Every runner’s dilemma
Updating the ole playlist.
I have a half marathon this weekend and need some new songs to jam to. (yes, I said ‘jam’ 😉 )
Here were some suggestions I got from twitter:
- The new Avril Song
- Born This Way by Lady Gaga
- Futuristic Lover – Kanye West & Katy Perry
- Who Says by Selena Gomez
- Till the World Ends – Britney Spears
- S & M – Rhianna
- Mean – Taylor Swift
- On the Floor – J. Lo
- Blow – Ke$ha
- Atlantic – Midway State
- Lupe Fiasco – The Show Goes On
- Peacock – Katy Petty
- Rolling in the Deep – Adele
Anyone have any good ones to add to the list? I’m looking for recent, fresh songs to get my legs moving..
Personally, I’ve been a fan of running to ‘The Lazy Song’ by Bruno Mars lately.
It inspires how the rest of the day will turn out after the run. 😉
I took my old playlist for a run this morning and did 5 miles around the block. I took a few side streets to break the run up a little bit and welcomed the change in scenery.
After the run I made a delicious bowl of oats to refuel with.
In the mix:
1/3 cup Oats
1/2 cup Water
1/3 cup Almond Milk
Pumpkin
Chia Seeds
Raisins
Pinch of Salt
Cinnamon
Toppings:
Almond Butter
1/2 Pear
Granola
Just for giggles:
Clearly I am a very mature 26 year old. 😉
I like running to Darius Rucker and Brad Paisley. Their songs are upbeat enough for running, plus I can sing along 🙂
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A girl after my own heart. 🙂 I’ve seen both of those artists in concert. Love them!
It’s not new, but it really is the best running song of all time – “My Dick” by Dirt Nasty. Just Google it. But if you’re offended, then I didn’t recommend it! 🙂
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haha Emily! I would not expect that from you! Probably too much for me. I can’t even handle the un-edited version of ‘Forget You’
I hope you like the Midway State song! Till the World Ends by Britney is also on my playlist right now. I’ve managed to find a clean remix of Pink’s F*ing Perfect on Youtube which is also pretty good.. not sure if it’s on iTunes but you could check!
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I just downloaded a bunch of new Glee music including “Raise Your Glass” by Blaine. Love that! But I also love all of Adele’s new cd!
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I have a bunch of Glee songs on my workout playlist too, they are the best! Esp. Gwenenth’s version of “forget you” 🙂
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Glee is ALL over my running playlist!
I love any old GOOD Michael Jackson. Makes me want to run and dance at the same time! PYT is probably my fave. My other current repeat is Mike Posner “Please Don’t Go”. Hope that spices it up a little 😉
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You should check out jog.fm. Tons of user-submitted workout songs, and you can sort by desired BPM/pace.
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I’m a big fan of working out and running to lil wayne, beyonce, and J5
good luck with your half this weekend! 🙂
It’s not very new but I always like listening to modest mouse, one offbeat songs has a good beat to it, I think it’s either float on or dashboard. I can’t remember but both are good. 🙂
Have you ever tried running to a soundtrack? I found out that TRON Legacy’s soundtrack by Daft Punk makes for a perfect run for me.
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The social network’s soundtrack is really good, so is 127 hrs. I’m not sure how they would translate into running songs but neither have a lot of words so I imagine you could totally just get into the groove and do your thing to the beat. I like driving to them lol.
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I’ve run to Musical soundtracks before (Wicked, RENT, Spring Awakening, etc) but never a plain movie soundtrack. I’m not much of a music fan unless words are involved. 🙂
Hollywood – Michael Jackson
Is Anybody Out There – Maroon 5
Stage Fright – Blake McGrath
The Rockafeller Skank – Fat Boy Slim [got me through that 16th kilometre]
Prom Queen – Lil Wayne -> one of my favorite running songs, strange!!
I Like It – Enrique Iglesias
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I’m loving ‘All of the Lights’ by Kanye, Rihanna, Kid Cudi, etc.
