell