“Pumped Up Kicks” is a song by American indie pop band Foster the People. It was released as the group’s debut single in September 2010, and the following year was included on their EP Foster the People and their debut album, Torches. “Pumped Up Kicks” became the group’s breakthrough hit and was one of the most popular songs of 2011. The song was written and recorded by frontman Mark Foster while he was working as a commercial jingle writer. Contrasting with the upbeat musical composition, the lyrics describe the homicidal thoughts of a troubled youth.
Category: 2010
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros – Home
“Home” is a song written and recorded by American group Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. It was released in January 2010 as the second single from the album, Up from Below. The song came in at number 73 on Australian radio station Triple J’s 100 hottest songs of the past 20 years.
DJ Tiësto vs Diplo – C’Mon (live in Miami)
Thomas Wesley Pentz (born November 10, 1978), better known by his stage name Diplo, is a Los Angeles-based American DJ, music producer, rapper, and songwriter. He founded and manages record company Mad Decent, as well as co-founding the non-profit organization Heaps Decent. Among other jobs, he has worked as a school teacher in Philadelphia. He is also the co-creator and lead member of the electronic dancehall music project, Major Lazer. His 2013 EP “Revolution” debuted at #68 on the Billboard 200.
Mika – Kick Ass (We Are Young)
“Kick Ass (We Are Young)” is a song by British singer-songwriter Mika and Moroccan-Swedish record producer RedOne released as a single from the soundtrack to the film Kick-Ass.
Brandon Flowers – Magdalena (live)
Flamingo is the solo debut studio album by American singer/songwriter and The Killers frontman Brandon Flowers, which was released on September 3, 2010 in Australia, September 6, 2010 in the UK and September 14, 2010 in the US. It was recorded in Battle Born Studios, Winchester, Nevada, and Henson Recording Studios, Hollywood, California.