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102 Great Running Songs For A Fun And Fast Paced Workout

by HART 1-800-HART on February 27, 2008 · 134 comments

in Featured, OBESITY

I have obtained this list directly from the playlist of the mp3 player of a fitness expert - MY WIFE! - Even I listen to this mix from my musicmatch while I am on the Exercise Bike in the mornings .. and there’s not even one B-52’s song on the list!

You see .. my wife just upgraded her 500MB mp3 player to a 2GIG mp3 player and we were looking for some fun and fast-paced workout songs to add to our playlist. We asked a few friends, we searched the internet, and we reviewed my vast 3500+ mp3 library on my computer. Here is what we came up with!

Feel free to add these songs to your playlist and keep your heart moving and have some fun and listen to music while you exercise! I have added a YouTube link beside each song to give you an idea how the song sounds like – in case they are new to you.

Starting Off With One Of My Favorite Videos (1-1)

* REPUBLICA – Ready To Go – U.S. Mix

(click PLAY while you are scanning this list! :D )

The rest are in alphabetical order, by Artist ..

#’s (2-2)

* 2 UNLIMITED – Get Ready for This
(YouTube)

A’s (3-5)

* ADAM & THE ANTS – Goody Two Shoes (YouTube)
* ASHLEY SIMPSON – La La (YouTube)
* ATC – Around The World – la la la la la la (YouTube)

B’s (6-13)

* BEASTIE BOYS – Sabatoge (YouTube)
* BECK – Loser (YouTube)
* BEE GEES – Alone (YouTube)
* BLACK EYED PEAS – Hands Up (YouTube)
* BLACK EYED PEAS – Hey Mama (YouTube)
* BLACK EYED PEAS – Pump It (YouTube)
* BLONDIE – Maria (YouTube)
* BODY ROCKERS – I Like The Way You Move (YouTube)

C’s (14-18)

* C & C MUSIC FACTORY – Everybody Dance Now (YouTube)
* CAKE – The Distance (YouTube)
* CHARLIE BROWN JR. – Tudo Que Ela Gosta De Escutar (YouTube)
* CHINGY – One Call Away (YouTube)
* COLDPLAY – Clocks (YouTube)

D’s (19-23)

* DAFT PUNK – Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (YouTube)
* DAFT PUNK – Technologic (YouTube)
* DANZEL – Pump It Up (YouTube)
* DARUDE – Sandstorm – Best Techno Club Mix (YouTube)
* DEELITE – Groove Is In The Heart (YouTube)

E’s (24-27)

* ELVIS vs JXL – Little Less Conversation (YouTube)
* EMINEM – Lose Yourself (YouTube)
* EMINEM – Without Me (YouTube)
* ERUPTION – I Can’t Stand The Rain (YouTube)

F’s (28-33)

* FATBOY SLIM – The Rockafeller Skank (YouTube)
* FERGIE – London Bridges – Oh Sh*t (YouTube)
* FINGER ELEVEN – Paralyzer (YouTube)
* FINGER ELEVEN – Suffocate (YouTube)
* FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD – Relax (YouTube)
* FRANZ FERDINAND – Take Me Out (YouTube)

G’s (34-39)

* GEORGE BAKER – Little Green Bag (YouTube)
* GEORGE MICHAEL – Faith (YouTube)
* GLORIA ESTEFAN & MIAMI SOUND MACHINE – Conga (YouTube)
* GNARLS BARKLEY – Crazy (YouTube)
* GODSMACK – I Stand Alone (YouTube)
* GROOVE ARMADA – I See You Baby – Shaking That A** (YouTube)

H’s (40-40)

* HOOBASTANK – Crawling In The Dark (YouTube)

I’s (41-43)

* ICE CUBE – You Can Do It (YouTube)
* INCUBUS – Pardon Me (YouTube)
* INXS – Pretty Vegas (YouTube)

J’s (44-47)

* JENNIFER LOPEZ – Let’s Get Loud (YouTube)
* JET – Are You Gonna Be My Girl (YouTube)
* JIMMY EAT WORLD – The Middle (YouTube)
* JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE – Sexy Back (YouTube)

K’s (48-50)

* KELIS – My Milkshake (YouTube)
* KILLERS – When You Were Young (YouTube)
* KYLE MINOGUE – Can’t Get You Out Of My Head (YouTube)

L’s (51-53)

