best running music?
I remember when I was 18, at home during winter break freshman year in college. My father had moved to a new town, and I had nothing much to do with myself — except run, of course. Only, Massachusetts in January is so cold … and at the time I really didn’t have any cold-weather running gear. So it was tough to get going. For motivation, I’d pump up AC/DC’s Thunderstruck . It’d never fail to get me out the door.
In the winter of 1998-’99, training for my first marathon in New Hampshire, I pretty much exclusively listened to Alanis Morrisette’s Jagged Little Pill and Rage Against the Machine’s self-titled album on my handheld cassette deck.
In the summer I don’t listen to music so much … but now that it’s winter again, I’m looking to refresh the tunes in my little Samsung YP-MT6 MP3 player. With y’all’s help, I also thought I’d try to make a little list of some of the best running music … either angry stuff, tunes with driving beats you can “dance” to at a 7:30 pace, or cheesy lyrics related to running.
- Just about anything by Rage, esp. “Killing In The Name”, “Freedom”, and “Bullet in the Head”
- U2′s “Vertigo”, “All Because of You”
- Pearl Jam’s “Do the Evolution,” “Push Me Pull Me”, “Not For You”, “Hail Hail”
- AC/DC’s “Thunderstruck”, “Moneytalks” and “Are You Ready”
- Survivor’s “Eye of the Tiger” (Rocky III theme)
- Bruce Springsteen’s “Born to Run” and “Born in the U.S.A.”
- Eminem’s “Lose Yourself”
- Cake’s “The Distance”
- Veruca Salt’s “Volcano Girls”
- The Offspring’s “Nitro (Youth Energy)”
- The Rolling Stones’ “Jumping Jack Flash”
- Tori Amos’ “Crucify”
- Beastie Boys’ “Sabatage”, “Fight for Your Right”
- Liz Phair’s “Supernova”
- Fatboy Slim’s “Right Here, Right Now”
- Neil Young’s “Freedom”
- Weezer’s “Buddy Holly”
- Moby’s “Run On”, “Bodyrock”
- Guns n’ Roses, “Welcome to the Jungle,” “It’s So Easy”
- Hole, “Violet”
- Brian Setzer Orchestra, “Jump Jive an’ Wail”
- Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, “Jumpin’ Jack”
- Meredith Brooks, “Bitch”
- Puff Daddy & the Family, “Victory”
- Tribe, “Joyride”
- Stone Temple Pilots, “Vasoline”
- Silverchair, “Lie to Me”
- Nirvana, “Smells Like Teen Spirit”
- Cracker, “Let’s Go For a Ride”
- Kool & The Gang, “Jungle Boogie” (on the Pulp Fiction soundtrack)
- Bush, “Everything Zen”
Please help me out here with suggestions for new songs, or songs you think don’t belong… There are also a pretty good lists of running songs here and here.
UPDATE: Also try,
Good Charlotte, “The Anthem”
Jimmy Eat World, “Pain”
November 26th, 2005 at 21:05:05 +0000
Some of my favorites (keeping it to the less obscure):
Ian Van Dahl – Castles in the Sky
ATB – Let U Go, Believe in Me (Club Mix), Killer 2000, 9PM (Til I come)
Aurora – Ordinary World (Above & Beyond remix)
Moby – James Bond Theme (dance mix)
Ace of Base – Beautiful Life (ok stop laughing…but its got a good beat)
Good Charlotte – Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous
Black Sabbath – Paranoid
Bon Jovi – Run Away
Bryan Adams – Summer of ’69
BT – Dreaming (Tiesto Mix)
Chicane – Don’t Give Up
As far as you selections, a good mix. I would add Cake’s I will Survive and Moby’s James Bond Theme to the list..
I have many trance/dance type tunes that aren’t as familar to the eye as well (which is usually about 80% of my workout music). I’d be happy to share that as well. This was a fun entry to respond to…I’m always looking for new suggestions for music.
November 26th, 2005 at 21:33:19 +0000
Excellent. And share away! We always welcome obscurity here.
Brooklyn sent me his running lists, which are in an Excel spreadsheet. I’ve uploaded them: running, warmup and cooldown.
November 27th, 2005 at 20:44:17 +0000
I go for lots of techno-based stuff, including the James Bond theme done by Moby (rock on, Uptown Girl). A few others…
Sanctuary – The Cult
Space Age Love Song – Flock of Seagulls (no, really)
Manic Depression – Jimi Hendrix
Rock the Body – Moby (might have the title wrong here)
Everybody’s Free to Wear Sunscreen – Baz Lerhman
Elevation – U2
Searching – Luther Vandross
I Feel Love – Donna Summer (the 8-minute remix)
November 27th, 2005 at 20:48:13 +0000
One tune I’d recommend for you, Mofo, as well as the Running Red Sox fan and maybe Alison is the Dropkick Murphy’s kick-ass, punk version of “Dirty Water” from their album “Live on St. Patrick’s Day.” It rocks.
P.S. Here is Elyssa /Uptown Girl’s Excel spreadsheet of running tunes. Am I the only one without one?
November 28th, 2005 at 04:23:24 +0000
Thanks, Derek, for providing a link to my website, jogTunes.com. I welcome any suggestions, comments, and impressions about the site and its content. Your blog has generated some great lists. I plan on checking out the BPMs so I can place them in my site’s database.
Best,
Bob
November 28th, 2005 at 16:59:11 +0000
If you want to try some more dance orientated stuff I can make you a mix of some house music the BPM would all be about 120-130, I don’t know if that will keep you on a 7:30 pace or not..
In the meantime you could try:
Bodyrockers – I Like The Way You Move
Shakedown – Feel Much Better
The White Stripes – Seven Nation Army (Adam Freeland Remix)
The Killers – Somebody Told Me (Mylo Club Mix)
Junior Jack – Stupid Disco
Boogie Pimps – Somebody to Love (Remix)
Kings of Tomorrow – Thru (Junior Jack Remix)
Freestylers – Push Up
December 4th, 2005 at 21:02:50 +0000
never too late to respond to this one i guess…
first off, those who do read my blog know my tastes run towards the dancier side…though i will stick other genres in occasionally.
in terms of full-length CD’s-i stand by Madonna’s “Confessions on a Dancefloor” and also love Kylie Minogue’s “Fever”-the latter CD barely left my CD walkman while running loops in the Central Park in the summer of ’03. Both have upbeat, fast-paced songs, and I never felt the need to skip over a song (unless there was a song i wanted to repeat.)
Songs…anything by the following artists:
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Madonna (especially “Holiday” and “Ray of Light”)
Kylie Minogue (especially “Can’t Get You Out of My Head” and “Better the Devil You Know”)
Deborah Cox (especially “Easy As Life” and “Things Just Ain’t the Same”)
(and if you have songs by any of those artists on your playlist during the first mile or 2 of a half marathon, you *will* go out too fast. i’m jes sayin
And a few (or more than a few) others I love:
Move On Up-Curtis Mayfield
Don’t Stop Movin’-Livin’ Joy
Cruel Summer-Bananarama
Karma (Karmastition Remix)-Alicia Keys
Run Away-Real McCoy
Move Your Body-Eiffel 65
Un-break My Heart-Toni Braxton
The Warrior-Scandal
Could You Be Loved-Bob Marley
One More Time-Daft Punk
Love On My Mind-Freemasons
Put Em High-Stonebridge
Music Sounds Better With You-Stardust
Pump It-Black Eyed Peas
Fill Me In-Craig David
This Is How We Do It-Montell Jordan
I Turn To You-Melanie C
This Love-Maroon 5
Desert Rose (remix)-Sting
No More Drama (remix)-Mary J. Blige
Red Alert-Basement Jaxx
Rich Girl-Gwen Stefani
Insomnia-Faithless
Good Life-Inner City
Check The Rhime-Tribe Called Quest
Hey Ya-Outkast
Little Red Corvette-Prince
Whenever Wherever-Shakira
little bit of a tangent-anyone in the NY metro area remember WLIR/92.7-a radio station that broadcasted out of Long Island? Between 1999 and 2002…that played the best mix of non-top 40 dance and a little (non-hard) rock…i remember seeing their top song list of 2000 (i think that was the year) not too long ago and thinking…a lot of these songs would make awesome running playlist.
wow, guess i got carried away here. a topic like this is catnip for me.
March 22nd, 2006 at 16:25:44 +0000
[...] I am making myself a ferocious running mix for my MP3 player. We are talking 512 MB of fast-paced running tunes. Thank you to everyone that contributed to my last post on running music, esp. Uptown Girl (for introducing me to ATB) and my brother Evan (The White Stripes). I will post the full mix here when I am done. [...]
March 31st, 2006 at 10:15:27 +0000
Here’s my weird mix of music on my ipod right now:
1. Staple It Together – Jack Johnson
2. Big Mouth Strikes Again – The Smiths
3. Mr. Brightside – The Killers
4. Talk – Coldplay
5. Two Step – Dave Matthews Band
6. Violently Happy – Bjork
7. Wild – Poe
8. You Have Killed Me – Morrissey
9. First Of The Gang To Die – Morrissey
10. Still Ill – The Smiths
11. Holes In Heaven – Jack Johnson
12. Lost In A Plot – The Dears
13. Worn Me Down – Rachel Yamagata
14. Precious – Depeche Mode
15. Bubble Toes – Jack Johnson
16. Speed Of Sound – Coldplay
17. Yellow – Coldplay
18. Alarm Call – Bjork
19. Feel You Like River – ATB with Heather Nova
20. Too Much – Dave Matthews
21. In The Future When All’s Well – Morrissey
22. Suedehead – Morrissey
23. Warm and Sunny Days – The Dears
24. Life in Mono – Mono
25. On A High – Duncan Sheik
26. White Limousine – Duncan Sheik
27. Perfect Kind Of Day – Howie Day
28. Side – Travis
29. Shopping – Duncan Sheik
30. How Soon Is Now – The Smiths
April 5th, 2006 at 18:58:45 +0000
[...] Also, fellow NYDN blogger Sam Borden thinks “Eye of the Tiger” is “the best song to have playing as you run on a treadmill.” C’mon … he may know baseball but not his running music… [...]
April 8th, 2006 at 18:05:53 +0000
Here is my running playlist, I love finding new songs for running.
Audiobullys – “Hit the Ceiling”
Bloc Party – “This Modern Love”
Eifel 65 – “Move Your Body”
Electric 6 – “Danger High Voltage”
Gorillaz – “Dare”
Kylie Minogue – “Can’t Get you out of my Head”
Puretone – “Addicted to Bass”
Shakira – “Ready for the Good Times”
Venus Hum – “Hummingbirds”
PLUS check out the soundtrack to the film RUN LOLA RUN
May 27th, 2006 at 19:43:26 +0000
I really like running to different beats for speed work and cooldowns…
speedwork tunes…. (some of them you have to run double the music time)
politk – Coldplay
dreamteam – Spearhead
army – Ben Folds Five
shes the one – St. Ettiene
the sign – Ace of Base
mirror in the bathroom – English Beat
I will write later with more great site!!!!
June 1st, 2006 at 18:02:50 +0000
Call me old school — but here are my running songs
“Cocaine” — Eric Clapton
“In the Evening” — Led Zepplin
“Runnig with the Devil” — Van Halen
“Highway to Hell” — AC/DC
“Back in Black” — AC/DC
“The Choice is Yours” — Black Sheep
“In the Dark” — Billy Squier
“Eminence Front” — The Who
“Rough Boys” — Pete Townshend
“Way Down Now” — World Party
“Dancing with Myself” — The Donnas
“Baby, I Can’t Please You” — Sam Phillips
“How it Hurts when You Call Me Name” — Joan Armatrading
“Houses of the Holy” — Led Zeppelin
“Midnight Rider” — The Allman Brothers Band
“Shambala” — Three Dog Night
“Tell Your Sister” — Lloyd Cole
“Steal My Sunshine” — LEN
“Twist of Cain” — Danzig
“Ways to be Wicked” — Lone Justice
June 13th, 2006 at 19:59:25 +0000
You’re lucky that “The Snob” happened upon your website. The very BEST running tracks:
“Not To Touch The Earth” – The Doors
“Run Like Hell” – Pink Floyd
“Marathon” – Rush (the live version from “A Show of Hands” is the best)
“Running One,” “Supermarket,” and “Believe” from the sountrack to “Run Lola Run.”
“Run to You” – Bryan Adams
and, of course, the theme music to “Chariots of Fire”
June 20th, 2006 at 14:39:08 +0000
“gimme three steps” – Lynard Skynard
“son of a bitch” – ACDC
“right now” – Van Halen
“halycon & on & on” – Orbital
“lord of trance” – DJ Tiesto
“get over” – Dream
June 27th, 2006 at 23:34:17 +0000
Hey, I found your site after searching for “best running music”. I got some great ideas from here. My 2 cents: The best running track EVER is..
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“Du Hast” by Rammstein
June 29th, 2006 at 14:22:00 +0000
Here’s a list I just finished. Be warned, it hasn’t been tested.
Arctic Monkeys ~ A Certain Romance
Wolfmother ~ Apple Tree
Wolfmother ~ Woman
Nickelback ~ Animals
KT Tunstall ~ Black horse and the cherry tree
The All American Rejects ~ Dirty Little Secret
Keane ~ Let it slide
Fall Out Boys ~ Saturday
Arctic monkeys ~ The view from the afternoon
Gorillaz ~ Feel good
Pearl Jam ~ World wide suicide
Keane ~ Is it any wonder
Foo Fighters ~ No way back
Rob Zombie ~ Educated Horses
Fall Out Boys ~ Where is your boyfriend tonight
Collective Soul ~ Gemeral attitude
Nickelback ~ Because of you
INXS ~ Like it or not
INXS ~ Pretty Vegas
Collective Soul ~ Counting the days
Collective Soul ~ Feels like it feels all right
kaci Brown ~ I think I love you
Hope this keeps the blood pumpin’
July 8th, 2006 at 14:14:06 +0000
These are some good suggestions but I haven’t seen any Foo Fighers up here. I have quite a few of their songs on my playlist.
