Good Songs for Running..?

Little_Lisa_Ann

I've been doing a lot more running at the gym lately and I'm looking for some good songs to run to. Does anyone have any suggestions?

jrm29

I know what you mean - good workout music makes all the difference!! Here's my go-to gym playlist, feel free to pick and choose depending on your musical tastes Good luck and enjoy!

1. "Highway to Hell" - AC/DC
2. "Sister Golden Hair" - America
3. "I Gotta Feeling" - Black Eyed Peas
4. "F*** You!" - Cee Lo Green
5. "I Want You To Want Me" - Cheap Trick
6. "Hot Mess" - Cobra Starship
7. "Club Can't Handle Me" - Flo Rida
8. "Never Say Never" - Justin Bieber - yes haha, no judging... this song pumps you up!
9. "My Life Would Suck Without You" - Kelly Clarkson
10. "Misery" - Maroon 5
11. "Kids" - MGMT
12. "Beat It" - Michael Jackson
13. "Grace Kelly" - Mika
14. "Float On" - Modest Mouse
15. "Still the One" - Orleans
16. "Life is a Highway" - Joe Cochrane
17. "There She Goes" - Sasha
18. "Dynamite" - Taio Cruz
19. "Shut Up and Let Me Go" - The Ting Tings
20. "American Girl" - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers

kacka68

Don't laugh, but you should really try running to the sound-track to "Saturday Night Fever". Stayin alive, staying alive....ah, ah, ah, ah, stayin alive........ and as you run, you can picutre John Travolta on the dance floor, white flares, one arm extended skywards......yeah.

Or you could try Nut bush city Limits, Tina Turner. Great tempo.

feathers1981

I can't run without music! Here's a few that go me through my last couple of marathons:

Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run
Bee Gees - You Win Again
Anthing by Queen!! esp We are the Champions, Under Pressure, Don't Stop Me Now
Stronger - Kanye West
Suddenly I see - KT Tunstall
Rocky - Eye of the Tiger (ok so this is cheesy but it works!)
Scatman, Scatman
Martha and the Muffins, Echo Beach
Lose Yourself, Eminem
Pink's music is generally really good to run to.

Not sure where you are from (I'm English) but I also love Starlight and Time Running Out by Muse; The Cure, Friday I'm in love; Coldplay, Speed of Sound; Go West by the Pet Shop Boys

Careful how some songs that are faster/slower can really effect your pace! Apparently one man who broke some record or other did so by playing Scatman continually in training as it the perfect BPM for his pace. I find that dance/insirpation music really makes me run/work harder. If I play slow music I naturally slow down with it...

I tend to have a few songs that I always keep on my ipod shuffle and then add a few chart songs every so often.

Feathers x

chanstriste13

Or you could try Nut bush city Limits, Tina Turner. Great tempo.

love me some nutbush city limits!

chanstriste13

look on youtube - there are a lot of djs who have mixed different songs togethe - a lot of 70s and 80s mixes are available. i have 4 right now, each are about 10 minutes long - very upbeat. you can use 'free software' to download the youtube videos into mp3 format. check out dj galanis and rendevu.

Wakx

Rule nr. 1: only bring music you really like
Rule nr. 2: make sure there's no slow songs on the play list: beautiful as they may be, they're no good while running

Want something unusual?

Get the King of the Surf Guitar: The Best of **** Dale !

Surf guitar follows a really fast pace and that must translate in very high BPM. You'll be running at level 15 in no time, and not feel the pain because you're in trance!

Seriously, it's great music.

Anything else that is high paced and cheerful is good for running.

Want something weird ENTIRELY different? Get Messer Chups (Crazy Price and Safari Hyenas are among the best albums). Bizarre music with fantastic tunes and movie fragments.

cnjbarry

I like rap when I work out. ( Im not usually a rap fan) Eminem and Busta rhymes really get my heart rate up:devil:

Wakx

Better Shred Than Dead: The **** Dale Anthology Disc 1> All are perfect for running.

But.. ya, I guess it's all guys music that I'm pointing to. Oh well, who runs on "Cuddle Songs Disk 8" hahaha...

Jrm: "I Want You To Want Me" - Cheap Trick Wow, that's looooong ago since I last heard that one.

jrm29

I know! Good one though, try it!