* LIMP BIZKIT – Faith (YouTube)
* LINKIN PARK – One Step Closer (YouTube)
* LIVE – I Alone (YouTube)

M’s (54-61)

* MADONNA – Beautiful Stranger (YouTube)
* MADONNA – Die Another Die (YouTube)
* MADONNA – Ray Of Light (YouTube)
* MARILYN MANSON – Beautiful People (YouTube)
* METALLICA – Enter Sandman (YouTube)
* MOBY – Bittersweet Symphony Remix (YouTube)
* MOODY BLUES – English Sunset (YouTube)
* MUSE – Stockholm Syndrome (YouTube)

N’s (62-64)

* NITTY – Nasty Girl (YouTube)
* NO DOUBT – Hellagood (YouTube)
* NO DOUBT – Running (YouTube)

O’s (65-65)

* OUTKAST – Hey Ya! (YouTube)

P’s (66-67)

* PORNO FOR PYROS – Tahitian Moon (YouTube)
* PRINCE – I Would Die For You (YouTube)

R’s (68-78)

* RADIOHEAD – Creep (YouTube)
* RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE – Killing In The Name Of (YouTube)
* RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE – Know Your Enemy (YouTube)
* RAMMSTEIN – Du Hast (YouTube)
* RAMMSTEIN – Ich Will (YouTube)
* RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS – Can’t Stop (YouTube)
* REDNEX – Cotton Eyed Joe (YouTube)
* RICKY MARTIN – Livin’ La Vida Loca (YouTube)
* RIHANNA – Hey Mr. D.J. Turn The Music Up (YouTube)
* RIHANNA – S.O.S. – Rescue Me (YouTube)
* ROBBIE WILLIAMS – Let Me Entertain You (YouTube)

S’s (79-87)

* SALIVA – Click Click Boom (YouTube)
* SCOOTER – Faster Harder Scooter (YouTube)
* SCOOTER – Maria – I like It Loud (YouTube)
* SEAN PAUL – Get Busy (YouTube)
* SEAN PAUL – Temperature (YouTube)
* SHAGGY – I like To Move It Move It (YouTube)
* SHAMEN – Move Any Mountain (YouTube)
* SIR MIX A LOT – Baby’s Got Back – I Like Big Butts (YouTube)
* SNAP – I’ve Got The Power (YouTube)

T’s (88-95)

* TAG TEAM – Whoomp! There It Is (YouTube)
* TEA PARTY – Temptation (YouTube)
* TECHNOTRONIC – Pump Up The Jam (YouTube)
* TEDDYBEARS STOCKHOLM & MAD COBRA – Cobrastyle (YouTube)
* TOM PETTY – Running Down A Dream (YouTube)
* TRAPT – Headstrong (YouTube)
* TV ROCK FEAT – Flaunt It (YouTube)
* TYKWER/KLIMEK/HEIL – Lola Rennt – Run Lola Run (YouTube)

U’s (96-97)

* U2 – Elevation (YouTube)
* UNDERWORLD – Underneath The Radar (YouTube)

V’s (98-100)

* VENGABOYS – Boom Boom Boom Techno Trance Dance Mix (YouTube)
* VERVE – Bitter Sweet Symphony (YouTube)
* VOODOO GLOW SKULLS – Charlie Brown (YouTube)

W’s (101-102)

* WILL SMITH – Wild Wild West (YouTube)
* WISEGUYS – Start The Commotion (YouTube)

SUGGESTIONS?

If you have any other suggestions for songs to add to our RUNNING playlist .. please add your choice in our comments! Feel free to add a link too :)

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Special thanks to additional suggestions from Char, Brian, and Raj

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1 sunch September 1, 2010 at 2:19 pm

Your wife has great taste. The fact that she even has Voodoo Glow Skulls made this a winning playlist in my book. I just so happen to have a LOT of these songs on my own running playlist.

One suggestion:

Glass Danse by The Faint. That is my powersong.

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2 Anna Aslan August 14, 2010 at 8:17 pm

Great list. Your wife has good taste.:) About half of these songs I already had on my Palm, but thanks for the rest.

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3 Amir Thompson June 5, 2010 at 10:54 pm

That tune is utterly incredible, and I’m not even into that kind of music.

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4 isak April 8, 2010 at 11:40 am

Till i collapse by eminem. best ever for working out.

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5 mani0_0 April 6, 2010 at 12:43 pm

Love the songs. I lost my ipod data and almost forgot which songs I used for workouts.