-NT
July 24th, 2006 at 19:29:26 +0000
My favorite new running song is “Crazy” by Gnarls Barkley. Speaks to me as a runner who is embraces the less than sane appearance that running often puts out to nonrunners. I got my first “Run Forest Run” from such an observer a few weeks back and it made my year. Check out this song and I bet it will speak to you.
August 22nd, 2006 at 10:53:23 +0000
Good sugestions by the rest of you ….BUT … there is one song above all else that is absolutly essential for all long distance runners.
Final Countdown – Europe
I kid you not this song is so stimulating i actualy get sexually aroused by it in the middle of races.
In my oppinion you want this song about 2/3rds of the way through your playlist as it so that it hits you probably at the time your starting to flag it starts of slow and steady probably at the pace you’ll be plodding a long at and gets faster in the middle resulting in you picking up the pace a little (not that you’ll notice because you jusst be completly absordbed by the awesomness of this tune
August 27th, 2006 at 20:41:27 +0000
Just got the new 1gig MP3, did a search and found your blog..
THANK YOU ALL!!
September 26th, 2006 at 14:51:49 +0000
Great suggestions, here are some others that I enjoy-
Solsburry Hill – Peter Gabriel
St. Elmo’s Fire – John Parr
Breathe – Michele Branch
Alive – Celine Dionne
Dream On – Aerosmith
Where the Streets Have No Name – U2
Everything Zen – Bush
Happy Running!
September 27th, 2006 at 03:37:08 +0000
If you like a little inspiration rather than some mindless euro/techno trash then you really need “Sinnerman” by nina simone.
October 5th, 2006 at 17:16:38 +0000
eminem- hes really angry. the best running ones are “Never Enough” and “My 1st Single”
Touch the Sky is great by Kanye west. so is Heart of a Champion by nelly. theyre both inspirational.
October 8th, 2006 at 09:31:58 +0000
Hi! My name is Peter Andersson and I live in Sweden. I’ve been running to music since I got my first Walkman and nowadays I run to mp3s. I’m also a writer and this year I’ve taken up promoting running with music on a local online community for runners by writing a series of articles about it. I’ve coined the running term SPM (Steps Per Minute) as a compliment to the music term BPM (Beats Per Minute) to highlight the correlation between music and running. Following below here (if the comments field can handle it) is my top 200 list sorted by SPM. For a top 50 quality list check out the subpage http://k1chyd.adress.eksjo.com/running4.htm on my homepage. (It’s in Swedish but song titles are mostly in English so just scroll down below the intro).
144 SPM (36 BPM) – Hooters – Private emotion
144 SPM (36 BPM) – Snow Patrol – Run
144 SPM (72 BPM) – A flock of seagulls – I ran (so far away)
144 SPM (72 BPM) – Axel Rudi Pell – Cold as ice
144 SPM (72 BPM) – Hooters – And we danced
144 SPM (72 BPM) – Raven – Screaming down the house
144 SPM (72 BPM) – Steeler – Hunter or hunted
144 SPM (72 BPM) – The Donnas – Fall behind me
144 SPM (72 BPM) – Wolfsbane – I like it hot
146 SPM (146 BPM) – Members of Mayday – The day X
146 SPM (146 BPM) – Scatman John – Scatman’s world
146 SPM (73 BPM) – At Vance – Chained
146 SPM (73 BPM) – Axel Rudi Pell – Wanted man
146 SPM (73 BPM) – Blink 182 – All the small things
146 SPM (73 BPM) – Green Day – Holiday
146 SPM (73 BPM) – Lordi – The deadite girls gone wild
146 SPM (73 BPM) – Pretty Maids – One way to rock
146 SPM (73 BPM) – Rose Tattoo – It’s gonna work itself out
146 SPM (73 BPM) – Wilmer X – Cool tid ihop
147 SPM (49 BPM) – Gavin Rossdale – Adrenaline
148 SPM (37 BPM) – Sugababes – Stronger
148 SPM (74 BPM) – Cinderella – In from the outside
148 SPM (74 BPM) – Danko Jones – First date
148 SPM (74 BPM) – Eminem – White America
148 SPM (74 BPM) – Motorhead – Down the line
148 SPM (74 BPM) – Motorhead – In the name of tragedy
148 SPM (74 BPM) – Seether – I’m the one
148 SPM (74 BPM) – Static X – Push it
148 SPM (74 BPM) – The Nails – 88 lines about 44 women
150 SPM (150 BPM) – Razed in Black & Taime Down – Too fast for love
150 SPM (50 BPM) – Alice In Chains – What the Hell have I
150 SPM (50 BPM) – Evanescence – Tourniquet
150 SPM (75 BPM) – Danko Jones – We sweat blood
150 SPM (75 BPM) – Judas Priest – Turbo lover
150 SPM (75 BPM) – Magnus Uggla – Mitt liv
150 SPM (75 BPM) – Motorhead – Devil I know
150 SPM (75 BPM) – Rose Tattoo – Union man
150 SPM (75 BPM) – The Donnas – It’s on the rocks
150 SPM (75 BPM) – Wolfsbane – Fell out of heaven
150 SPM (75 BPM) – Y & T – Forever
151 SPM (151 BPM) – Axel Rudi Pell – Streets of fire
152 SPM (38 BPM) – Fjeld – Mother of devotion
152 SPM (76 BPM) – Bon Jovi – Runaway
152 SPM (76 BPM) – Dio – We rock
152 SPM (76 BPM) – Motorhead – Be my baby
152 SPM (76 BPM) – Sparks – Progress
152 SPM (76 BPM) – Tank – Stormtrooper
154 SPM (77 BPM – Bloodhound Gang – Along comes Mary
154 SPM (154 BPM) – Scooter – Let me be your valentine
154 SPM (154 BPM) – The Free – Children of the night
154 SPM (77 BPM) – ABBA – King Kong Song
154 SPM (77 BPM) – Motorhead – All gone to Hell
154 SPM (77 BPM) – Myofist – Double or nothing
154 SPM (77 BPM) – Rainbow – Can’t happen here
155 SPM (155 BPM) – Depeche Mode – Barrel of a gun
156 SPM (39 BPM) – Coolio – Gangstas paradise
156 SPM (39 BPM) – Megadeth – 1000 times goodbye
156 SPM (39 BPM) – Moby – Spiders
156 SPM (39 BPM) – Nas – If Heaven was a mile away
156 SPM (39 BPM) – Scorpions – China white
156 SPM (39 BPM) – Shawn Mullins – Lullaby
156 SPM (52 BPM) – Consolidated & Yeasty Girls – You suck
156 SPM (52 BPM) – Gina Jacobi – Upp igen
156 SPM (52 BPM) – Van Halen – Don’t tell me (what love can do)
156 SPM (78 BPM) – Axel Rudi Pell – Call of the wild dogs
156 SPM (78 BPM) – Motorhead – One night stand
156 SPM (78 BPM) – Petter – Fredrik Snortare och Cecilia Synd
156 SPM (78 BPM) – The Beatles – Paperback writer
156 SPM (78 BPM) – The Donnas – I don’t care (so there)
158 SPM (79 BPM) – Axel Rudi Pell – Firewall
158 SPM (79 BPM) – Cheap Trick – Mighty wings
158 SPM (79 BPM) – Raven – Hard Ride
158 SPM (79 BPM) – The Donnas – Take it off
158 SPM (79 BPM) – Wilmer X – Lyckliga hundar
158 SPM (79 BPM) – Wolfsbane – Kathy Wilson
159 SPM (53 BPM) – Di Leva – Ber om ljus
160 SPM (160 BPM) – Scooter – Move your ass
160 SPM (40 BPM) – Ice Cube – It was a good day
160 SPM (40 BPM) – Puff Daddy & Jimmy Page – Come with me
160 SPM (40 BPM) – Queensryche – Empire
160 SPM (40 BPM) – Sugababes – Follow me home
160 SPM (40 BPM) – Yellowcard – Only one
160 SPM (80 BPM) – AC/DC – Heatseeker
160 SPM (80 BPM) – Black Sabbath – Time machine
160 SPM (80 BPM) – Ministry – New world order
160 SPM (80 BPM) – The Donnas – Too bad about your girl
162 SPM (162 BPM) – Gorillaz – Clint Eastwood
162 SPM (81 BPM) – Kingdom Come – Do you like it
162 SPM (81 BPM) – Rose Tattoo – Motorbike song
162 SPM (81 BPM) – The Ramones – I wanna be sedated
162 SPM (81 BPM) – Wilmer X – För dum för pop
162 SPM (81 BPM) – Y & T – Don’t stop running
164 SPM (41 BPM) – Britney Spears – Born to make you happy
164 SPM (41 BPM) – Enigma – Out from the deep
164 SPM (41 BPM) – Eva Dahlgren – Jag är Gud
164 SPM (41 BPM) – Marc Anthony – You sang to me
164 SPM (41 BPM) – Moby – Beautiful
164 SPM (41 BPM) – Saxon – You don’t know what you’ve got
164 SPM (82 BMP) – The Donnas – Who invited you
164 SPM (82 BPM) – Axel Rudi Pell – Living on the wildside
164 SPM (82 BPM) – Wilmer X – Blind mans bluff
164 SPM (82 BPM) – Celtic Frost – They were eagles
164 SPM (82 BPM) – Rammstein – Mann gegen mann
164 SPM (82 BPM) – Sam – Club amnesia
164 SPM (82 BPM) – Scorpions – He’s a woman, she’s a man
164 SPM (82 BPM) – WASP – Mean man
166 SPM (83 BPM) – Flash and the Pan – Early morning wake up call
166 SPM (83 BPM) – Rose Tattoo – The radio said rock ‘n’ roll is dead
166 SPM (83 BPM) – WASP – Rebel in the F.D.G
168 SPM (42 BPM) – Björk – Army of me
168 SPM (42 BPM) – Black Ingvars – Genie in a bottle
168 SPM (42 BPM) – Eminem – Loose yourself
168 SPM (42 BPM) – Sheryl Crow – Steve McQueen
168 SPM (84 BPM) – At Vance – Broken vow
168 SPM (84 BPM) – At Vance – Only human
168 SPM (84 BPM) – Axel Rudi Pell – Tear down the walls
168 SPM (84 BPM) – Dr Feelgood – Milk and alcohol
168 SPM (84 BPM) – Sisters of Mercy – Doctor Jeep
168 SPM (84 BPM) – The Donnas – Not the one
168 SPM (84 BPM) – Tom Petty – Running down a dream
170 SPM (85 BPM) – Rammstein – Asche zu asche
170 SPM (85 BPM) – Savage Garden – Affirmation
172 SPM (43 BPM) – Seether – Gasoline
172 SPM (43 BPM) – Weezer – Beverly Hills
172 SPM (43 BPM) – Weird Al Yankovic – Couch potato
172 SPM (86 BPM) – Accept – Burning
172 SPM (86 BPM) – Foo Fighters – Monkey wrench
172 SPM (86 BPM) – Markoolio – Rocka på
172 SPM (86 BPM) – Pearl Jam – Brain of JFK
174 SPM (87 BPM – Yellowcard – Ocean Avenue
174 SPM (29 BPM) – Boney M – He was a steppenwolf
174 SPM (58 BPM) – New Order – Blue faith
174 SPM (58 BPM) – Style – Empty bed
174 SPM (87 BPM) – Bon Jovi – Last man standing
174 SPM (87 BPM) – Di Leva – Naked number one
174 SPM (87 BPM) – Raven – Seek and destroy
174 SPM (87 BPM) – Skid row – Riot act
174 SPM (87 BPM) – Status Quo – What you’re proposing
174 SPM (87 BPM) – Okänd Artist – Fotbollsplan
176 SPM (44 BPM) – 50 Cent – In da club
176 SPM (44 BPM) – 50 Pence – In da pub
176 SPM (44 BPM) – Disturbed – Down with the sickness (clean fix)
176 SPM (44 BPM) – Sam – She’s not
176 SPM (44 BPM) – Sam – Spectator game
176 SPM (44 BPM) – Silverchair – Anthem for the year 2000
176 SPM (88 BPM) – Billy Idol – Speed
177 SPM (59 BPM) – Bowling for soup – 1985
177 SPM (59 BPM) – Drain S.T.H – Alive
177 SPM (59 BPM) – Green Day – Whatshername
178 SPM (89 BPM) – Axel Rudi Pell – Land of the Giants
180 SPM (45 BPM – Rob Halford & Bruce Dickinson – The one you love to hate
180 SPM (90 BPM – Yellowcard – Miles apart
180 SPM (90 BPM – Yellowcard – Way away
180 SPM (45 BPM) – Baz Luhrmann – Everybody’s free
180 SPM (45 BPM) – De La Soul featuring Redman – Oooh
180 SPM (45 BPM) – Di Leva – Vem ska jag tro på
180 SPM (45 BPM) – Disturbed – Fear
180 SPM (45 BPM) – George Michael – Freedom
180 SPM (45 BPM) – Marie Fredriksson – Mellan sommar och höst
180 SPM (45 BPM) – Rose Tattoo – Who’s got the cash
180 SPM (60 BPM) – The Shamen – Move any mountain
180 SPM (90 BPM) – Gary Moore & Phil Lynott – Out in the fields
180 SPM (90 BPM) – Oz – Fire in the brain
180 SPM (90 BPM) – Y & T – Don’t tell me what to wear
182 SPM (91 BPM) – Cinderella – Hell on wheels
182 SPM (91 BPM) – Flash and the Pan – Captain beware
182 SPM (91 BPM) – Girlschool – Action
182 SPM (91 BPM) – Oz – Stop believing
182 SPM (91 BPM) – Saxon – Taking your chances
183 SPM (61 BPM) – Bon Jovi – Undivided
183 SPM (61 BPM) – Flash and the Pan – Opera singers
183 SPM (61 BPM) – Rammstein – Living in America
184 SPM (46 BPM) – Drain S.T.H – Simon says
184 SPM (46 BPM) – Girlschool – Back to start
184 SPM (46 BPM) – Kenneth and the Knutters – Man av dynamit
184 SPM (46 BPM) – Notorious B.I.G – Hypnotize
184 SPM (92 BPM) – Accept – Aiming high
186 SPM (62 BPM) – Future Sound Of London – Landmass
186 SPM (93 BPM) – HIM – Buried alive by love
186 SPM (93 BPM) – Ramones – Rockaway beach
188 SPM (94 BPM) – Markoolio – Nostalgi
188 SPM (94 BPM) – Rammstein – Feuer frei
190 SPM (95 BPM) – NG3 – The anthem
192 SPM (192 BPM) – Ministry – No W
192 SPM (96 BPM) – 220 Volt – Electric messengers
194 SPM (97 BPM) – Motorhead – Sword of glory
194 SPM (97 BPM) – Saxon – Freeway mad
195 SPM (65 BPM) – Marily Manson – Mobscene
195 SPM (65 BPM) – New Order – Blue Monday
196 SPM (98 BPM) – Die Krupps – To the hilt
198 SPM (66 BPM) – Man with no name – Floor essence
198 SPM (99 BPM) – At Vance – Now or never
202 SPM (101 BPM) – Motorhead – Trigger
204 SPM (102 BPM) – Sugababes – I bet you look good on the dancefloor
204 SPM (68 BPM) – Astral Projection – Zero
204 SPM (68 BPM) – Man with no name – Vavoom
204 SPM (68 BPM) – Scooter – We are the greatest
206 SPM (103 BPM) – Rob Halford – Made in Hell
207 SPM (69 BPM) – Astral Projection – Enlightened evolution
207 SPM (69 BPM) – E-Type – Olympia
October 17th, 2006 at 18:41:02 +0000
i think these r all good songs but i suggest
Clocks-coldplay
ace of spades-motorhead
the rocky soundtracks
Your the best-karate kid soundtrack
the laser dance -oceans twelve soundtrack
bodyrock-moby
fuka mori-inuyasha (sound gay but works for me)dont know if spelled right
and last but not least Under pressure-david bowie and Queen
October 23rd, 2006 at 16:10:12 +0000
Hi all, Paul here
What great tunes im seein, but ive gotta give an irish flavour too!
