Ideas for Running Tunes?

Karinna

Hi everyone,
I love running long distances so I'm going to make a new playlist up of songs to listen to while I run but which songs would give the most motivation?

I am going to download some music and want some ideas of 'good running songs'. I want songs that are fast, have a good beat I can run with, and inspire me to keep going.

Also what are the best sites for you to buy/download music?
all suggestions are welcome!.... :j

gorgeouslatinrose

Eye of The Tiger - Survivor.
Cant do much better than that!

buyitall

Plenty of ideas here:
http://www.runnersworld.com/community/forums/general-discussion/music/running-playlist-ever/.0
Also, there's a section on itunes where various athletes give their best running / powersongs songs. On itunes, there's also a lance armstrong interval training session you can download, which has the whole training session as one track and also the separate songs if you don't want his voice telling you what to do.

jenniewb

I run and workout in a gym and cannot do so withut music! However it really does depend on your taste. The "best running tune" has been voted as being 'The Eye of the Tiger', but that just doesn't cut it for me! Some tunes I find work for me are....

Queen: Don't stop me Now
Chemical Brothers remix of "Under Pressure"
The Glee soundtracks: Halo, Mercy, Jessie's Girl, Like a Prayer, Jump and Boarderline.
Anthems: Electronic '80s: Enola Gay, Together in Electric Dreams.....etc etc
Freemasons album/s

Then there are a few DJ sites where you can get a few tunes, free and worth a listen
DJ Earworm (can download here)
DJ Greg J (can download here)- n/b, not for the faint hearted!
DJ Maggie Mash (can download here)

Waterfalls

use MSE's very our Tunechecker to compare prices of the tunes u want
http://www.tunechecker.com/

clairibel

80's power ballads are always good like bonnie tyler etc They always remind me of keep fit and legwarmers

banwa

I'd love to hear other people's suggestions too.

Even though I don't really like dance music, I tend to run to mostly that

Perfect (exceeder) - Princess superstar
Work - Kelly Rowland
Handlebars - Flobots
Anything by Faithless (insomnia, mass destruction)
Untouched - Veronicas
Pokerface - Lady Gaga
Number 1 - Ndubz (sssshhh, don't tell anyone)
Beginning of the twist - Futureheads
Happy up here - Royksopp

pixie76

If you go on itunes and search for running tunes it will bring up special albums that have running tracks. I tend to run to any of the fast stuff I have on my ipod, Ministry of Sound stuff is always good to exercise to so is Lady Gaga!

Abbafan1972

Lady Gaga is good.

Insomnia by Faithless (mentioned above I think)
Most of the tracks on the "Flashdance" soundtrack (esp "Maniac)
Eighties electro music:- Depeche Mode, Erasure, OMD.
Hot N Cold by Katy Perry (one of my faves)

buyitall

Here are some of mine:
Let's get it started / Pump It - Black eyed peas
Start me up -Rolling stones
Beautiful Day -U2
Mr Brightside - Killers
Where the Streets have no name - U2
Fill my little world - The Feeling
Where's your Head at - Basement Jaxx
Greatest Day - Take That
One way or another - Blondie
Suddenly I see - KT Tunstall
Big Girl (You are beautiful) - Mika
Lose yourself - Eminem

CompletelyLost

bit of a mishmash, but these are on my running playlist:

come on eileen - dexy's midnight runners
kids - mgmt
under pressure - david bowie
born to run (haha) - bruce springsteen
i'm a believer - smash mouth
she moves in her own way - the kooks
hot n cold - katy perry
in for the kill - la roux
somewhere else - razorlight
i gotta feeling - black eyed peas
girl all the bad guys want - bowling for soup
walking on sunshine - katrina and the waves
use somebody - kings of leon