Pumped Up Kicks
3 Songs
About Pumped Up Kicks
"Pumped Up Kicks"
Single by Foster the People
from the album Foster the People and Torches
Released
September 14, 2010
Format
Digital download, 12-inch single
Recorded
2009
Genre
Indie pop, alternative rock, neo-psychedelia
Length
4:00 (album version),
3:38 (radio edit)
Label
Columbia, