What Song In Your Workout Playlist Gets You Moving?

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  • hesn92
    hesn92 Posts: 5,967 Member
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    At the moment, I’m always hoping “the man” by the killers will come up. I use Spotify so it’s shuffle only!
  • lsutigerscage
    lsutigerscage Posts: 26 Member
    edited July 2018
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    Jump in the Line (Shake Senora) - Harry Belafonte. :D

    It boosts my mood and I just have to MOVE!
  • khlokins
    khlokins Posts: 31 Member
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    Tbh I'm not a hip-hop rap person.. but this song in particular always gets me in the zone to run lol

    https://youtube.com/watch?v=pn1VGytzXus
  • T1DCarnivoreRunner
    T1DCarnivoreRunner Posts: 11,502 Member
    edited July 2018
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    I have Thunder - Imagine Dragons in one of my playlists too. I run with music nearly always and agree that it really sets the mood for running. I'll target songs where the bpm matches my goal cadence (spm), so I have a different playlist for 5 miles than for 20 miles, for example.

    For race playlists where I'm trying to go faster regardless of distance, one of the songs I have in every one of them is The Race is On - Sawyer Brown? I normally don't listen to country except when running there are a few songs where both the bpm and the lyrics just work. The chorus on that song gets me going and I usually put it to replay over and over again in the last ~10 min. for my target time on a shorter race (plus more than 10 min. in case I'm behind goal) and even more in a longer race. After 3-4 times, I put another song in the middle so it stops being so repetitive and I can justify a bit of a break.

    Another song where the lyrics and bpm fit is Impossible is Nothing - Iggy. I'll add Pump It - Black Eyed Peas. And for another country (old school) song: Photo Finish - Chris Ledoux.

    ETA: I have some Tupac too - the best to get moving is Hit 'em Up.
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    edited July 2018
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    Today's evening run was made better by Red Hot Chili Peppers - Can't Stop. I missed my morning run, and was antsy all day for skipping so I decided to go for an evening run. I was listening to a random radio station and this song came on at the exact moment I was thinking to myself "If someone told me I would WANT to run I would not have believed them, now I'm addicted". Nostalgia made it even better. It was one of my college commute songs.
  • refugeefromkekistan
    refugeefromkekistan Posts: 48 Member
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycfM6XGBE30
  • JBApplebee
    JBApplebee Posts: 481 Member
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    Warrior & Indestructible by Disturbed. Especially the lyrics.
    The Trooper - Iron Maiden
    Seek & Destroy, and Justice for All & Master of puppets - Metallica
    A Warriors call - Volbeat
    Carry on - Avenged Sevenfold
    Never gonna stop - Rob Zombie
  • StoweTheStove
    StoweTheStove Posts: 3 Member
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    It definitely bounces around, but right now it is The Beautiful and Damned by G-Eazy.
  • Adanacian
    Adanacian Posts: 1 Member
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    Thanks for these suggestions. My running playlist definitely needs a refresh. A lot of overlap between my running and "dance party" playlists on Spotify. Some favourites:
    • Tightrope - Janelle Monae
    • Make Me Feel - Janelle Monae
    • Born this Way - Lady Gaga
    • Tainted Love - Gloria Jones
    • Feel it Still - Portugal. The Man
    • One Way or Another - Blondie
    • Come out and play - The Offspring
    • Thunderstruck - ACDC
    • Twist and Shout - Chaka Demus & Pliers
  • sonarbabe
    sonarbabe Posts: 39 Member
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    kcs76 wrote: »
    Please believe me when I say that I think he's a garbage human being, but Stronger by Kanye gets me pumped

    LOL! I feel that way about Justin Bieber's Love Yourself. I think he's a pathetic excuse for human flesh, but that song is REALLY catchy.
  • HeyJudii
    HeyJudii Posts: 264 Member
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    Lots of different ones at different times, but always,

    Titanium - David Guetta (ft. Sia)
  • FL_Hiker
    FL_Hiker Posts: 919 Member
    edited July 2018
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    The Disneys moanna and frozen sound track! Yeah i run to princess music 🤷‍♀️
  • kcs76
    kcs76 Posts: 244 Member
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    Also anything from SOAD.
  • RunnerGrl1982
    RunnerGrl1982 Posts: 412 Member
    edited July 2018
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    There are so many songs to choose from, but this version of Destiny's Child 'Survivor' by 2WEI never fails to get me motivated when I'm in the middle of a run. :)

    https://youtube.com/watch?v=0iC10hKsi20

    <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iC10hKsi20&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
  • DoubleUbea
    DoubleUbea Posts: 1,115 Member
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    THIS SONG should get you moving.
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    edited July 2018
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    I find I choose my songs by how they make me feel or think during exercise, not by BPM. I'm a little bit childish and have a little bit too much imagination. I went for a walk and had "The Doors - People Are Strange" on my playlist. I'm not proud of it, but it was entertaining.
  • dmille2
    dmille2 Posts: 208 Member
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    Don’t listen to music while I run, but at the gym Pantera’s Domination & A New Level lights my *kitten* up!

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