canadian_gal

Hey you guys, I'm planning to make a cd to workout to, and I need some suggestions of songs that are upbeat and energetic. Any help is appreciated

Hot Rod

About some Red Hot Chili Peppers, especially their old school albums like Freaky Styley and The Uplift Mofo Party Plan.

**SuperGirl**

Jimmy Eat World - The Middle

Best workout song ever. ^

Hrmm...Also, Headstrong - Trapt

JoyCrazy

Step Up by Drowning Pool

Single by Kalan Porter

Bitch by Meredith Brooks

Jay

i use a whole bunch of poppier/rock music on iPod

dariah

I work out to Britney Spears...hehe.

Overprotected
Toxic
Stronger
Me Against the Music

barelylegal

nothing like electronic/dance/techno music for that.

GWENS#1FAN

how about no doubt/gwen stefani songs.

• Just A Girl

• Ex-Girlfriend

• What You Waiting For

• Happy Now

• Spider Webs

.....etc

**SuperGirl**

When I Come Around - Green Day

I Hate Everything About You - Three Days Grace

pixiedude

I've been thinking about this lately, too. Any kind of dance music should work. Part of it depends on what kind of exercise you're doing, and how fast of a beat you want.

Some high energy fast songs: "Pretty Fly for a White Guy" and "Come Out and Play" by Offspring
"Born Slippy" by Underworld
"Can't Get You Out of My Head" by Kylie Minogue
Songs by Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, who wrote African Jazz music. I think "Zombie" is the song that's stayed in my head for years now. But most of his stuff was fast, danceable music. He's been dead for some years, but he recently had a "greatest hits" re-release. Many of his lyrics are politcal (he was a Nigerian nationalist), but they are hard (for me anyway) to understand, so they probably won't get in the way of enjoying the beat.

"Tootsee Roll" by the 69 Boyz ("Whoop There It Is") even sounds like a workout song:

"To the left, to the left, to the right, to the right
To the front, to the front, to the back, to the back"

"Dead Man's Party" and "Weird Science" by Oingo Boingo
"Travelin' Man" by Creedence Clearwater Revival
"Mambo #5" by Louis Vega
"Industrial Disease" by Dire Straits
"La Macarena" by the Chemical Brothers
"Rockafella Skank" by Fatboy Slim
"I Need to Know" by Tom Petty
"Electric Avenue" by Eddy Grant
"Walkin' on Sunshine" by Katrina and the Waves
"Got to Give It Up" by Marvin Gaye

What's been stuck in my head lately, Dragoastea Din Tei (sp?) by O-Zone, better known as "The Numa Numa Song" ("Maya HA, Maya HEE, Maya HO-ho...")

I'd be interested to know what you come up with.

Alex Flores

Any song by Audioslave whether it be jogging (Cochise,Show Me How To Live,Gasoline) or walking (I Am the Highway,Like a Stone,Getaway Car)

LUSH

My own playlist for when I run has:

Adam and the Ants ("Beat Me", "Dog Eat Dog", "Ant Music" etc)
Franz Ferdinand ("This Fffire", "Michael", "Take Me Out" etc)
Scissor Sisters ("Laura", "T!ts On The Radio" etc)
Hot Hot Heat ("Talk With Me, Dance With Me", "Oh, Goddamnit" etc)
The Clash ("Death Or Glory", "Train In Vain" etc)
The Hives ("Hate To Say I Told You So", "Die, All Right" etc)
Kaiser Chiefs ("I Predict A Riot", "Oh My God")
The Futureheads ("First Day" etc)
Buddy Holly ("Peggy Sue", "Oh, Boy")
Bloc Party ("Banquet", "The Answer" etc)
Blondie ("One Way Or Another", "Call Me" etc)
The Bravery ("Honest Mistake" etc)
Nirvana ("Smells Like Teen Spirit", "Territorial Pissings" etc)
The Pogues ("Sally MacLennane", "Streams of Whiskey" etc)

For the most upbeat check out Adam and the Ants, Hot Hot Heat, The Clash, and Scissor Sisters.