Bell x1-Rocky took a lover
Snow Patrol-(almost any song)
Ash-(Likewise)
Also Rocky,Coldplay fix you, bit of new Keane stuff,Tom Petty free fallin.
Some amazing tunes to pound away the miles but good from time to time to take off the headphones, the feeling of losing your thought an emptying and claring the clutter from the ol sally noggin has me out the door with my asics every single time! heres to Dublin City Marathon next mon!!!!!
November 15th, 2006 at 20:36:11 +0000
Try “The Faint”. Anything by them is great
November 17th, 2006 at 20:16:40 +0000
Fantastic site and thanks for your suggestions. I love running to:
More than a feeling – Boston
You oughta Know – Alannis Morrisette
Hearts on Fire – John Cafferty (Rocky IV)
The Best of You – Foo Fighters
Don’t Stop Believing – Journey
November 19th, 2006 at 22:47:02 +0000
Up until 4 years ago I used to run all the time. Then I got a stress-filled job that really eliminated that possibility-in three weeks I will be leaving that job and I am going to emerse myself back into running-thank God-I cant wait.I have looked at the songs listed here and already have some of them on my ipod and the ones I didn’t I have downloaded. There were some great ones listed. Great site-I’ll be back to check out some more songs. God it will be great to feel the freedom of running again!!!!!!!!!!
November 23rd, 2006 at 13:53:45 +0000
Hi, it’s Peter Andersson again, the 200 running songs list man, this blog and the songs listed are great but after all it’s just a blog. Check out Dr Bob’s site http://www.jogtunes.com, we’re trying to get a community going there, I myself have already listed some new stuff.
December 10th, 2006 at 19:58:04 +0000
Great site! Always looking for fantastic run music. Thanks for Arctic Monkey’s, never heard of ‘em before this thread, great band. My mp3 is all over the place, from Bob Marley to Justin Timberlake. Lots of hair bands, GnR, Skid Row, Poison, Bon Jovi. I’ve also got about 20 of the Killers songs. Great tunes to run to. Keep ‘em coming.
December 18th, 2006 at 16:15:43 +0000
Just want to thank Derek and everyone for your support of JogTunes.com. This blog is my greatest source of hits other than my new site, jogtunesindie.com. This new site is the home site for my new podcast, The JogTunesIndie Podcast. It’s a 30 minute show with BPM rated indie songs sequenced for a relatively casual run. The maximum rate is usually in the 180s with warm-up and cool-down in the 150s-160s range. Please check it out and send comments to comments@jogtunes.com. I’d love to hear from you.
Best,
Bob the joggernut
December 20th, 2006 at 20:02:04 +0000
Hi Derek,
Just wanted to let you and everyone know of a new website launched yesterday http://www.run2rhythm.com.
Runners can download music specifically designed for their running requirements in 15, 30, 45 or 60 minute lots, and for different cadences. So no changing of songs, breaks or beat disruptions. It is not commercial music, so you can’t hear it on the radio or buy it in the stores, however because a number of different genres are included there is sure to be something to cater for everyones tastes.
This is a world first! Hope it helps.
Kind regards,
Kristen
December 30th, 2006 at 12:36:01 +0000
Derek . . . all you guys who have posted . . . THANK YOU! I was given an iPod Shuffle for Christmas and was looking for some running tunes . . . what a selection!!! It will take me many hours to sort through all this information but it will be so worth it!!! Thank you also for the info about other running tune sites . . . I for sure will be telling all my running buddies about this!! HAPPY NEW YEAR . . . HAPPY TRAILS!!!
January 9th, 2007 at 12:46:16 +0000
outkast bombs over bagdad!!!!
mystical and busta is they wild’n with us
January 11th, 2007 at 02:59:39 +0000
Thanks for all the great suggestions. Glad I stumbled upon this site!
Thanks
January 11th, 2007 at 21:29:41 +0000
Just wanted to say, “Thank you” to everyone who tool the time to share your favorite running songs. I am on winter break from college and I can’t sleep at night so I’ve been running. I also was given my first MP3 player for Christmas and I’ve been for motivation music such as you’ve all shown me, and it’s great to have all these selections!
Thanks!
Brittany
January 15th, 2007 at 13:25:43 +0000
The best for me is this:
1. Almost the whole soundtrack Run Lola Run (Lola rennt), this is a must *****
2. David Holmes – 69 Police *****
3. Guitar – Ayako ***
4. Guitar – Hot sun trail *****
5. Lingua – Salient ****
6. The Crystal Method – London ***
7. Lemon Jelly – Nice weather for ducks ****
8. Penguin Cafe Orchestra – Music for found harmonium ****
9. James Newton Howard – I do believe in fairies *****
If anyone has a similar taste, let me know:
LANTIS @ CENTRUM . CZ
PS: Go forward!
January 17th, 2007 at 13:20:53 +0000
Also if you like some heavy techno, try out these from Blade I. soundtrack:
1. Junkie XL – Dealing with the Roster
2. New Order – Confusion
3. Roger S. – Wrek tha Discotek
4. Expansion Union – Playing with Lightning
Plus there is one more song by Guitar – House full of time. Hard to obtain though…
January 18th, 2007 at 21:16:24 +0000
This blog is sweet. All these song suggestions are very helpful. My own playlist is kind of getting old and so, I am trying to add some more songs to it. However, I have suggestions of my own:
“Tony the Beat” – The Sounds
“Ma-Ya-Hi (Valentine Remix radio edit)” – O-Zone
“If You’re Gonna Jump (Paul Oakenfold mix)” – Natasha Bedingfield
“Gimme, Gimme, Gimme (A Man After Midnight)” – A-Teens
“Not Gonna Get Us” T.A.T.U.
“All The Things She Said” T.A.T.U.
“Lovestoned/ I think She knows(Interlude)” Justin Timberlake
“Glow” – Nelly Furtado
“Maneater” – Nelly Furtado
“Shut Your Mouth” – Garbage
“Cherry Lips (Go Baby Go)” – Garbage
“Gotta Get Thru This (radio edit)” -Daniel Bedingfield
“Midnight Show” – The Killers
“Die Another Day” – Madonna
“In My Pocket” – Mandy Moore
“So Real (Wade Robson Remix)” – Mandy Moore
“One Sided Love” – Mandy Moore
“X Amount of Words” – Blue October
“Prelude 12/21″ – AFI
“Miss Murder” – AFI
“Daylight Robbery” – Imogen Heap
“Headlock” – Imogen Heap
“Drive” – Incubus
“Clean” – Incubus
“Favorite Things” – Incubus
“Redefine” – Incubus
“Sick Sad Little World” – Incubus
“A Kiss to Send Us Off” – Incubus
“Anna Molly” – Incubus ( Good band to run to, what can I say?)
“Bittersweet Symphony” – The Verve
“4ever” – The Veronicas
“You’re My Flame” – Zero 7
“Private Radio” – Vanessa Carlton
“Jerk It Out” – Caesers
“The Kill” – 30 Seconds to Mars
“Sweet Sacrifice” – Evanescence
“Lacrymosa” – Evanescence (seems slow, but its a motivating song)
“Apres Moi” – Regina Spektor (slow at first, but gets better, and its long)
“Sweet Surrender (DJ Tiesto Remix)” – Sarah Mclachlan
“Silence (DJ Tiesto Remix)” – Sarah Mclachlan
“Fergalicious” – Fergie (For the ladies, just replace her name with yours, hehe, plus the beat is good for running)
“Since U Been Gone (Jason Nevins Ambient: Candlelight remix)” – Kelly Clarkson
“Behind These Hazel Eyes (Bermudez & Harris Mixshow edit)” – Kelly Clarkson
“Holding Out For A Hero” – Frou Frou
“Only Time” – Enya (Good cool down song)
“Creatures (For a While)” – 311
“Flowing” – 311
“Beautiful Disaster” – 311
“All Mixed Up” – 311
“Beyond the Gray Sky” – 311 (Another good band to run to, gets faster in the middle this song)
“All That I Am” – Rob Thomas
“Lonely No More” – Rob Thomas
“This Is How A Heat Breaks” – Rob Thomas
“My Lovely” – Eisley (Slow, but I love the beat)
“Sleep to Dream” – Fiona Apple (The lyrics are motivating)
“Get Him Back” – Fiona Apple
“Fast As You Can” – Fiona Apple
“Hounds of Love” – Futureheads
“Weak and Powerless (‘Tilling My Grave’ Mix)” – A Perfect Circle
“Bleed American” – Jimmy Eat World
“Get It Faster” – Jimmy Eat World (Slow at first, but rocks on a minute in)
“Your New Aesthetic” – Jimmy Eat World ”
“Don’t Stop” – Brazilian Girls
“Dance Till the Morning Sun” – Brazilian Girls
“Corner Store” – Brazilian Girls
“Watching the Rain” – Katy Rose
“I like” – Katy Rose
“This Is The Last Time” – Keane
“Bend and Break” – Keane
“KRWLNG” – Linkin Park (Reanmination album)
“1stp Klosr” – Linkin Park
“T.B.D.” – Live
“Iris” – Live
“Top” – Live
“Take A Bow” – Muse
“Starlight” – Muse
“Supermassive Black Hole” – Muse
“Bullet Proof” – Morcheeba
“Big Calm” – Morcheeba
“Trigger Hippie” – Morcheeba
“Time to Dance” – Panic! At the Disco
“There’s A Good Reason These Tables Are Numbered Honey…” – Panic! At the Disco
“The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage” – Panic! At the Disco
Okay, so maybe I got carried away, but I like sharing the music I listen to and these all have been good ones to run to. I hope some songs may fit your taste or beat. Enjoy! Run like the Dickens! :>
- Superchick
January 19th, 2007 at 09:20:06 +0000
I love running to Franz Ferdinand. Great dance band.
January 21st, 2007 at 21:22:27 +0000
You know, upon further reflection, I think there are two types of running music out there: longer, slower, repetitive songs that are good for helping you tune out and motor along on a long run, and more techno-oriented stuff that gets your legs pumping for a fast few miles.
For example, I think two great songs for long runs are ‘Sailing’ by Christopher Cross, and the theme song to ‘The Bounty’ by Vangelis (the same guy who did themes for St. Elmo’s Fire, Blade Runner and Chariots of Fire). You let them play and pretty much just forget where you are or where you’re going.
For the faster, harder stuff, I like fast, guitar-heavy songs like ‘The Chemicals Between Us’ by Bush. And usually I run four or five miles on a busy college track, so once I get something like that blaring in my ears, I start bookin’ and weaving between the slower runners. That gets the adrenaline pumping even more, and it goes from there. Good stuff.
January 27th, 2007 at 23:20:52 +0000
I HIGHLY suggest buck 65′s “Wicked and Weird” for the middle of your run….
