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Pumped Up Kicks - Foster The People



tempo: 128 bpm

bpm range: 125 to 130 bpm

the DJ's take: If Foster The People ends up as a one-hit wonder, this is a good one to go out on. Chill beat that's perfect for a surfing video.

On a side note, my mom got me a pair of Pumps in sixth grade, and squeezing that little orange basketball on the tongue became a daily ritual. Just trying to be like Dee Brown:



As for the track, long list of key-compatible tracks to mix / mash up with:

In The Dark - DEV
Pump Up The Jam - Technotronic
Shots - LMFAO
The Way You Move - Outkast
Blame - Calvin Harris ft. John Newman
Thinking About You - Calvin Harris
I Need Your Love - Calvin Harris ft. Ellie Goulding
Va Va Voom - Nicki Minaj
Titanium - David Guetta and Sia
Turn Me On - David Guetta ft. Nicki Minaj
Where Have You Been - Rihanna
Don't Stop The Party - Black Eyed Peas
Take Over Control - Afrojack ft. Eva Simons
Where Them Girls At - David Guetta ft. Flo Rida & Nicki Minaj
Judas - Lady Gaga
Give Me Everything - Pitbull ft. Ne-Yo & Afrojack
Till The World Ends - Britney Spears
Tonight (I'm Lovin You) - Enrique Iglesias
Just Can't Get Enough - Black Eyed Peas
Hold It Against Me - Britney Spears
Beautiful - Akon
Cooler Than Me - Mike Posner
Sweet Dreams - Eurythmics
Baby Got Back - Sir Mix-A-Lot

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