YES!!! I was just going to suggest that!! Meghann you have to add this one!
I have that song in my Half Marathon playlist twice!
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got it!
They seriously aired that commercial!?! One more reason I’m happy without a tv. 🙂
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I know. I was really shocked when I saw it. It was a funny commercial though – it takes place at a bridal shower and the bride receives 3 as presents. When she gets home she tells the groom whats she got and he’s like ‘Yes!’ And the acting was about as bad/ cheesy as you would expect 🙂
I’m obsessed with “Stereo Love” right now. Great beat, and I totally zone out to it.
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I’m not totally sure why but I workout so hard to the song ‘someone like you’ by Adele – must be the beat or something…
Amy x
Everyone keeps reccomending it. I guess I should download it and give it a try. 🙂
Most of your songs are actually on my playlist! 🙂 Hope to run into you this weekend! 🙂
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I’m not much help in the music department – I like classic rock and oldies! 😉
Young The Giant- My Body..it could be the only song on my playlist and I’d be good
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This is no help, just wanted to say I really like that Katy Perry/Kanye song. I listened to that on repeat about 5 times on my run yesterday.
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The Katy and Kanye song is called “E.T.” if you actually wanna get that one. I like it better without Kanye personally.
I just bought the new Britney album for the Iron Girl on Sunday. 🙂 That album is a win.
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Britney is always great for running!
My latest additions to my running playlist are Jay-Z’s “Run this Town” and Rihanna’s “Hard.” I’ve also recently become re-obsessed with Jill Scott’s “Hate on Me.”
I can literally workout to the same playlist everyday for a year hahaha I don’t know why but as long as I’ve got something on it makes me move
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I usually too, but I thought it would be fun to spruce it up.
Love the Glee Music!!
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Usher – More! I listen to so many of those songs ALL day at work, so I get sick of some of those songs quickly, but I still get excited every time More comes on.
Haha, I’ve never seen a commercial for a vibrator! I am loving Usher’s ‘More’ recently. It’s the best song to run to!
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I’ve been obsessed with that Adle song lately! Also the new Kayne/Katy Perry song ET is great to run to!
I really enjoy running to the song “All I Do Is Win” by DJ Khaled. It was super motivating during my half this past weekend.
Other favorites:
DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love — Usher
Please Don’t Go — Mike Posner
Vertigo — U2
We Speak No Americano — Yolanda Be Cool & Dcup
Yeah 3X — Chris Brown
Also check out Girl Talk and Super Mash Bros — both really great to run to!
Through & Through & Through by Joel Plaskett.
It’s more indie rock than Bruno Mars, but super fun and motivating.
I am stealing the list you have so far. I hated every song on my iPod so I deleted the whole thing . . . now I only have one song on it! 🙁
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When S&M (Riri) or The Show Goes On (Lupe) come on towards the end of a run, they give me just the spark I need to finish strong. Highly, highly recommend those two!
Marianas Trench – “All to Myself” and “Celebrity Status”
It’s definitely way more rock than any of your other choices, but if you can handle a little edginess, A Day to Remember All I Want is AWESOME!
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I’m also really loving S&M by Rihanna, On the Floor by JLo, and ET by Kanye and Katy Perry. Glee has had some good songs pretty recently – I love their Thriller/Heads will Roll mashup and Animal.
I always hear a song on the radio, and I’ll think this would be a great song for working out but then I forget it or forget who sings it! Thats why it is always easy to go with top 20 music. I do like Brittany’s new stuff.
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I just downloaded Black and Yellow by Wiz Kalifa. It pains me because I HATE the Steelers, but the song is just to catchy!!
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Don’ t mind me I’ll just be stalking these comments for new songs!! 🙂
“Till I collapse” by Eminem. Sounds counterintuitive, but I saw a tyoutube with Ironman clips to this song and I got addicted! Makes me feel like YES< you CAN get through this!!