Give it a shot…
Also, the ULTIMATE warmup song is the theme to “The Sopranos”.
I believe it is by Alabama 3 and it is called “Woke Up This Morning”…..
Super site….
January 28th, 2007 at 22:31:51 +0000
hey: doesn’t anyone have any suggestions for the older generation? I am 50 ish and still run but need some suggestions for downloads. I’ve never heard of most of these bands!!!
January 29th, 2007 at 04:48:20 +0000
FOR thebigd: I would suggest instrumental songs (see my previous posts). It does not make your mind concentrate on the meaning of the words (you can turn off your brain a bit more and just run).
January 29th, 2007 at 16:19:49 +0000
Big D–
Four Sticks by Led Zeppelin. Can’t You Hear Me Knocking by the Stones (including the latin instrumental). Or if you were punking out back in the day, anything by the Sex Pistols.
February 6th, 2007 at 11:08:14 +0000
I tend to go for the steady beat and inspirational lyrics as apposed to the insane guitar and tech-trance junk. Hyper beats burn me out too quickly.
Here are my top 10 favorites…
10. Slade – Run Run Away
9. McFly – Don’t stop me now
8. Relient K – Pressing on
7. Gina G – Just a little bit
6. Christina Aguilera – Fighter
5. Garbage – Cherry Lips (Go Baby Go)
4. Superchick – Stand in the Rain
3. Survivor – Eye of the Tiger
2. Phil Collins – Son of Man
1. Audio Adrenaline – Underdog
Thanks to everyone else for their contributions. I’ve listened to many of the songs in your posts. Some I love, some don’t work for me. But it’s good to have some new tunes so I don’t wear out my favorites…
February 13th, 2007 at 13:15:47 +0000
There is some good suggestions here definitely. Trivium’s “falling to grey” and genesis’ “jesus he knows me” both are fast enough to get u pumped, especially the first one.
February 19th, 2007 at 12:05:34 +0000
Speedwork: Most anything by Dragonforce. The songs are really long and the BPM is great, as well the majestic harmonies I find very inspirational and keep me going up the hills. If you want something for sub 7:00 miles check out the tune “Black Winter Night” .
February 26th, 2007 at 11:17:15 +0000
Keeps the legs pumping:
Saliva- Ladies and Gentlemen
Static X- Cold, Push it, I’m with Stupid
Audio Slave- Cochise
Fallout Boy- Sugar, we’re going down
My Chemical Romance- I’m not okay
Sum 41- Get back (featuring Ludacris)
Ludacris- Move Bitch
DJ Irene- Global House Diva
Bad Boy Bill- Stomp to my beat
February 26th, 2007 at 13:05:02 +0000
Hey I have found some great music to run with. I have just started running and find this music helps me keep up a solid beat on my run. A few tracks I particularly like are anything by Adrian Vincent and Taran Carter. This is not mainstream music, it has been specially composed for the sole purpose of running. Lots of different styles and beats ranging from slow jog to really fast run. I listen to pop mainstream in the car and relaxing at home, but this music I only ever use for my runs. It takes me out there and keps me going. Try it! run2r.com
March 4th, 2007 at 15:07:40 +0000
This blog continues to host a great little music-paced running community. We’re grateful at jogtunes.com for your support. We also took the liberty of posting runnable songs that we found as a result of reviewing the playlists on this site. We’ve already been posting from Peter Andersson’s list for several months. This week we posted from FancyPants’ and Creep’s lists. Sometimes the BPM (tempo) of an artist’s song on a list is, in our opinion, too slow or too fast for running (190), so we posted some songs by the same artist that are runnable. Othertimes, the songs on a list are perfect running tunes and we posted them. Not every runnable song or every artist on the lists have been posted as they may not be in iTunes. Needless to say, there are other lists in this blog that we haven’t reviewed yet. We’ll get there someday soon. Thanks to you all for posting these great bands and songs on this blog.
Dr. Bob
jogtunes.com
jogtunesindie.com (Our podcast website)
March 7th, 2007 at 11:46:11 +0000
Guys,
are there any good remix albums of popular songs???
Cheers all, great site
March 9th, 2007 at 09:10:01 +0000
excellent music to run , thanks amigos
March 12th, 2007 at 07:19:48 +0000
I stumbled on your site as I’m a bit eager (for now) to get into some spring training. I found a few songs from your site that I added to my MP3 player, but a few more from
http://www.treadmillmusic.com/index1.htm
Here are a few that get my feet going no matter where I am or how I’m feeling
* You can call me Al – Paul Simon
* Booka Mutoto – Amadou et Mariam
* Home for a rest – Spirit of the West
* Mama Mia – ABBA
* Saturday Night – Whigfield
* Paradise by the dashboard light – Meatloaf
* Maria – Blondie
* Me gustas tu – Manu Chao
* When I’m up – Great Big Sea
* Accidentally in love – Counting Crows
March 12th, 2007 at 18:26:29 +0000
Weather has been good here. Out and about running. Mp3 getting stacked for a new season of hitting the pavement. Some suggestions…
Move On Up- Curtis Mayfield
Good- Better Than Ezra
Virginia Plain- Roxy Music
Ruby Soho- Rancid
Big Me- Foo Fighters
Dr. Bombay- Del the Funky Homosapien
No Myth- Michael Penn
I’ll Never Let You Go- Third Eye Blind
My Old School- Steely Dan
Peg- Steely Dan
Glamorous Life- Sheila E.
Dead Flowers- The Rolling Stones
Shattered- The Rolling Stones
Interstate Love Song- Stone Temple Pilots
Big Bang Baby- Stone Temple Pilots
Waiting For a Friend- The Rolling Stones
Can’t Truss It- Public Enemy
You Get What You Give- New Radicals
Sweet Freedom- ichael McDonald
Queen of Hearts- Juice Newton
What a Fool Believes- Doobie Brothers
Hot Steppa= Ini Kamozi
What Goes Around- Grand Puba
Queen Bitch- David Bowie
Punk Rock Girl- Dead Milkmen
….still building the list for the upcomin season. Happy running.
March 18th, 2007 at 12:45:41 +0000
Here is a list that I prefected during the last years.
4Tune 500 – Dancing In The Dark
acdc – Whole lotta rosie
Beyonc‚ – Crazy In Love
Black Sabbath – Paranoid
Bluesbrothers – Everybody Needs Somebody
Brain Adams – Summer of 69
Bruce Springsteen – Born in the USA
Coldplay – Clocks
da boy tommy – halloween
Daddy Dj – daddy dj
David Bowie and Queen – Under pressure
Eiffel 65 – Blue [da Ba Dee]
Elvis & JXL – Little Less Conversation
Five – Slam Dunk Da Funk
Foreigner – Cold as ice
Genesis – Jesus he knows me
Gigi d’Agostino & Albertino – la passion
Golden Earring – Radar love
Golden Earring – When The Lady Smiles
Guano Apes – Open Your Eyes
Ice Mc – It’s A Rainy Day
Iggy Pop – The Passenger
Killing Joke – Love Like Blood
Kiss – I was made for loving you
l.a. style – james brown is dead
Lipps Inc – Funky Town
Lynyrd Skynyrd – Sweet home Alabama
Mark Van Dale With Enrico – Water Verve
Midnight Oil – Beds are burning
Neil Young – Rocking In The Free World
Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit
Out of grace – anglia
Queen – Tie your mother down
Ram Jam – Black Betty
Rednex – Cotton Eye Joe
Robby Wiliams – Feel
Safriduo-playedalive
Sash – Stay
Scoop – Drop It
Sean Paul – Get Busy
Serious Beats – The Sunclub – Fiesta
Sin With Sebastian – Shut Up
snap – rhythm is a dancer
SoftCell – Tainted love
Soul Asylum – Runway train
Spencer Davis Group – Keep On Running
spiller – groove jet
Status Quo – Whatever you want
Steppenwolf – Born to be Wild
The Offspring – Pretty fly (for a white guy)
The Tamperer Ft Maya – Feel It
The Underdog Project – Summerjam
The Wee Papa Girl Rappers – Wee Rule
U2 – Pride (In The NameOf Love)
U2 – Sunday bloody Sunday
There is some house and techno there but all have a good bas beat o run on.
Greetings from the Netherlands
March 20th, 2007 at 10:03:46 +0000
BONZO’S MONTREAUX — led zeplin
Rock me like a hurricane — scorpions
superman — three doors down
fighter — christina aguilara
beverly hills — wheezer
bittersweet symphony — verve
family affair (?) — mary j blige
falling apart in your hands — shakira
whenever, wherever — shakira
ragdoll — aerosmith
rock me — great white
don’t phunk with my heart — black eyed peas
crazy –gnarls barkley
pon de replay –rihanna
a little bit more — jamie lidell
Great site…
March 30th, 2007 at 04:30:54 +0000
Almost everything from Nine Inch Nails is good for running
March 31st, 2007 at 03:42:21 +0000
“Come With Us” – Chemical Brothers (Great for final kick)
“Get ‘Em High” – Kanye West
“Earth Blues” – Jimi Hendrix (Puts spring into stride)
“Narc” – Interpol
“Dirty Harry” – Gorllaz
“Sunset (Bird of Prey) – Fatboy Slim
“Bullet and A Target” – Citizen Cope (Great pace song)
“Piku” – Chemical Brothers
“Moment I Count” – Boom Boom Satellites
April 2nd, 2007 at 06:45:22 +0000
Just found this site and so far so good. Anything by the Ramones is great for fast pace running. My favorite
1. I wanna be sedated
2. My brain is hanging upside down.
They were not called “Beach Boys on speed” for nothing. Any “mature” punker will appreciate this.
April 8th, 2007 at 18:41:19 +0000
Found this site while searching for best running music. Everything sounds good so far. Here’s my top ten favorites:
1. “Boom” by P.O.D. (Great song for finishing a run strong)
2. “Motorcycle Drive-By” by Third Eye Blind
3. “Rush of blood to the head” by Coldplay
4. “Anna Molly” by Incubus
5. “Megolomaniac” by Incubus
6. “Jesus Christ” by Brand New
7. “Echelon” by Pillar
8. “I’m Not Okay” by My Chemical Romance
9. “You Get What You Give” by The New Radicals
10. “Beautiful Day” by U2
Anyhow, that’s just a short list. Changes all the time. I love running with an MP3 player full of music I haven’t listened to so I can discover great new songs.
April 11th, 2007 at 11:53:46 +0000
Try Rock To The Rhythm
April 11th, 2007 at 11:54:07 +0000
Try Rock To The Rhythm by Lexicon great song
April 11th, 2007 at 13:44:49 +0000
Til the Dawn – Drew Sidora
The Sweet Escape – Gwen Stefani
Shout – Jimmy Barnes
Love Shack – B52′s
Hey Baby – Gwen Stefani
Crazy – Gnarls Barkley
Cotton Eyed Joe – Rednex
Buttons – Pussy Cat Dolls
Black Horse & The Cherry Tree – KT Tunstall
Just a few of the songs on my running playlist
Still looking for more though.
April 19th, 2007 at 19:27:27 +0000
Here are some of my favorites…
Paper Wings – Rise Against
Ready to Fall – Rise Against
Prayer of the Refugee – Rise Against
Life Less Frightening – Rise Against
Girlfriend – Avril Lavigne
Bombs Away – Blade Trinity Soundtrack
Heyo Captain Jack (uncensored) – Captain Jack
As The Rush Comes – Motorcycle
Dam Dariam – DDR
Only You – Captain Jack
Where’s your head at – Basement Jaxx
I Ran – Bowling For Soup
May 9th, 2007 at 21:19:11 +0000
Many many thanks to you all, I’ve just created a fab playlist from your lists, I’m so looking forward to tomorrow morning now! Must add Razorlight, “fall to pieces” great to run to although you might find yourself doing funny little dance moves along with it as it’s infectious!
May 11th, 2007 at 23:34:57 +0000
Great site!!! This has helped me to get a great start- thanks to all.
May 15th, 2007 at 00:38:13 +0000
(HALO FANS)
HALO FALL FROM ABOVE – ARKIMEDES – OC REMIX
I LOVE MY SEX – BENASSI BROS.
TRIP LIKE I DO – THE CRYSTAL METHOD
ANTS MARCHING – THE DAVE MATTHEWS BAND
LOST NOT FOUND – DIRTY VEGAS
TAKE A PICTURE – FILTER
IT WAS A GOOD DAY – ICE CUBE
May 20th, 2007 at 05:15:00 +0000
If anyone wants to go for an 1.5hour run use the following music from run2rhythm at http://www.run2r.com and be totally exhilerated and inspired by the experience.
Golden Mile 160bpm – Taran Carter
till you end up somewhere 160bpm – Taran Carter
Walls and Mirrors 160bpm- Taran Carter
Meshoeu 163bpm – Adrian Vincent
Finish Line 160bpm- Taran Carter
Vienna 163bpm- Adrian Vincent
Each of these tracks is 15minutes long so you get a great rhythm going and keeping pace with the music helps with enjoying a great long run.
Please post here and let me know if anyone else has tried their long runs listening to run2rhythm music. Out on the run, the music is a hell of a lot better than just the samples.Very well crafted compositions specially composed.
I’ll post another long run but harder run later on.
Regards to all runners out there for the long journey
May 20th, 2007 at 19:22:36 +0000
REQUIM FOR A DREAM MAIN THEME SONG
(also known as clint mansell – lord of the rings two towers theme)
best running song EVER easy. please get it and try it out… its amazing all throughout.
its about a minute long but for sprints or finishing up a long run i suggest…
ENIGMA – CAMERA OBSCURA
after you download those 2 songs you will love me forever.