Heres some of my fav:
Black eyed peas: my hump
Modjo – lady hear me tonight
Michael gray – i can’t wait for the weekend to begin

I also listen to some bollywood songs and my all time fav is Sexy back :)

Regards.

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6 Steph March 2, 2010 at 3:10 pm

Rock Lobster – B52s

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7 tessa February 10, 2010 at 11:57 pm

Florence + Machine – Dog Days are Over
“” – Cosmic Love
“” – Howl
Alanis – You Outta Know

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8 tessa February 11, 2010 at 12:14 am

I’m going to add more

Alice Smith – Dream
Beyonce – Single Ladies
Client – Drive
Client – 6 in the Morning
Xtina – Fighter
Goldfrapp – Ride a White Horse
Kristen Price – Magic Tree
Maroon 5 – Harder to Breathe
Ting Ting – Great DJ
Ting Ting – Shut Up and Let Me Go
The Runaways – Cherry Bomb

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9 lesley January 14, 2010 at 10:22 am

I listen to Hey Boy Hey Girl by the Chemical Brothers over and over when I’m running to keep my pace up – it’s the best when you need motivation!

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10 Austin Boot Camps January 9, 2010 at 11:52 am

This is a great list, but nothing gets me running faster than old school East Coast hip hop.

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11 Chris November 7, 2009 at 3:26 pm

Into the Night Life – Cindi Lauper
I Hate This Part (Dave Aude remix -club) Pussy Cat Dolls
Feel Your Love (radio edit) Kim Sozzi
Just Dance – Lady Gaga
Ma Ya Hi (numa Nima song….)
When You Leave – Alina
Heaven – DJ Sammy

Club Hits 2003 (disc 2)
The entire disc 2 is great, especially track 2: Divine Inspiration  -  The Way (Put Your Hand In My Hand) (Svenson & Gielen Vocal Mix) 7:09

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12 Tudor November 8, 2009 at 11:55 am

It’s called Dragostea Din Tei – O-Zone, not Numa Nima!!!

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13 sally November 5, 2009 at 2:43 pm

MIMS – Move (If you wanna) – GREAT pace for jogging.

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14 Emily ! x October 23, 2009 at 8:35 am

err heya ! my name is emily ! (no last name not saying pedo’s)
Bestfriends are …tonicha ,casey , cailaen , eric , Anicha
all these people are great mates ilovethem,all
just had my HPV jab 2day x

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15 simon October 10, 2009 at 10:56 pm

Thanks for the list, tonight is the night before a marathon and needed another hour of music. It’s like your wife stole my ipod and added songs I was missing.

My addition to your awesome list:
One Day As a Lion – Wild International

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16 Ciaran September 19, 2009 at 2:23 pm

Also Wiley- Step by Step/
Can’t stop thinking by Wiley aswell

Trust me these 2 songs will help your training

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17 Ciaran September 19, 2009 at 2:19 pm

Paul Okenfold- Ready Set Go (Korean Style) – its the song from the film collateral inside the nightclub scene.

Probably best song for training ever.

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18 olivia August 24, 2009 at 6:38 pm

Sorry, it’s called My Hair Looks Fierce by Amanda Lepore

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19 olivia August 24, 2009 at 6:38 pm

Best running song EVER is Amanda Lepore. It’s a fairly ridiculous song, but keeps you distracted and is very fast paced.

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20 Georgina Kaye August 15, 2009 at 11:15 pm

Katy Perry – Hot ‘n’ Cold
N.E.R.D – She Wants to Move
The Hives – Tick Tick Boom
Birds of Tokyo – Desperate
Lady GaGa – Poker Face
The Veronicas – Untouched
Muse – Supermassive Black Hole

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21 Mana Mage August 13, 2009 at 12:44 pm

Check Yes Juliet
by We the Kings

[Chorus:]
Lace up your shoes
Here’s how we do
Run baby run
don’t ever look back
They’ll tear us apart if you
give them the chance
don’t sell your heart, say
we’re not meant to be
Run baby run, forever will be
You and me

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22 YYC-Sherry August 12, 2009 at 7:50 pm

Great place to start. The BEST running song EVER (in terms of BPM) is Katy Perry “Hot and Cold”. The song is totally G-A-Y, but it will move yo’ ass every time! Also Scissor Sisters “I Don’t Feel Like Dancing”. Can’t sit still when I play these two songs. :)

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