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Anything by Ke$ha is a safe bet.
The Katy Perry song is actually called “E.T.” but it’s FAB.
“That Time (Dirty Bit)” Black Eyed Peas
“Stuck Like Glue” Sugarland
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Here’s some of my favorite songs to run to:
Kid Sister – Right Hand Hi
J*Davey – Slooow
Kid Sister – Get Fresh
Mann – Buzzin’
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PERFECT timing for this post! I was just thinking this morning that I’m getting a little tired of hearing Enrique’s “I Like It”…LOL.
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I’m immature too. My friends and I call sex, jam…as in omg they were caught jammin! So your post made me laugh.
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I’ve gotten into listening to whole soundtrack on long runs – loving Rock of Ages right now!
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haha funny commerical tweet:)
A few of my recent favorites that weren’t mentioned…
Backseat – New Boyz
Runaway Baby – Bruno Mars
Right Above it All – Lil Wayne (ft. Drake)
I Don’t Wanna Care Right Now – Lupe Fiasco
I also heard the new Rhianna/Nicki Minaj sound this morning on the way to work and I think I need to add it to the playlist!
I will be at IronGirl too on Sunday. I’m pretty sure I’ll be too chicken to actually say hi if I see you though. Ha ha. So have a great race!
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Just downloaded Runaway Baby – loved the preview they had in iTunes – can’t wait to run to it. 🙂
And please, please say HI if you see me!!!
I love these suggestions!
I’m loving that new Bruno Mars song too! It has such a good beat to it. I would have to say any Ke$ha song or the new song with Katy Perry & Kayne West is a good one too!
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I’m kind of surprised that all of those are pop songs! You should look up “Float On” by Modest Mouse. Or “My Body” by Young the Giant.
Just added those two to my list! Also, anything GLEE! Their ‘Singing in the Rain’ mashup is one of my fav songs to run to!
Also-“Dog Days” by Florence and the Machine! It’s such a happy tune!
Sorry for the book, I just love music 🙂
I listen to music when run on a treadmill – I have never tried it when I run outside.
Hmm, I will have to start contemplating song lists…
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I’m currently obsessed with “Hard” by Rihanna.
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riot rhythm by sleigh bells and rolling in the deep by adele 🙂
Not new, but I love Empire State of Mind!
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What a fun thread!! I’ve added so many new songs to my playlist. Thanks everyone!
Here are some songs (not new, but lesser-known, I think) that I really like
Glow- Madcon (this is ALWAYS the first song on my running playlists)
Silver Lining- Rilo Kiley
Major Tom – Shiny Toy Guns
Ready Steady Go – Paul Oakenfold
La Copa de Vida – Ricky Martin
and of course
The Dog Days are Over – Florence and the Machine (even if it’s from last summer)
I also really like bollywood, so I have great dance songs from different movies 🙂 my current fav is Dance Pe Chance from Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (a FANTASTIC romantic comedy!!)
I love listening to “More” by Usher when I run. And anything by Linkin Park.
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Lately I’ve been listening to a lot of house mash-ups mixed with some top 40s.
Party Rock Anthem- LMFAO ft. Laruen Benett and Goorock
The Show Goes On- Lupe Fiasco
Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) – Katy Perry
Coming Home- Dirty Money Ft. Skylar Grey
More (RedOne Remix) – Usher
Who Dat Girl – FloRida
Hit The Lights – Jay Sean ft. Lil Wayne
This may also sound what you hear at a bar on a Friday night… either way never fails to make me want to move my legs faster!
Good luck this weekend!
These are all TOTAL guilty pleasure songs (as in I’m kind of ashamed to have them on my iPod), but they’re good for running…
Booty Bounce – Dev
What’s My Name – Rihanna
Burn it to the Ground – Nickelback
Diamond Eyes – Shinedown
And for something I’m not embarrassed to like…the entire Sleigh Bells’ CD is incredibly good for running!