May 21st, 2007 at 00:02:08 +0000
Well – here’s what I’m running to right now, one of the playlists on my iPod:
“The Obvious Child” – Paul Simon – the drums kick you in the butt and get you out there
“Galaxia” – Gipsy Kings
“Beast of Burden” – The Rolling Stones
“The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth”- Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
“Temperature” – Sean Paul
“You know I’m No Good” – Amy Winehouse
“Read My Mind (Pet Shop Boys are Blazing Mix)” – The Killers
“Starlight”- Muse
“Standing outside a Broken Phone booth…” – Primitive Radio Gods
“Hella Good” – No Doubt
“It’s My Life” – Gwen Stefani
“Take Me, I’m Yours” – Squeeze
“Better than the Real Thing” – U2
“Say it Right” – Nelly Furtado
“Save Me” – Aimee Mann – a good way to end – 15 songs, 1 hour
I must admit – I’m tempted to just play “The Obvious Child” on an endless loop… Thanks for the blog – it’s great -my iPod thanks you too.
May 24th, 2007 at 04:38:50 +0000
By far the most helpful website I have found for stuff like this is technosweat.com. It has excercise setlists by beat per minute that you can use as reference for free and buy the songs from the site if you want to. I really like it.
May 25th, 2007 at 20:24:45 +0000
this gives me the extra kick in case I get tired:
love in an elevator – aerosmith
the end of the world – REM
don’t stop me now – queen
da funk – daft punk
satisfaction – Benny Benassi
June 1st, 2007 at 00:32:18 +0000
My favs are:
I like to start with: Carmina Burana – O Fortuna by Carl Orff
ACDC- Thunderstruck
Joan Jett- I love Rock N Roll
Belle & Sebastian- Your Cover’s Blown
Bone Thungs N Harmony ft Phil Collins- Home
Eric Prydz- Call on Me Remix
Justin Timberlake- Sexy Back
Nelly- Heart of a Champion
Dragostea Din Tei- O-Zone
Outfield- I don’t want to lose your love
Queens of the Stoneage- Burn the Witch/ Feel Good Hit of the Summer
Sarai-Ladiez
Ted Nugent- Fred Bear
Wolfmother- Woman
Laura Brannigan- Gloria (from the Flashdance Soundtrack)
Thank you all for the suggestions!
June 3rd, 2007 at 19:08:12 +0000
Wow, what a great list! However, my favourite psych-up tune still isn’t here…WE WILL ROCK YOU by Queen…it gets me going every time! Just something about the impact of the beats is stimulating!
June 3rd, 2007 at 23:53:59 +0000
DOWNLOAD !!!!! vvv
remember the name – Fort Minor
till i collapse (remix) – eminem
show me the money – petey pabloe
imma shine – youngbloodz
Watch Me Shine – Joanna Pacitti
June 11th, 2007 at 04:13:58 +0000
Great site! I’ve found it very helpful! My favorites right now include:
“Dirt off your shoulders” – Jay-Z
“Survivor” – Destiny’s Child (LOVE this song for running)
“Breathe” – Fabolous/Jay-Z remix
“Walk It Out”remix – DJ Unk remix with Andre3000
“Lose My Breath” – Destiny’s Child
“Back Then” – Mike Jones
“Bonnie and Clyde” – Jay-Z/Beyonce
“One Thing” – Amerie/Jay-Z
June 20th, 2007 at 02:49:46 +0000
Can’t be touched roy jones jr
June 20th, 2007 at 20:16:15 +0000
You are like a soulmate. Was just searching the net for the same thing check this:
http://www.iminlikewithyou.com/i/game/d/12640/6187
June 23rd, 2007 at 10:30:50 +0000
Some great suggestions on this site.
A few others that I find motivational are:
Let’s Get It Started – Black-Eyed Peas
Mr Blue Sky – Electric Light Orchestra
Lose Yourself – Eminem
Do You Want To – Franz Ferdinand
Run – Lighthouse Family
Changing Man – Paul Weller
Don’t Get Me Wrong – Pretenders
June 26th, 2007 at 07:47:29 +0000
This site is great; my MP3 player is rejeuvenated! Here are some songs I don’t think have been listed yet, rangeing from bubble gum pop to heavy. Hey Driver and When the Night are a couple that often make it on my repeats:-)
Beautiful – Flickerstick
Hot – Avril Lavigne
Put ‘Em Up – Edun
No Heaven – DJ Champion
When the night feels my song – Bedoin SoundClash
The Boys of Summer – DJ Sammy
Touchdown Turnaround – Hellogoodbye
Send me on my way – Rusted Root
Break it Off – Rihanna
I think we’re alone now – The Click 5
Catch Your Wave – The Click 5
We Used to be Friends – The Dandy Warhols
More and More – Captain Hollywood
Whisper to a Scream – Social Code
Slipping Away – Mylene Farmer
Dangerous – Roxette
Make You a Believer – Sass Jordan
Adrenaline – Gavin Rossdale
Tango Shoes – Biff Naked
Heaven is a Place on Earth (remix) – Julia
Forca – Nelly Furtado
June 28th, 2007 at 11:01:02 +0000
Hey and Thanks for a good site. I’m training for the half marathon and run a’lot. I like to recomend a song that give me the right feeling, running at about 10,5-12 km,h. Trick Pony- “More like me”
Try it and you will bw surprised ( I hope
Mvh. anders
July 22nd, 2007 at 23:17:41 +0000
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January 12th, 2008 at 22:25:08 +0000
holy hang, i love this site
i was so tired of moving the same old songs around my ipod trying to break up the monotiny, i dig this site alot, i am looking for great remixes of songs with good beats, i find that a couple of good trance remixes get my heart rate up so i can second wind it into a longer run, any suggestions let me know, my favorite song is Going Insane by the warp brothers, try it it honestly pumps you up a hill let me know what you think
February 16th, 2008 at 15:10:22 +0000
Here’s my run mix!
The Distance-Cake
This Modern Love- Bloc Party
Hummingbirlds- Venus Hum
When you were Young- The Killers
Radar- Britney Spears
Hilary Duff (DJ Kaya Remix)- Wake Up
DJ Hyperlite- Adrenaline Power Rush Mix ’07
DJ Sammy- Heaven
The Killers- Read My Mind
ATB- Don’t Stop
The Killers- Mr Brightside
Modest Mouse- Float On
Astroline- Close My Eyes
System F- Out of the Blue
DJ Jean- The Launch
Top Modelz- Your Love (Club Remix)
Cascada- Truly Madly Deeply
Sash- Encore Une Fois
HOPE U LOVE IT!
February 27th, 2008 at 04:23:45 +0000
Hi,
Thanks for the suggestions. Even though some of these are already listed, here is my running playlist:
Some contain EXPLICIT lyrics:
Promised Land- Chuck berry
Hey Ya- Outkast
100 Miles and Running – NWA (EXPLICIT)
Are you gonna be my girl- JET
Lets get it started- Black Eyed
Monosyllabic Girl- NOFX
12:51- The Strokes
BOB- outkast
Holiday- Pixies
Hotel Yorba- White Stripes
Rosa Parks- Outkast
Going Back to Memphis- White Stripes
Let me clear my throat- DJ Jubilee
Colorado- Kabat (in czech)
Judgement Night- Biohazard and Onyx
Last Caress- Metallica
Sellout -Reel Big Fish
Heart in a Cage- the Strokes
Hot Dog- Led Zepplin
March 23rd, 2008 at 16:19:00 +0000
Just some quick additions:
Fort Minor – Remember the Name
Timbaland – The Way I Are (remix – fatman scoop)
Kanye West – Stronger
T-Pain – Church
Rihanna – Please Don’t Stop the Music
KT Tundstall – Suddenly I see
Britney Spears – Piece of Me
Linkin Park/JayZ – Encore
Eminem vs. Justin Timberlake – Mashup “Cry me a Superman”
Suzie McNeil – Believe
Mary J. Blige – We RUn THis
April 4th, 2008 at 23:10:14 +0000
very good suggestions above…..
well im 16 and i hate to run but i have to for my football team well these are the songs that i love to listen to while im running
im so sick-flyleaf
helicopter-bloc party
turning Japanese-the vapours
hero/heroine-boys like girls (my favorite)
enter sandman-metallica
bright idea-orson
i really recommend these songs if you hate running but have to because you love soccer
April 22nd, 2008 at 04:04:49 +0000
So good list so far, here’s some ones I think are key: (VERY MIXED)
Finger Eleven – Paralyzer
Ashley Tisdale – Headstrong (remarkably good for running even though she is HSM cast)
Twista – Hit the Floor
Fergie – Glamorous
Daft Punk – Technologic
Lupe Fiasco – Go Go Gadget Flow
Rusted Root – Send Me On My Way
DHT – Listen to your Heart
J-Kwon – Tipsy
Flow Rida Ft. T-Pain – Low
Nelly – Heart of a Champion
Pink – U & Ur Hand
Jay-Z – Hollywood
Britney Spears – Piece of Me
Scissor Sisters – Filthy/Gorgeous
Savage – Swing
May 14th, 2008 at 14:31:20 +0000
I am in my 40′s so most of this is 80′s and 90′s music. Everything has a fast beat(150 – 170 bpm) so it keeps you moving.
Animals-Nickelback
Another Nail in My Heart – Squeeze
Baby I’m a Star – Prince
The Boys are Back – Thin Lizzy
Boys of Summer – Don Henley
Breakdown Dead Ahead – Boz Scaggs
Call Me – Blondie
China Grove – Doobies
Come Baby Come – Elvis Crespo
Crazy Little Thing Called Love – Queen
Dancing with Myself = David Bowie
Danger Zone – Kenny Loggins
Dontcha Stop – The Cars
Every Little thing she does is magic – The Police
Feel Good Inc – Gorillaz
Footloose – Kenny Loggins
Girlfriend – Avril Lavigne
Head Over Heals – Go-Gos
Hollywood Nights – Bob Seger
The House is Rocking – Stevie Ray Vaughn
I Love Lucy – the Producers
I would die 4 u – Prince
Jungle Love – Steve Miller Band
The Kid is Hot – Loverboy
Lorelei – Styx
Love is a Battlefield – Pat Benatar
Maniac – Flashdance soundtrack
Melt With You – MOdern Englilsh
Message in a Bottle – Police
Metro – Berlin
Modern Love – David Bowie
One Thing Leads to Another – The Fixx
Only the Good Die Young – Billy Joel
Paradise By the Dashboard Light – Meatloaf
Perfect Day – Hoku
Pulling Mussels from a Shell – The Squeeze
The Queen and I – Gym Class Heroes
ROCK in the USA – John Mellencamp
Rebel Yell – Billy Idol
Red Barchetta – Rush
Rio – Duran Duran
Running Down a Dream – Tom Petty
Saturday Night – Elton John
Serpentine Fire -Earth wind and fire
Shake it Up – The CArs
She Sheila – The producers
Smokin – Boston
Sufragette City – David Bowie
Summer of 69 – Bryan Adams
Synchronicity II – the Police
Take on Me -Aha
Time Warp – Rocky Horror
Turning Japanese – The Kinks
Two Hearts – Phil Collins
Vacation – The Go-Gos
Wake me Up before you Go – Wham
We Got the Beat – Go-Gos
Working for the Weekend – Loverboy
Young Turks – Rod Stewart
25 or 6 to 4 – Chicago
June 2nd, 2008 at 15:32:46 +0000
I just made a a couple of running mixes for a friend of mine. They include swome of the following songs:
The Presets – The Girl and the Sea
Moby – Dream About Me (Booka Shade Remix)
Booka Shade – In White Rooms (Neo Mix)
Gorillaz – Dare (Soulwax Remix)
Underworld – Crocodile (Oliver Huntemann Mix)
Azzido Da Bass – Lonely By Your Side
DJ T – Electrofied (Album Version)
The Crystal Method – Busy Child (Oakenfold Mix)
Midlake – Roscoe (Jody Den Broeder Mix)
Hot Chip – Ready For the Floor
Hot Chip – Over and Over
!!! – Must Be the Moon (Hot Chip Remix)
Miss Kittin (w/Goldenboy) – Rippin’ Kittin
Digitalism – Zdarlight
Ladytron – Destroy Everything You Touch
The Knife – Silent Shout (Album Version)
The Whip – Trash (Single Mix)
The Black Ghosts – Any Way You Choose To Give
Book Shade – Darko
Mylo – Drop the Pressure
The Gossip – Standing in the Way of Control
MSTRKRFT – Work on You
Chemical Brothers – Do it Again
June 2nd, 2008 at 15:37:21 +0000
I personally like almost anything by Muse.
Time is Running Out
Hysteria
Stockholm Syndrome
Starlight
Supermassive Black Hole
Knights of Cydonia
Butterflies and Hurricanes
Feeling Good
Awesome to exercise to in general!
June 11th, 2008 at 00:51:31 +0000
One of the best music websites for running music is at http://www.run2r.com. It has a comprehensive library of specially composed music for runners and matches running stride with beats per minute.
Music is downloaded in 15 minute run session tracks.
therefore no breaks in rhythm during your run, changing of songs etc which can interrupt your run.
Some good examples of tracks
Warm your soul 160bpm Taran carter
Power of sound 156bpm Andrew Batterham
Looking for a Clue 163bpm Harald Riedel
Phunk my bass 166bpm Adrian Szondy
Ther’s an hour of music just there and it only takes 5 minutes to download.
Very quick and easy.
great to run to.
June 19th, 2008 at 21:41:39 +0000
Anything ELO! Wicked awesome…The “All over the World” best of album really kicks!
