# Songs that get you amped **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 17, 2004, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-get-you-amped/240448 "2004-04-17T00:50:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Moonchild](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@Moonchild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonchild)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2004, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-get-you-amped/240448/1 "2004-04-17T00:50:01Z")
Hi. I’m looking to put together a workout tape in hopes it will be the thing to get me back to exercising. It’s been six years now of slothdom and I just _gotta_ do something about it. As you can see, I’m even using terminology (amped???) from my workout days when I lived in the Valley and the most important things in the world were my bench press max, my fantasy baseball team and my collection of pornos. I’m afraid “Wanted: Dead or Alive” by Bon Jovi and similar songs from my old compilations won’t have the same effect as they used to. All genres welcome, all eras. I really appreciate it. My three contributions (a little cliched, perhaps): 1. “Praise You” - Fatboy Slim 2. “Spirit of the Radio” - Rush 3. “Gallows Pole” - Page & Plant, live version ---
**Author:** ![Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Chitwood)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2004, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-get-you-amped/240448/2 "2004-04-17T00:58:59Z")
Five words: A C (lightningbolt) D C ---
**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2004, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-get-you-amped/240448/3 "2004-04-17T02:03:17Z")
Don’t forget, KISS writes the two S’s in their name using lightning bolts, too. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2004, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-get-you-amped/240448/4 "2004-04-17T02:56:40Z")
Some off the top of my head. Tool’s “Parabola” Orgy’s “Blue Monday” RHCP’s “Can’t Stop” Stabbing Westward’s “Save Yourself” Outkast’s “Gasoline Dreams” Garbage’s “Cherry Lips” Bush’s “Machinehead” ---
**Author:** ![Jurph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/50afbb/32.png) [@Jurph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jurph)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2004, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-get-you-amped/240448/5 "2004-04-17T02:57:01Z")
A good pre-workout warmup would be _High Roller_ by **Crystal Method**. For some reason I always picture about six fighter-bombers loaded down with ordnance, skimming over some hellacious terrain at about 1,000 feet. Very little actual bombing. But I digress – their _Trip Like I Do_ is also a great warmup and break-me-in song. Once you get into the workout, _Ringfinger_ by **Nine Inch Nails** is great, especially if you have a system that can deliver good fidelity bass during the third verse. **The Geto Boys** ’ _Damn it Feels Good to be a Gangsta_ is great for any fans of Office Space. **Me First and the Gimme Gimmes** do great up-tempo punk covers of some awesome songs, like _Science Fiction, Double Feature_ and _Rocket Man_, among MANY others. **The Rolling Stones** ’ _Satisfaction_ and to a lesser extent, _Gimme Shelter_, are both great songs for something to get you rockin. If you’re into that – and a lot of people aren’t – a good live cut of **Phish** ’s _Tweezer_, or the studio version of _Tweezer (Reprise)_ off of “A Picture of Nectar”, will keep you company during a long segment of your workout (up to 30 minutes). **Poe** ’s _Walk the Walk_ is an amazing up-tempo song with a dark edge and a nice come-down; bonus points for the inspirational message. For that matter, **Jimmy Eat World** ’s recent hit _The Middle_ is pretty good; perhaps deduct a point becase it’s overplayed on pop radio. **Touch and Go** have a pair of songs you’ve almost certainly heard before: _Straight to Number One_ and _Would You?_ – okay, so you’ve almost certainly heard them, but only if you’ve been to a gay dance club in the last two years or so. They’re about sex, but that doesn’t mean they’re not catchy. That should keep you sweating. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2004, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-get-you-amped/240448/6 "2004-04-17T03:48:26Z")
ac/dc- You Shook Me All Night Long Aerosmith- F.I.N.E., Back in the Saddle, Rag Doll Linkin Park-Numb Three Doors Down-Kryptonite Green Day- Basket Case Offspring- Self Esteem Red Hot Chili Peppers- Zephyr Song, Scar Tissue Stone Temple Pilots- Interstate Love Song ---
**Author:** ![SilentButDeftly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/0ea827/32.png) [@SilentButDeftly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SilentButDeftly)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2004, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-get-you-amped/240448/7 "2004-04-17T05:05:44Z")
**Blue Man Group** _Audio_ and **Blue Man Group** _The Complex_. The first few tracks from _The Complex_ are enough to keep me on the elliptical machine just long enough to really break a sweat. ---
**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2004, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-get-you-amped/240448/8 "2004-04-17T05:08:22Z")
Almost anything by Prodigy or Korn would do it for me. ---