Something Good Can Work by Two Door Cinema Club
What You Know by Two Door Cinema Club
Kiss With a Fist by Florence + the Machine
Paris (Ooh La La) by Grace Potter & the Nocturnals
ain’t nothing wrong by robert randolph + the family band
little lion man mumford + sons
kick drum heart avett bros
dog days florence + the machine
list of demands- saul (johnson, i think)
underdog by spoon
are all in heavy rotation on my ipod
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Coming Home: Ditty-Dirty Money and Skylar Grey
Forget You- Cee Lo Green
Who Dat Girl (feat. Akon) – Flo Rider
Pretty Girl Rock – Keri Hilson (my new fav)
Upgrade U (feat. Jay-Z) – Beyonce
I have an entire page on my blog dedicated to this, but I sent this short version to NBC New York yesterday so I might as well post here:
Learning to Fly – Tom Petty
Black & Gold – Sam Sparro
Beggin – Madcon
Home – Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
Sunlight – Harlem Shakes
Paper Planes – M.I.A.
All the Girls – Bag Raiders
When the Day Met the Night – Panic! At The Disco
Trees – Marty Casey & The Lovehammers
I Wish That I Could See You Seen – Herman Dune
Animal – Neon Trees
Sweet Disposition – The Temper Trap
Shooting Stars – Bag Raiders
Say Hey (I Love You) – Michael Franti & Spearhead
Hard to Concentrate – Red Hot Chili Peppers
United State of Pop 2009 – DJ Earworm
Son’s Gonna Rise – Citizen Cope
Remind Me – Royskopp
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You are really into music. Love it. One of us has to be!
I’m SO behind on current music! I think it’s because I never listen to the radio, except for NPR (yep, I’m that nerd!). For my most recent playlist, I just did songs that made me smile when they came on – no attention to tempo at all – and they totally made my race!
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I listen to Cobra Starship (my favorite band) while running or working out.
My current running playlist is:
Bring It- Cobra Starship
International Love- Pitbull
ET- Katy Perry
Shut It Down- Pitbull
I Can Transform Ya- Chris Brown
Backseat- New Boyz
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I’m making my playlist for my first marathon tonight. Def. using some of those suggestions! To me, Born To Run is a running playlist necessity.
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I am still a fan of fire work – Katy Perry 🙂 just saying.
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Lately I’ve really been on a reggaeton kick, probably because I’ve been trying to improve my Spanish and because I’m so sick of all the overplayed songs on the radio nonstop. You really should check some of these songs out, and prepare to have your mind blown.
Some faves as of the past few weeks:
Si no le contesto (ft. Tony Dize, Zion, and Lennox) by Plan B
Danza Kuduro by Don Omar and Lucenzo
La Despedida by Daddy Yankee
Pose by Daddy Yankee
Nina bonita by Chino & Nacho
Es un secreto by Plan B
Enjoy =)
THANK YOU!
These songs are awesome and I never know where to look for new Reggaeton. Can’t wait for my run tomorrow!
I have no idea the name of it or who sings it but right now I love the song “oooh I’m gonna get beside ya…I’ll be your backseat driver…” LOL hope you enjoyed my singing. American Idol watch out!
haha. oh yeah – totally narrows it down
LOVE running to “Who’s That Chick” by Rihanna and David Guetta! Highly recommend it for your list 🙂
your touch – black keys
the seed 20 – the roots
a-punk – vampire weekend
blue orchid – the white stripes
sweet disposition – the temper trap
shut up and let me go – the ting tings
paper gangster – lady gaga
i wanna talk about me – toby keith
those are my favorites!
I love Wanna Talk About Me by Toby Keith. Totally brings me back to freshmen year of college. 🙂
Try Janelle Monae’s ‘Tightrope’, I literally can’t help myself when it comes on, I bounce while I run!
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I love your list!! I also love Matisse “Better than her”
Try “Welcome to the Show” by Britt Nicole and “Tonight” by tobyMac.