October 30th, 2008 at 22:43:10 +0000
Been running awhile, and here are some old stand-bys as well as some new finds:
Dirt off my Shoulder – JayZ
Testify – Common
Play Your Cards Right – Common ft. Bilal
Hip Hop – Dead Prez
Poppin’ My Collar – Three Six Mafia
Trick Daddy ft Trina – Shut Up
Sabotage – Beastie Boys
What’s My Name – DMX
Public Service Announcement – JayZ
Break em Off – Paul Wall
Neva Scared – Bonecrusher
Unsung – Helmet
Maps – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
House of Cards – Radiohead (starting)
Gasoline – Audioslave
Beyond the Wheel (live) – Soundgarden
Clean My Wounds – Corrosion of Conformity
Say it ain’t So – Weezer
Guaranteed – Eddie Vedder (for starting)
Hard Sun – Eddie Vedder
Santa Monica – Everclear
Boom Boom Boom – John Lee Hooker
Time is Running Out acoustic – Muse
Chop Suey – System of a Down
Madonna – Die Another Day
4th of July – Evanescence
I Wanna Be Your Dog – Iggy Pop and the Stooges
Promontory – Trevor Jones (instr. from Nike commercials)
November 17th, 2008 at 16:42:15 +0000
Nine Inch Nails: Perfect Drug
Common ft. Andre 3000: Green Light
Bush: Machinehead
Beyonce: Single Ladies
Estelle ft. Kanye WestL: American Boy
M.I.A.: Bamboo Banger
Linkin Park: Bleed it Out
Prodigy: Breathe
Nas: I Know I Can
November 27th, 2008 at 19:09:16 +0000
When I run, I listen to books, nothing, or music. I was running one day a few weeks back. I had just finished “Hot, Flat and Crowded” (I highly recommend it) and needed a change. So I was listening to music, going through my normal run. And then the Beatles’ “I Saw Her Standing There” came on. The effect was magical. The beat was right in time to my steps, or maybe just a little faster. While “I Saw Her Standing There” played, I ran happily pushing my limit. When next song (I forget) came on, it was a real let down. The beat did not fit my pace. It got me thinking about putting together a pace-based playlist.
I have a Macintosh. The Mac has a class of programs called “widgets” that run in a Apple program called “dashboard.” Widgets are little, single-function programs that appear ontop of running applications, summoned with a keystroke. If you had one of the original Macs, “widgets” translates roughly into “desk accessories.” Windows probably has something similar. There are a variety of widgets. Widgets for weather, stock prices, date and time, quote of the day, snowfall at your favorite ski resort… There are tons of them. And there is one to calculate beats per minute (bpm). You click on bpmWidget in time to the music and it reports the beats per minute (bpm).
http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/music/bpmwidget.html
So I launched iTunes, played “I Saw Her Standing There” and launched dashboard. I tapped bpmWidget in time, and it gave me one of the keys to a good running playlist (for me) – 160bpm. My pace when I run is naturally right around 160 beats per minute.
So now I needed to figure out what the beats per minute for all of my tunes.
I searched around and found beaTunes, a sort of housekeeping utility for iTunes. It looks at your tunes, and tries to figure out the bpm of your songs. I read reviews of beaTunes that said it was slow. That was not my experience. I have a fast Intel Mac, and I experienced very rapid performance in calculating the BPM of my tracks, even when set to “precise” and not “fast.”
http://www.beatunes.com/
Speaking of precision, the accuracy of beaTunes is hit and miss. I went through and did a spot check using my ears and bpmWidget, and it was often wrong. On many, many songs it got a very accurate bpm. These songs seemed to have a traditional, classic rock beat. I know that an inaccurate bpm is of no use, but the alternative – tapping the beat of thousands of tracks – was prohibitively time-consuming and mind-numbing. On the glass-half-full side, beaTunes got it right often enough to provide me with a great starting place.
In iTunes, I made a playlist called “bpm candidates” of just my music. I have other things as well: sound effects, poetry, audiobooks, speeches, and Spanish vocabulary. I don’t care about the beats per minute of these, so they’re not in my “bpm candidates” playlist.
Back in beaTunes, I click on the playlist, then on one of the songs within it, then say select all.
Once the songs are selected, I click the button in the upper left, “Analyze songs.” That’s where the bpm thing is hidden.
Up pop my analysis options. For my purposes, I only checked the first one, calculate bpm, and set it to “precise” and 80-160 beats per minute. Then I clicked “OK.” BeaTunes ran through my “bpm candidates” playlist tracks, all 6 thousand of them, estimating beats per minute. It crashed about five times, and I had to baby-sit it, but in the end, it was worth it. When the automated beaTunes was done, I was able to go to iTunes and manually sort things out. This is where the hit-and-miss accuracy comes in, because now it is time to test the accuracy of beaTune’s bpms.
In iTunes, click on your entire library (the word “Music” with a note next to it in the upper left), to view the entire music collection.
Go to the view menu and click on “View Options…” and a track attribute list will come up. You want to check “beats per minute” so that you can sort by bpm.
BeaTunes had narrowed my search with its estimates. There are really two bpms I was interested in – 80 bpm and 160 bpm. They are essentially the same thing. So, for a range, I chose songs with a bpm of 79-81, and those with 157-163. So I selected those and put them in a new playlist “bpm double check.” I went through the playlist, playing each song, and while it was playing, launching dashboard/bpmwidget, tapping with the beat, and correcting beaTune’s errors. If it was in the neighborhood, a few bpm off, then I left it alone. If the bpm was way off, I would get info on the track and type in the new value. About 1 out of 4 was wrong, and had to be corrected.
When this was done, I had a set of tracks to road test. I put them in a playlist – “workout – run ~80/160 bpm.” I went running with the playlist on “shuffle.” It worked relatively well. The run went by faster, and I ended up running longer than usual.
There is more to a song than bpm. The lyrics, vibe, and message of a song also effect me. Some have long passages of non-beat confusion that may work well in a home listening situation, but interfere with my run and annoy me. There were a few songs that threw me off my pace due to some combination of lyrics, vibe, message, and non-beat sections. In the future, I will probably take these off the list. And add others.
Playlists are like small children. They are yours; they know about you; and they embarass you simply by speaking the truth. (Okay, I admit it, I do like that song.) And so, I apologize in advance for anything my little playlist says.
Some songs made the playlist at 145-150 bpm. That is too slow, and out of my range – what gives? Rationalization: when this one comes on, I will run slower, providing automatic circuit training. Real Reason: I liked the song, and stubbornly kept it in. I can always skip it.
Here is my preliminary playlist, before pruning, for what it is worth:
It Takes All Kinds; Aimee Mann – 160 bpm (Pop)
Yo sin ti; Alejandro sanz & Eros Ramazotti – 156 bpm (Español)
Superwoman; Alicia Keys – 154 bpm (R&B)
Mama Knew Love; Anthony Hamilton – 80 bpm (Rap)
Eternal Flame; Bangles – 159 bpm (Pop)
Brian Wilson; Barenaked Ladies – 160 bpm (Rock & Roll)
Barbara Ann; Beach Boys – 158 bpm (Rock & Roll)
Because; The Beatles – 160 bpm (Rock & Roll)
She Came In Through The Bathroom Window; The Beatles – 80 bpm (Rock & Roll)
Rocky Raccoon; The Beatles – 160 bpm (Rock & Roll)
I’ve Just Seen A Face; The Beatles – 80 bpm (Rock & Roll)
Paperback Writer; The Beatles – 159 bpm (Rock & Roll)
Across The Universe; The Beatles – 159 bpm (Rock & Roll)
I Saw Her Standing There; The Beatles – 80 bpm (Rock & Roll)
For No One; The Beatles – 156 bpm (Rock & Roll)
Doctor Robert; The Beatles – 81 bpm (Rock & Roll)
Love So Right; Bee Gees – 81 bpm (Disco)
Lullabye; Billy Joel – 159 bpm (Rock & Roll)
Sometimes a Fantasy; Billy Joel – 159 bpm (Rock & Roll)
Hey Girl; Billy Joel – 79 bpm (Rock & Roll)
Strange Times; The Black Keys – 80 bpm (Rock)
Get Up; Bleu – 156 bpm (Rock & Roll)
Hunting For Witches; Bloc Party – 157 bpm (British Pop)
Roygbiv; Boards of Canada – 84 bpm (Electronic)
Mack The Knife; Bobby Darin – 81 bpm (50s)
Can’t Wait Too Long; Brian Wilson – 81 bpm (Pop)
7/4 (Shoreline); Broken Social Scene – 158 bpm (Indie Rock)
Rave On; Buddy Holly – 80 bpm (Rock & Roll)
Peace Train; Cat Stevens – 160 bpm (Folk)
Wild World; Cat Stevens – 150 bpm (Folk)
Hard habit to break; Chicago – 81 bpm (Rock & Roll)
La dama de Rojo; Chris the Barge – 155 bpm (Escuchar en ingles)
Yes; Coldplay – 160 bpm (Rock & Roll)
Uninspired; Connells – 158 bpm (Rock & Roll)
Round Here (Piano); Counting Crows – 160 bpm (Rock)
Teach Your Children; Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – 80 bpm (Rock & Roll)
Ohio; Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – 80 bpm (Rock & Roll)
Don’t Dream It’s Over; Crowded House – 81 bpm (Rock & Roll)
32 Bar Riff Instrumental; Dean Mora’s Modern Swingtet with Rusty Frank – 164 bpm (Jazz)
Inside Job; Don Henley – 80 bpm (Rock & Roll)
Annabel; Don Henley – 160 bpm (Rock & Roll)
Hurdy Gurdy Man; Donovan – 80 bpm (Rock & Roll)
My Dreams are Getting Better; Doris Day – 159 bpm (50s)
Do You Call That A Buddy?; Dr. John – 81 bpm (Blues)
Try And Love Again; Eagles – 156 bpm (Rock)
Rock ‘N’ Roll is King; ELO – 160 bpm (Rock & Roll)
Ticket to the Moon; ELO – 160 bpm (Rock & Roll)
Just For Love; ELO – 80 bpm (Rock & Roll)
Teacher I Need You; Elton John – 155 bpm (Rock & Roll)
The Ballad Of Danny Bailey; Elton John – 158 bpm (Rock & Roll)
Roy Rogers; Elton John – 80 bpm (Rock & Roll)
Circle Of Life; Elton John – 160 bpm (Rock & Roll)
Tears in Heaven; Eric Clapton – 158 bpm (Rock & Roll)
One Thing; Finger Eleven – 150 bpm (Rock & Roll)
Landslide (original); Fleetwood Mac – 159 bpm (Rock & Roll)
I Know I’m Not Wrong; Fleetwood Mac – 158 bpm (Rock & Roll)
I Wanna Know What Love Is; Foreigner – 160 bpm (Rock & Roll)
Heat Wave; Funk Brothers – 81 bpm (Soundtrack)
Any Road; George Harrison – 81 bpm (Rock & Roll)
Pisces Fish; George Harrison – 81 bpm (Rock & Roll)
Hey Jealousy; Gin Blossoms – 87 bpm (Pop)
Touch of Grey; Grateful Dead – 160 bpm (Rock & Roll)
Good Lovin’; Grateful Dead – 80 bpm (Rock & Roll)
Taste Of Honey; Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass – 160 bpm (60s)
Shame On You; Indigo Girls – 160 bpm (Folk)
Parle-Moi; Isabelle Boulay – 81 bpm (Francais)
Two Of Me, Two Of You; Jackson Browne – 81 bpm (Rock & Roll)
I Am a Patriot; Jackson Browne – 80 bpm (Rock & Roll)
plug in test; James – 80 bpm (James)
A Break In The Clouds; Jayhawks – 81 bpm (Folk)
Jamacia Mistaka; Jimmy Buffett – 80 bpm (Rock & Roll)
The Middle; Jimmy Eat World – 161 bpm (Rock)
I’m Old Fashioned; John Coltrane – 159 bpm (Jazz)
Morningside; John Gorka – 82 bpm (Folk)
Wisheries; John Gorka – 82 bpm (Folk)
People My Age; John Gorka – 80 bpm (Folk)
Boom Boom; John Lee Hooker – 160 bpm (Blues)
Long Lost John; John Lennon – 158 bpm (Rock & Roll)
Authority Song; John Mellencamp – 156 bpm (Rock)
Blaze Of Glory; Jon Bon Jovi – 158 bpm (Rock & Roll)
Love Bug; Jonas Brothers – 158 bpm (Pop)
Free Man In Paris; Joni Mitchell – 81 bpm (Pop)
La llave de Mi Corazon; Juan Luis Guerra – 80 bpm (Español)
Queen of Hearts (jslow 160 bpm); Juice Newton – 160 bpm (Country)
I predict a riot; Kaiser Chiefs – 91 bpm (British Pop)
Hounds Of Love; Kate Bush – 145 bpm (Rock & Roll)
California Waiting; Kings of Leon – 150 bpm (Rock/Pop)
Come Dancing; The Kinks – 153 bpm (Rock)
Somewhere in Between; Lifehouse – 77 bpm (Rock & Roll)