**Author:** ![dakravel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85e7bf/32.png) [@dakravel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dakravel)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2004, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-get-you-amped/240448/9 "2004-04-17T08:13:55Z")
A better **Jimmy Eat World** song to get you pumped would probably be “Crush” or “No Sensitivity”. “The Brides Have Hit Glass” by **Guided By Voices** always kinda gets me pumped, but that might just be me. **Michael Jackson** ’s “Don’t Stop 'Til You Get Enough” is also pretty good. If you’re at all interested in Japanese Rock, or are willing to simply listen to a song for sound rather than attempting to understand the lyrics, **L’Arc~en~Ciel** has a few upbeat songs you might like. “Dive To Blue”, “The Ghost In My Room”, and “Shi no Hai” can get me pretty pumped. **Basement Jaxx** is similar to **Fatboy Slim** , and you might like some of his stuff too. ---
**Author:** ![yellowval](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/919ad9/32.png) [@yellowval](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowval)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2004, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-get-you-amped/240448/10 "2004-04-17T13:27:41Z")
Outkast, **Bombs Over Baghdad**. And remember, “don’t pull the thing out, unless you plan to bang!” ---
**Author:** ![saramamalana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/74df32/32.png) [@saramamalana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saramamalana)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2004, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-get-you-amped/240448/11 "2004-04-17T18:06:12Z")
Fleming and John - “I’m Not Afraid.” When asked what the background song to the fight scene of my life would be, I picked that. Rawk. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2004, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-get-you-amped/240448/12 "2004-04-17T18:42:18Z")
NIN-Happiness in Slavery I lost a lot of weight listening to NIN’s ‘Broken’ EP. Also, Mountain-Mississippi Queen comes to mind. ---
**Author:** ![AntaresJB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c2a13f/32.png) [@AntaresJB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AntaresJB)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2004, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-get-you-amped/240448/13 "2004-04-17T18:50:47Z")
I just recently started working out and I absolutely rely on a mix CD of tunes by [The Halo Friendlies](http://www.halofriendlies.com). ---
**Author:** ![Rubystreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2004, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-get-you-amped/240448/14 "2004-04-18T01:24:10Z")
I was all amped driving around in the dark listening to “Add It Up” by The Violent Femmes. Also, I like “Iron Man” by Black Sabbath and the entirety of Nine Inch Nails’ _The Downward Spiral_. ---
**Author:** ![Loopydude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e56c9b/32.png) [@Loopydude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopydude)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2004, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-get-you-amped/240448/15 "2004-04-18T02:13:26Z")
Just a random sampling… “Alex Chilton” The Replacements “Ask” The Smiths “Cups” Underworld “I Miss You” Bjork “Just Sick” Big Ass Truck “Supersex” Morphine “U-Mass” Pixies “Would” Alice in Chains ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2004, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-get-you-amped/240448/16 "2004-04-18T04:36:14Z")
Because I’m old and shouldn’t be jumping around so much. In particular it was the middle section– Blister In The Sun Time Warp Mony Mony (Billy Idol cover) Rock Lobster Ballroom Blitz Are You Gonna Be My Girl Stacy’s Mom Bombs Over Baghdad ---
**Author:** ![Fionn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Fionn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fionn)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2004, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-get-you-amped/240448/17 "2004-04-18T13:51:57Z")
Morphine’s “Honey White” is a good one too. I’ve been working out to Basement Jaxx’s “Rendevous” and “Mambo Italiano” for weeks now. James “Laid” Hot Hot Heat “Bandages” Republica “Ready to Go” Darude “Sandstorm” Arabic Breakbeats “Blue Turban” ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2004, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-get-you-amped/240448/18 "2004-04-18T15:10:35Z")
If you can find any of Tomoyasu Hotei’s albums (he did the instrumental theme used in _Kill Bill_), I find his more recent work to be great for exercising. _Battle Without Honor or Humanity_ (the Kill Bill piece) _Katana Groove Supersonic Generation Fuck the Fake Star Believe Me I’m a Liar They Spy You The Immigrant Song_ (a remake of the Led Zep song) ---
**Author:** ![Wolfian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ea924/32.png) [@Wolfian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolfian)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2004, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-get-you-amped/240448/19 "2004-04-18T15:52:24Z")
LL Cool J- Mama Said Knock You Out ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2004, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-get-you-amped/240448/20 "2004-04-18T18:19:39Z")
Because We Can - Moulin Rouge Meet Me In The Red Room - Moulin Rouge Hindi Sad Diamonds - Moulin Rouge Immigrant Song - Led Zeppelin Train Kept a Rollin’ - Aerosmith (find a live version) What Kind of Love are You On? - Aerosmith Toys In The Attic - Aerosmith Baby Please Don’t Go - Aerosmith Ballroom Blitz - Crucial Taunt (Wayne’s World) Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-get-you-amped/240448.md?page=2)