For the runners: Motivating Running Songs

YogaNikki
YogaNikki Posts: 284 Member
in Motivation and Support
I need a new playlist, stat. I'm a big Florence & The Machine, Linkin Park, Evanescence, Hollywood Undead fan. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated :)
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  • brun73
    brun73 Posts: 40 Member
    As corny as it sound I have about 5 songs from the Rocky movies in my playlist, Eye of the Tiger, Gonna Fly etc.....thos have always been my standard motivational/workout songs
  • Cwilbanks12105
    Cwilbanks12105 Posts: 99 Member
    That nanana song by my chemical romance does the trick for me
  • MtnKat
    MtnKat Posts: 714
    Low by Flo Rida always gets me going...lol, don't know why.
  • bikechic61
    bikechic61 Posts: 39
    I was a runner in the 80's and my favorite song in my head was Whitesnake's "here I go again"
  • bikechic61
    bikechic61 Posts: 39
    Now as a cyclist I like Rev Theory's "hell yea"
  • YogaNikki
    YogaNikki Posts: 284 Member
    I was a runner in the 80's and my favorite song in my head was Whitesnake's "here I go again"

    ^^GREAT suggestion! Always makes me think of Old School :)

    Love the other suggestions too!! Thank-you! And keep them coming :)
  • mtamashiro
    mtamashiro Posts: 14 Member
    Stronger by Kelly Clarkson

    pretty much any song by florida helps me finish my run
  • YogaNikki
    YogaNikki Posts: 284 Member
    Stronger by Kelly Clarkson

    pretty much any song by florida helps me finish my run

    Stronger has not made it to my Ipod...and really should be on there. Ty!!
  • Icedancer94
    Icedancer94 Posts: 108
    Bump!
  • mma_1176
    mma_1176 Posts: 2
    Queen - Don't Stop Me Now is fun song I put toward the end of my run to keep me going.
  • exwilson
    exwilson Posts: 154 Member
    Queen - Don't Stop Me Now is fun song I put toward the end of my run to keep me going.

    Love that in my playlist. I also enjoy Boom Boom Pow by Black Eyed Peas. There's a great website for choosing songs by beats per minute to match up to how fast you run.

    http://jog.fm/
  • HMVOL7409
    HMVOL7409 Posts: 1,588 Member
    The Fighter

    It's a new song can't remember by who but it is a great getting through the last mile song!
  • MtnKat
    MtnKat Posts: 714
    Stronger by Kelly Clarkson

    pretty much any song by florida helps me finish my run

    That's a good one...I love that song!

    And yep, I agree about Flo Rida too :-)
  • YogaNikki
    YogaNikki Posts: 284 Member
    The Fighter

    It's a new song can't remember by who but it is a great getting through the last mile song!

    Just listened to it! Great call!! If it's the same one I just listened to, it's Gym Class Heroes ft. Ryan Tedder. Ty :)
  • mneveu
    mneveu Posts: 3 Member
    Songs on my iPod running playlist that I think have great beats for running, and that always result in me running a little harder/faster:

    White Stripes - Seven nation army
    Bon Jovi - It's my life
    Iron Maiden - Wicker man
    Black Eyed Peas - Let's get it started
    Eminem - Lose yourself
    Linkin Park - Breaking the habit
    Ram Jam - Black betty
    Neil Young - Rockin' in the free world
    Van Halen - Dreams
  • naprestsleep
    naprestsleep Posts: 55 Member
    Queen - Don't Stop Me Now is fun song I put toward the end of my run to keep me going.

    I got it on mine now too. It came on as the last song(randomly) when doing the C2K5 week 9 and thought it was appropriate for the end of a run.
  • louised88
    louised88 Posts: 159
    Bossa Nova Baby - Viva Elvis
    Miami 2 Ibiza - Swedish House Mafia
    T.O.R.N.A.D.O. - The Go!Team
    Bonkers - Dizzee Rascal
    Commander - David Guetta
    Bad Girls - MIA
    Bad Kids - Lady Gaga
    Blow - Ke$ha
    Super Bass - Nicki Minaj
    Remember The Name - Fort Minor

    The Workout Mix 2011 has some pretty good songs as well. :)
  • YogaNikki
    YogaNikki Posts: 284 Member
    You guys rock!! Thank-you! And keep them coming :)
  • kristinegift
    kristinegift Posts: 2,406 Member
    I like to put gag songs in my running playlists to make myself laugh in the middle of long runs. "Do you think I'm sexy" always gets put randomly in the middle, "Something in the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins and "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley (yes, I Rick Roll myself). It brightens an otherwise hum-drum sort of run.

    Go to songs for me though are "No Light, No Light" by Florence and the Machine, "Freaks and Geeks" by Childish Gambino and "Judas" by Lady Gaga.
  • shanae727
    shanae727 Posts: 546 Member
    bump
  • InTheInbetween
    InTheInbetween Posts: 192 Member
    Lady Gaga . . . ANYTHING Lady Gaga lol. With a little bit of LMFAO mixed in. :wink:
    Though I've also found the NOW Dance (old ones and new ones) and Hip Hop mixes to be pretty good for the long runs.
    I love all these suggestions though, I've also been looking for some new material.
    :drinker:
  • jcs0530
    jcs0530 Posts: 70 Member
    "Made" by Dub FX. Check out his video on youtube performing on the streets.
  • YogaNikki
    YogaNikki Posts: 284 Member
    I like to put gag songs in my running playlists to make myself laugh in the middle of long runs. "Do you think I'm sexy" always gets put randomly in the middle, "Something in the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins and "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley (yes, I Rick Roll myself). It brightens an otherwise hum-drum sort of run.

    Go to songs for me though are "No Light, No Light" by Florence and the Machine, "Freaks and Geeks" by Childish Gambino and "Judas" by Lady Gaga.

    I put a few gag songs on mine too! I like 1980 by Dirt Nasty. It's graphic but it makes me laugh! And I too have "Never Gonna Give you Up" on my iPod. No shame here!!! :smile:
  • danielle_jeanne
    danielle_jeanne Posts: 58 Member
    My newest addition is "f*&^ you betta" by Neon Hitch. Love.
  • LuneBleu85
    LuneBleu85 Posts: 217
    Bumping this for later when I edit my iPod!

    I like ACDC "It's A Long Way to the Top" for running :)
  • DBRobinson13
    DBRobinson13 Posts: 40 Member
    Warm up: Hold on Loosely - 38 special
    Dirty Harry - Gorillaz
    I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas
    Not Afraid - Eminem
    Stronger - Britney Spears
    Just the Way you Are - Bruno Mars
    Hero - Skillet
    The War Inside - Switchfoot
    Winning -- Santana

    Love some of the suggestions here...time to add to the playlist!
  • happyfrogg
    happyfrogg Posts: 86 Member
    My current playlist:
    "One Foot" Fun. (warm up)
    "Impossible" Anberlin
    "Open Road Song" Eve 6
    "Stronger" Kelly Clarkson
    "U + UR Hand" Pink (teehee!)
    "The Anthem" Pitbull feat. Lil John
    "You Make Me Feel..." Cobra Starship feat. Sabi
    "#1 Nite" Cobra Starship
    "Sweetness" Jimmy Eat World (cool down)

    I'm a pretty slow runner so I don't know what the bpm's are for these songs. All I know is they get me going! I am starting to get bored with them, though, so I'm gonna go read this topic more carefully and get some ideas. :drinker:

    EDIT: I should add, although it's probably clear, that I like stupid cheesy music to run to. Older playlists included Bon Jovi, Rick Astley, Shakira, Billy Idol, etc.
  • PrettynWitty12
    PrettynWitty12 Posts: 30 Member
    Usher - OMG
    Black Eyed Peas - any song they ever made, lol
    Beyonce - Single Ladies, Upgrade You; Sweet Dream; Deja Vu; Until the End of Time...too many to list!
    Destiny's Child - Bootylicious, Survivor; Sexy Daddy
    Ke$ha - Blow
    Lagy Gaga - Alejandro
    Timbaland/Pitbull - Pass at Me

    These all make me run faster, harder...partly because I want to shake my booty to them :)
  • minxonastick
    minxonastick Posts: 48
    I love Florence & the Machine. They are always on my exercise playlist!

    These don't necessarily all fit in with your style of music, but here's some favorites from my playlists.

    Parade - Garbage
    Little Talks - Of Monsters and Men
    Don't Stop Me Now - Queen
    This Head I Hold - Electric Guest
    Keep on Livin' - Le Tigre
    Alive - Beastie Boys
    Pocketful of Sunshine - Natasha Bedingfield
    F***in' Perfect - P!nk
    Misty Mountain - Ferron
    What I Got - Sublime
    That's the Way We Flow - Queen Latifah
    One Day - Matisyahu
  • SwissMrs2008
    SwissMrs2008 Posts: 2
    Beyonce- Put a ring on it
    Snoop Dogg- Sweat
    Snoop Dogg- SIgns
    Hole- Celebrity Skin
    Jay Z- Big Pimpin
    Maroon 5- Moves like Jagger
    JLo- On the floor
    Rihanna- S&M
    Blink 182- All the small things

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