Heat Wave; Linda Ronstadt – 158 bpm (Pop)
Somewhere Out There (with James Ingram); Linda Ronstadt – 159 bpm (Pop)
Ultimate; Lindsay Lohan – 80 bpm (Pop)
I Wish; Lisa Loeb – 80 bpm (Pop-Folk)
I Wish (Anywhere But Here Soundtrack); Lisa Loeb – 80 bpm (Pop-Folk)
You say; Lisa Loeb – 80 bpm (Pop-Folk)
Kiss Me Deadly; Lita Ford – 89 bpm (Rock)
Glad You’re Here; Macy Gray – 160 bpm (R&B)
All My Roadrunning; Mark Knopfler – 156 bpm (Blues)
Everybody Pays; Mark Knopfler – 158 bpm (Rock & Roll)
Ain’t That Peculiar; Marvin Gaye – 81 bpm (R&B)
Damn; Matchbox 20 – 80 bpm (Rock & Roll)
Magnet and Steel; Matthew Sweet – 157 bpm (Rock & Roll)
Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad; Meat Loaf – 80 bpm (Rock & Roll)
4th Dimensional Transition; MGMT – 160 bpm (Rock)
Goodbye To You; Michelle Branch – 160 bpm (General Pop)
Use Me Up +Lenny Kravitz; Mick Jagger – 80 bpm (Motown)
Evening Gown; Mick Jagger – 156 bpm (Rock & Roll)
I’m a Believer; Monkees – 80 bpm (Pop)
You’ve Really Got A Hold On Me; Motown – 156 bpm (R&B)
Smile; Nat King Cole – 160 bpm (Jazz)
Saint Judas; Natalie Merchant – 80 bpm (Rock & Roll)
Love Hurts; Nazareth – 159 bpm (Rock & Roll)
D’you Know What I Mean; Oasis – 80 bpm (Rock)
Dont Go Away; Oasis – 81 bpm (Rock)
Don’t Look Back In Anger; Oasis – 82 bpm (Rock)
Here Today; Paul McCartney – 80 bpm (Rock & Roll)
Ballroom Dancing; Paul McCartney – 157 bpm (Rock & Roll)
Venus And Mars; Paul McCartney – 80 bpm (Rock & Roll)
Live And Let Die; Paul McCartney – 155 bpm (Rock & Roll)
Maybe I’m Amazed; Paul McCartney – 159 bpm (Rock & Roll)
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic; The Police – 82 bpm (Rock & Roll)
Back On The Chain Gang; Pretenders – 153 bpm (Rock & Roll)
Crazy Little Thing Called Love; Queen – 155 bpm (Rock & Roll)
Driver 8; R.E.M. – 81 bpm (Rock & Roll)
Take A Message; Remy Shand – 80 bpm (R&B)
SOS; Rhianna – 91 bpm (R&B)
Rehab; Rihanna – 80 bpm (R&B)
First Cut Is The Deepest; Rod Stewart – 160 bpm (Rock & Roll)
What God Wants, Part I; Roger Waters – 159 bpm (Rock)
What God Wants, Part II; Roger Waters – 159 bpm (Rock)
Paint it Black; Rolling Stones – 159 bpm (Rock & Roll)
What I Like About You; Romantics – 80 bpm (Punk)
Sweet Dreams Baby; Roy Orbison – 157 bpm (Rock & Roll)
This Boy; Rufus Wainwright, Moby, Sean Lennon – 80 bpm (Rock & Roll)
Hold My Hand; Rutles – 81 bpm (Rock & Roll)
Piggy In The Middle; Rutles – 160 bpm (Rock & Roll)
Fallen; Sarah McLachlan – 80 bpm (Pop)
Adia; Sarah McLachlan – 159 bpm (Pop)
Building A Mystery; Sarah McLachlan – 81 bpm (Rock & Roll)
Killing the Blues; Shawn Colvin – 80 bpm (Pop)
Chelsea Morn Big Yellow Taxi; Shawn Colvin – 80 bpm (Pop)
These Four Walls; Shawn Colvin – 82 bpm (Pop)
Cinnamon Road; Shawn Colvin – 79 bpm (Pop)
I’m Gone; Shawn Colvin – 80 bpm (Pop)
Let It Slide; Shawn Colvin – 84 bpm (Pop)
First Cut is the Deepest; Sheryl Crow – 160 bpm (Rock & Roll)
Bye, Bye Love; Simon & Garfunkel – 80 bpm (Rock)
Your Winter; Sister Hazel – 160 bpm (soundtrack)
Goodbye Girl; Squeeze – 156 bpm (Rock & Roll)
I’m a joker; Steve Miller Band – 83 bpm (Rock)
Take It Or Leave It; The Strokes – 154 bpm (Punk)
You Can Still Change Your Mind; Tom Petty – 80 bpm (Rock & Roll)
Finding Out; Tom Petty – 160 bpm (Rock & Roll)
Southern Accents; Tom Petty – 160 bpm (Rock & Roll)
Gangsters and Thugs; The Transplants – 84 bpm (Rock & Roll)
Stuck in a Moment (Acoustic); U2 – 80 bpm (Rock & Roll)
Sandusky; Uncle Tupelo – 79 bpm (Folk)
Brown Eyed Girl; Van Morrison – 150 bpm (Rock & Roll)
You Better You Bet; The Who – 80 bpm (Rock)
She Knows It; Wonders – 81 bpm (Soundtrack)
Shrimp Shack; Wonders – 163 bpm (Soundtrack)
My Brown Guitar; XTC – 80 bpm (Rock & Roll)
In The Waiting Line; Zero 7 – 80 bpm (Soundtrack)
December 13th, 2008 at 13:01:18 +0000
stereophonics – dakota
POD – alive
papa roach – last resort
oasis – turn up the sun
band of brothers soundtrack
(excellent if you loved the series – its got a real “lets go train like a biatch and fight a war” feel to it)
queens of the stone age – lightning song
hilltop hoods – its your round
beck – devils haircut
beta band – she’s the one
January 8th, 2009 at 21:57:36 +0000
Can’t forget Motley Crue’s “Kickstart my heart”. Always gets me going.
January 20th, 2009 at 06:20:34 +0000
it’s been years since anyone has posted something by electric six, but their songs have pulled me through the wall many times. “danger, high voltage” is already on the list, but these are also good:
kukuxumusu
randy’s hot tonight
down at mcdonnelzz
dance epidemic
flashy man
we were witchy witchy white women
slices of you
rock and roll evacuation
sorry for the single band dominance, but they’re my most reliable songs.
February 12th, 2009 at 17:22:40 +0000
Simple……….
Metallica- And Justice For All
February 22nd, 2009 at 17:51:37 +0000
can we get any download links? there are loads of dj mixes out there do you always use playlists?
February 23rd, 2009 at 00:38:28 +0000
I thought about creating an iMix on itunes, but there’s a 100-song limit… and would people really pay $100 to download the mix? Of course you can always use Frostwire or whatever to find your own copies, but I’m not going to host illegal downloads on my website. I have been using just one big playlist for my iPhone.
March 4th, 2009 at 04:26:12 +0000
heeeey awesome list… a few suggestions maybe sandstorm- by darude. ima shine fabulous i think not sure on that one but overall ur list is flawless.
March 23rd, 2009 at 13:02:27 +0000
Some from my own playlist (trying not to repeat what’s on here already):
Stop the Rock, by Apollo 440 (never fails to get me going!)
I’m the Only One, by Melissa Etheridge
The Old Showstoppers, by The New Pornographers
Snow, by Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Power to the People, by John Lennon
Wicked Gil, by Band of Horses (give this one a try.)
Eo, by Café Tacuba (one of the most energy-loaded songs ever)
Neighborhood #3 (Power Out), by the Arcade Fire
Chocolate, by Snow Patrol
Pure Morning, by Placebo
Bag of Hammers, by Thao and the Get Down Stay Down (ok, this one makes me wanna run, jump and dance all at once)
You Got Your Cherry Bomb, by Spoon
March 31st, 2009 at 04:33:21 +0000
ok, here’s a few of my favorites:
Monkey Wrench – Foo Fighters
Breakout – Foo Fighters
Learn to Fly – Foo Fighters
Would? – Alice in Chains
Sex Type Thing – Stone Temple Pilots
Vasoline – Stone Temple Pilots
Girlfriend – Avril Lavigne
Jesus Freak – DC Talk
Welcome to the Jungle – Guns N Roses
Live and Let Die – Guns and Roses version
Better Now – Collective Soul
Saints of Los Angeles – Motley Crue
Semi-charmed kind of life – Third Eye Blind
April 2nd, 2009 at 02:15:23 +0000
Detozex- DJ Umek
Venganza (Felix Cartal Remix)- Lazaro Casanova
Rombo- The Bloody Beetroots ft Congorock
Blue Orchid (High Contrast Remix)- The White Stripes
Alive- Mondotek
Feel The Hard Rock- Hardrox
Lower Left- Shadow Dancer
I just started running but these are working for me right now.
April 9th, 2009 at 19:00:17 +0000
THE MOST INTENSE RUNNING SONG IS:
“D.G.A.F.L.Y.F” by Super Mash Bros.
you can get their album for free on their website
April 16th, 2009 at 18:59:17 +0000
I need music with a strong background beat. Here’s my running list which seems to have much newer songs than a lot of the other entries.
Akon — “Smack That”
Black Eyed Peas — “My Humps”
Black Eyed Peas — “Pump It”
Black Eyed Peas — “Boom Boom Pow”
Chris Brown — “Run It”
Eminem — “Till I Collapse”
Eminem — “Lose Yourself”
Enur — “Calabria”
Fergie — “Fergalicious”
Jimmy Eat World — “Sweetness”
Jimmy Eat World — “A Praise Chorus”
Justin Timberlake — “SexyBack”
Kelis — “My Milkshake”
Lady Gaga — “Just Dance”
Metro Station — “Shake it”
Nelly Furtado — “Maneater”
Outkast — “B.O.B.”
Pitbull — “Oye Loca”
Pitbull — “Culo”
Pussycat Dolls — “Don’t Cha”
Rhianna — “Breakin Dishes”
Rhianna — “Please Don’t Stop the Music”
Wayne Wonder — “No Letting Go”
White Tie Affair — “Candle”
April 29th, 2009 at 17:09:13 +0000
When I run I need constant fast adrenaline pumping music, whether it be dance, rock, pop, hip-hop, but never ever anything that lags for more than a few seconds, no neil young, no radiohead, no ballads. If you’re the same way, I guarantee every one of these songs will get you going faster, harder, and amped. I also can’t listen to house/techno stuff when I run, so if you can’t either, there’s none of that here.
Here are some of the bests:
Rihanna-Breakin Dishes
Bif Naked-Tango Shoes
Bloodhound Gang-Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo (good to go steady, easy pace, slight pickup here and there)
Britney Spears- Toxic
Buckcherry- Lit up & Crazy Bitch & Pump it Up
Cut Chemist ft. Hymnal- What’s the Altitude
DJ Khaled- We Takin Over
Edwyn Collins- Girl Like You
Eve ft. Sean Paul- Give it to You
Faithless- Mass Destruction
Fall Out Boy- I Don’t Care, Dance Dance, Tiffany Blews
The Fratellis- Cigarello, Flathead, The Gutterati, For the Girl (make you run SO hard)
The Futureheads- Beginning of the Twist
Girl Talk- Smash Your Head, Bounce That, Once Again (he can be hard to find a rhythm to, but it gets me going)
Gomez- Machisimo (gone in 60 second soundtrack), Catch Me Up
Gwen Stefani- What You Waitin For?
Eve-I Got What You Need
K’Naan- Bang Bang
Kevin Rudolf- She Can Get It, Let it Rock
The Knux- Bang Bang, Cappucino (This should be #1 on top 40 I don’t get it),
Lady Gaga- Just Dance, Poker Face (If you aren’t sick of these yet)
Lady Sovereign- Hoodie, Love Me or Hate Me
Lil Mama- Shorty Get Loose
Lily Allen- Friday Night
The Living End- West End Riot
LL Cool J- Head Sprung (ft timbaland)
MIA (ft timbaland)- Come Around
Madonna- Give it to Me (I think she wrote this for running)
Maroon 5- Wake Up Call, Harder to Breathe,
Method Man & Redman- Tha Rockwilder
Michael Jackson- The Way You Make Me Feel (for a happy run)
The Misfits- Dig UP her Bones
Nas- Hip Hop is Dead
NATASHA- Calabria
MIKA- Love Today
The Noisettes- Don’t Upset the Rhythm
Operation Ivy-Bankshot, Freeze Up,
OUtkast- Gasoline Dreams
Pearl Jam- Glorified G
Pink- Novacaine
Pitbull- I know You Want me, Krazy
Presets- Are You the One?
Q-Tip- N.T., Go Hard, Move, For the Nasty
Rage Against the Machine- Testify, Bulls on Parade
The Rapture- No Sex for Ben, Gotta get myself into it
Ratatat- Lex, 17 YEars
Red Hot CHili Peppers- Can’t Stop
Rilo Kiley- Moneymaker
Rob Zombie- Dragula
The Roots- The Seed, Here I Come,
Say Anything- Alive With the Glory of Love
Sean Paul ft Rihanna- Break it Off
Seether- Fake it, Remedy
Tim Armstrong- INto Action (never fails)
Timbaland- THe ONe and ONly
The Village Green- THe Way I Want to Be, Wrap Your Love Around Me
The WHite Stripes- Blue Orchid
Yerba BUena- Guajira
50 Cent-Shake That ass
Ying Yang Twins- Dangerous
Cake- Building a Religion
April 29th, 2009 at 17:09:56 +0000
Bearshare lite is a great way to download music
May 21st, 2009 at 16:54:00 +0000
Love Scooter – Move your Ass! That is the ideal song for finishing up a race or for interval work.
Recent songs that have made their way to my MP3 I think might be helpful
Boom Boom Pow – Black Eyed Peas
Just Dance – Lady GaGa
O Fortuna Techno Mix – Apotheosis (this one is for all the Goth lovers of the 80′s)
The A La Menthe – Nikkfurie (this is from Ocean’s Twelve)
Hot N Cold – Katy Perry
I Kissed a Girl – Katy Perry
Circus (Villains Remix) – Britney Spears
Let it Rock – Kevin Rudolf
The Way I Are – Timbaland
Shake It – Metro Station
*Amazon has MP3 Downloads and it’s amazing how much of this is available. Most of the songs are about .89 a piece. It works for me and I can find stuff not available from iTunes or Napster*
June 29th, 2009 at 04:16:42 +0000
Here’s my track list. It’s a bit crazy, but I’m a metalhead with a healthy appreciation for all music. It’s long because I don’t like to listen to the exact same thing every day and I often skip songs.