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I’m not sure if it’s new or old or what but “In My Head” by Mayday Parade has been my favorite up-tempo song lately. I think it’s a remake of a pop song but I don’t know it.
My all time fave runningtune is A Milli by Lil Wayne, its the best beat!
Buahahahaha!!! I guess that is one way to prevent teen pregnancy!
Love the songs! I’m gearing towards yoga but reading this post makes me miss running 🙁
Definitely Florence and the Machine!
I have club mixes of Umbrella and Smells Like Teen Spirit, which are great cause they’re longer. Also, I’ve had parts of the Run Lola Run soundtrack on my playlist for years… I never get sick of it when I’m running.
Time to update my list with some of these great suggestions!
I need some music for my playlists too, I hardly ever update them! I love ET by Katy Perry, and the new Britney Spears songs.
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My two current favourites are Electric by Shawn Desman, and Animal by Neon Trees!
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Ooo I need to come back to this post once I’m home and can download…but recently I’m loving:
Just Can’t Get Enough – Black Eyed Peas
Buzzin’ – Mann
You Be Killin Em – Fabolous
Who Dat Girl – Flo Rida
Another random but song I LOV is Pretty Please by Estelle – really upbeat!
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I have so many embarrassing running songs but i have to go with most anything by ke$ha, and i’m into justin bieber when i run for some reason…
i’ll be running iron girl on sunday too~ flying in from baltimore tomorrow for my first time traveling this far by myself without landing near someone i know AND it’ll be my first race with no spectators or runners i know (and, yes, i am a little nervous!)
good luck sunday!
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Not sure if this was mentioned but I like Willow Smith’s song Whip My Hair. Oh and Basshunter’s Now You’re Gone. Cheryl Cole is good for a fast beat but she is hard to find since she is more popular in the UK!
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i’ll be checking out all the top choons from your post and the comments as my gym playlist needs updating. currently i’m listening to the following:
roll up – wiz khalifa
black and yellow – wiz khalifa
all time low – the wanted
traktor – wretch 32
who you are – Jessie J
who’s that chick – david guetta
get outta my way – kylie
let the sun shine – labrinth
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My body- by young the giant
Anna Sun- by walk the moon
Glee’s version of Bills, Bills, Bills—- Darren Criss 🙂
plus some older songs that always pump me up:
United States of Pop 2009- by DJ Earworm
Cozza Frenzy- by Bassnectar
Gunpowder and Lead- by Miranda Lambert
Fashion- by Lady Gaga
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Florence+The Machine, Dog Days are Over…and Britney’s new singles!
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Some of my tried and true running songs
Defying Gravity from the Wicked soundtrack
Listen to your Heart dance remix
Higher by Taio Cruz
Don’t Bring Me Down by ELO
Evacuate the Dancefloor by Cascada
I’m really loving The Cave by Mumford and Sons and ET by Kanye West and Katy Perry right now. (Is that the same as futuristic lover?)
If you’re a fan of mashups, basically anything by DJ Earworm (I saw a couple of people mention his United States of Pop–love them all), all available as MP3s through his site–but I also check out mashuptown.com. My favorites are always the ones that include songs I already know, and lots of the ones on the lists so far seem to show up!
i’m lovin’ Avril & Taio Cruz. i’m also updating my playlist for my half marathon this weekend 🙂 good luck!
and i saw your tweet last night and was laughing hysterically 🙂
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I really need to update my play list! It’s so played out!
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Whenever I hear “You can get with this or you can get with that” it makes me smile thinking of the gangsta hamster Kia commercial…I mean, what is better on a run than some lil gangsta hamster smiles!?!?!!
Pink’s F*ckin Perfect right now…
Lady Antebellum American Honey or When you got a good thing
Kid Rock For the First Time In A Long Time
Rihanna S&M
Katy Perry Firework
Maybe those are some different ones for you to try out!
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basically I love all those songs except in the Glee cast version
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Try Girl Talk’s new(ish) album All Day…I am addicted to running to it!
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