30 Seconds to Mars – Attack, A beautiful lie, Echelon
50 Cent – If I can’t
ABBA – Take a chance on me
Adema – The way you like
Alice in Chains – Would
All American Rejects – Dirty little secret, Move along, Change your mind, Swing swing, The last song, Dance inside
Allison – Algo que decir, Reloj
Amigos Invisibles – Mentiras
Anberlin – Ready fuels
Angel & Khriz – Na da na
Arcangel – Algo musical
Arch Enemy – Nemesis
As I Lay Dying – An ocean between us
Astroline – Close my eyes
Audioslave – Be yourself, Show me how to live
August Burns Red – The truth of a liar
Avenged Sevenfold – Afterlife
Bad Religion – Fields of Mars
Bangles – Eternal flame
Beastie Boys – Sabotage, Girls
Belinda Carlisle – Heaven is a place on Earth
Benni Benassi – I love my sex, I am not drunk, Satisfaction, Bring the noise
Better than Ezra – Good
Bjork – Violently happy
Black Eyed Peas – Pump it
The Black Maria – Betrayal
Black Sabbath – Paranoid
Blondie – Heart of glass, Rapture
Bonecrusher – Neva scared
Bon Jovi – Last man standing
Boston – More than a feeling
Boys Like Girls – Hero/Heroine
Bush – Everything zen, Machinehead
Cake – The distance
Caliban – I’ll show no fear
Cancer Bats – Let it pour
Chemical Bros – Come with us
Children of Bodom – Living dead beat, Mask of sanity
Cristian Castro – No me digas
Crystal Method – Trip like I do
Cypress Hill – Insane in the membrane, Rock superstar
Daddy Yankee – Pose, Gasolina, No es culpa mia
Daft Punk – Da funk, Put your hands up in the air
David Bowie & Queen – Under pressure
Dépêche Mode – Precious
Divine Heresy – Savior self
DJ Unk – Walk it out
DMX – What’s my name
Dragonforce – Through the fire and flames
Electric Six – Gay bar, Danger! High voltage
Eminem – Till I collapse
Eric Prydz – Call on Me
Finger Eleven – Paralyzer
Flyleaf – I’m so sick
Foo Fighters – No way back, The best of you, Learn to fly
Fort Minor – Remember the name
Gnarls Barkley – Crazy
Goo Goo Dolls – Black balloon, Slide, Here is gone
Gorillaz – Feel good, inc
Green Day – Holiday, American Idiot
Guns n Roses – Live and let die, Welcome to the Jungle
Hoku – Perfect day
Hole – Celebrity skin, Violet, Malibu
Ice Cube – You can do it
Incubus – Wish you were here, Anna Molly, Drive
In Flames – Cloud connected, The mirror’s truth, Evil in a closet
Jaguares – Entre tus jardines
James – Laid
Jay-Z – Brush that dirt off your shoulder
JT – Sexy back
Kanye – Stronger, Gold digger
Katy Perry – Hot n cold, I kissed a girl
Kelly Clarkson – Since you’ve been gone, Miss Independent
Kenny Loggins – St Elmo’s Fire, Danger zone
Lady Gaga – Just dance, Poker face
Lagwagon – Automatic, Virus
Live – I Alone
Matchbox 20 – Disease
Motley Crue – Too fast for love, Kickstart my heart
Motorhead – Ace of spades
MSTRKRFT – Work on you
Muse – ALMOST EVERYTHING!!!
Nas – I know I can
Nelly Furtado – Maneater
New Radicals – You get what you give
NWA – 100 miles and running
Orgy – Blue Monday
Outkast – Bombs over Baghdad
Papa Roach – Last resort
Pat Benetar – Love is a battlefield
Pennywise – Fight till you die, Running out of time
Pillar – Echelon
Pitbull – Culo
Placebo – Pure morning
Protest the Hero – Bloodmeat, Bone marrow, Wretch
Queens of the Stone Age – Little sister
Queensryche – Another rainy night without you
Radiohead – Creep
Rage Against the Machine – ALL OF IT!
Ram Jam – Black Betty
Rammstein – Du Hast
Rise Against – ALL!!!!
Run DMC – It’s tricky, My Adidas
Sepultura – Roots bloody roots
Sheryl Crow – Steve McQueen
Silent Civilian – Divided, Wrath
Sir Mix a Lot – Baby got back
Slayer – Expendable youth, South of heaven, Raining blood, Skeletons of society
Sonata Arctica – EVERYTHING!!
Sonic Syndicate – Misanthropic coil, Prelude to extinction
Spirit of the West – Home for a rest
Static –X – Push it
Still Remains – The serpent
Stratovarius – Paradise, Out of the shadows, Find your own voice, Learning to fly, I walk to my own song, Milennium
The Fray – How to save a life
Toadies – Possum Kingdom, I come from the water
Tool – Vicarious, Lateralus
Twista – Hit the floor
Van Halen – Right now, Jump
Viento en Contra – Muero por ti, muero sin ti
The Whip – Trash (Crookers remix)
Will Smith – Switch, Wild wild west
July 4th, 2009 at 14:10:36 +0000
Rise Against – Any song they have.
Kanye – Stronger
Flobots – Handlebars
Eminem – Beautiful, Like Toy Soldiers, Mockingbird
Offspring – Nitro, Trust in you, Hammerhead, gotta get away, self esteem
Juke Kartel – Throw it away
Social Code – Bomb Hands
Red Jumpsuit Aparatus – Face Down
Pennywise – Bro Hymn
The Solids – Hey Beautiful
Foo Fighters – Monkey Wrench, All my life
Muse – Knights of cydonia
Incubus – Privilege, New Skin
Slipnot – Wait and Bleed
Protest the Hero – These colors don’t run
Live – Lakini’s Juice
September 19th, 2009 at 23:18:44 +0000
Nobody has mentioned the best running song of all times (at least for me)- Wolf like me – tv on the radio.
I found some great songs here. Thank’s.
September 28th, 2009 at 11:14:58 +0000
Hi there all,
Thanks for adding all these great suggestions. I wonder if there are any mixed albums anyone knows of that I could just download, rather than compiling a long play list?
I’m training for my first half marathon to raise money to buy wheelchairs for disabled kids, and just can’t get my music right – it keeps slowing me down!
I like pretty much any kind of music, but really need something at 140 – 160 bpm…
PS – feel free to sponsor me! Every little helps!
October 4th, 2009 at 01:24:16 +0000
basshunter!!!
October 5th, 2009 at 21:50:55 +0000
grateful dead…going down the road feeling bad/not fade away medley….great for long runs
November 3rd, 2009 at 23:04:05 +0000
RUNNERS WHO ROCK!
I’ve never realized I could fall in love with running until I started really obsessing about the music I run to. Now I write a blog about it for Nike. Check it out: http://inside.nike.com/blogs/nikerunning_sportmusic-en_US/
Here’s a sample playlist from my personal collection of Drum ‘N Bass, which hits at around 175 BPM:
Music Is Everything (Influx UK Remix) – High Contrast 174
Round the Corner (Vocal Remix) – London Electricity 178
Shake Ur Body – Shy FX & T-Power 175
Power Surge – Cyantific 178
Hometown Glory – Adele (High Contrast Remix) 2009 175
Rock It – Sub Focus 177
Follow the Light – Sub Focus
Ready for the Weekend – Calvin Harris (High Contrast Remix)
I like all kinds of music and really dig making mixes in the 30-40 minute range. If you’re interested, stop by and get involved in the conversation!
DR. POWERSONG
December 2nd, 2009 at 02:31:58 +0000
Thanks for the previous suggestions!!! there’s so many but im doing my best to try and listen to as many as possible…i’ve already found so many new songs…i’m going to need a new ipod haha no joke. Here are some of my absolute favorites:
Best song for starting out (even for those that don’t usually like hip-hop)…Always Strapped- Lil Wayne feat Birdman
Before race (get rid of those pre-race blues!)- In the Beginning-K’naan
Steady beats for mid run- Hypnotize and Juicy-Notorious BIG
During the run (inspiration)-In the Beginning-K’naan
Also good:
Livin’ Thing- ELO
Candyman-Cornershop
Free Fallin’- John Mayer
First Date, What’s my Age Again, The Anthem-Blink 182
Burning man, Faster, Crystal Baller, Semi-Charmed Life- Third Eye Blind
Cocain-Eric Clapton
Hey Ma- Cam’ron
I do Not Hook Up-Kelly Clarkson
Won’t back Down- Tom Petty
Check the Ryme, Left my Wallet in El segundo- Tribe Called Quest
Crash Into Me- Dave Matthews Band
Love In this Club-Usher
Love Game-Lady Gaga
Push It-Salt n’ Pepper
Sex on Fire- Kings of Leon
She Wolf-Shakira
Guajira, I love you too much- Yerba Buena
So Damn Lucky- Dave Matthews Band
Stand Tall- Dirty Heads
Colt45- Aftroman
Where are we runnin?- Lenny Kravitz
You know what it is- T.I.
You the Best- Drake
A Millie- Lil Wayne
Beast of Burden- Rolling Stones
December 17th, 2009 at 13:45:19 +0000
Bluestahli have some good songs for running
December 28th, 2009 at 20:50:51 +0000
How about 99 red balloons? I love that song and it gets me moving!
Also:
Ex-girlfriend No Doubt
3 by Brittany Spears
Scotty doesn’t know by Lustra
Bleed it out by Linkin Park
The Perfect Drug by Nine Inch Nails
Here by Luscious Jackson
Into the night by Santana Ft. Chad Kroeger
January 12th, 2010 at 18:51:33 +0000
The Way You Like It Adema
Keep The Car Running The Arcade Fire Arcade Fire
Ain’t No Easy Way Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Diary of Jane Breaking Benjamin
Blow Me Away Breaking Benjamin
So Cold (Remix) Breaking Benjamin
The Distance Cake
Galvanize The Chemical Brothers
Speed Of Sound Coldplay
Minerva Deftones Deftones
Change (In The House of Flies) Deftones
Christeen Devin Townsend
Hyperdrive Devin Townsend
The Greys Devin Townsend
Land Of Confusion Disturbed
Stricken Disturbed
Party Up (Up In Here) DMX
X Gon’ Give It To Ya DMX
37 Stitches Drowning Pool
Hard Sun Eddie Vedder
‘Till I Collapse Eminem
Lose Yourself Eminem
Beat It (Ft. John Mayer) Fall Out Boy
Sugar, We’re Goin Down (Patrick Stump Remix) Fall Out Boy
Thnks Fr Th Mmrs Fall Out Boy Infinity On High
Glamorous (Feat. Ludacris) Fergie
Everlong Foo Fighters
Best Of You Foo Fighters
Remember The Name (feat. Styles Of Beyond) Fort Minor
Now That We Are Free (Radio Edit) Gladiator Feat. Izzy
Sweetness Jimmy Eat World
Pain Jimmy Eat World
You’re The Best Joe Esposito
Change John Waite
When You Were Young The Killers
Rollin’ (Air Raid Vehicle) Limp Bizkit
Mama Said Knock You Out LL Cool J
Good Vibrations (Featuring Loleotta Holloway) Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch
Happy? Mudvayne
Forget To Remember Mudvayne
Do What You Do Mudvayne
Always Love Nada Surf
Over And Over Nelly
Heart Of A Champion Nelly
Life Is Beautiful Nikki Sixx
Blue Monday Orgy
Fiction (Dreams in Digital) Orgy
Scarface (Push It to the Limit) Paul Engemann
Ready, Steady, Go Paul Oakenfold
Such Great Heights The Postal Service
Strong As I Am Prime Movers
Fight The Power Public Enemy
Rebel Without A Pause Public Enemy
Jet City Woman Queensrÿche
I Wanna Rock Rob Base
Time Stand Still Rush
Marathon Rush
Home Staind
Burning Heart Survivor
Eye of the Tiger Survivor
Meant To Live Switchfoot
Out There T-Roy
Whoomp! (There It Is) Tag Team
Out In The Fields Thin Lizzy
Reinventing Your Exit Underoath
It’s Dangerous Business Walking Out Your Front Door Underoath
Training Montage Vince DiCola
Rump Shaker Wreckx-N-Effect
Go Getta Young Jeezy featuring R. Kelly
69 Songs, 4.6 Hours
February 6th, 2010 at 14:57:15 +0000
Recently added and always adding:
Peace Frogs, The Doors
Highest Ground, RHCP
All That You Dream, Little Feat
Karma Police, Radiohead (even if it is a rip off of Beatles’ Sexie Sadie it’s great)
Nothing But A Hearache – The Flirtations
Hawks and Doves – Scott Miller
Lonely Town of Love – Sarah Borges
February 15th, 2010 at 14:53:13 +0000
I Wanna Dance – 162 BPM, Marina Kamen
March 2nd, 2010 at 22:03:48 +0000
Just found a new artist: The Liquidclear Recordings, been running with it for a 2weeks straight so far.
March 26th, 2010 at 20:15:19 +0000
awesome pics for running!
March 28th, 2010 at 00:21:12 +0000
This has been really useful thanks to all who have contributed. I am still trying to juggle the right songs for my training for half marathon in 6 weeks time. now have many more GOOD songs to look forward to.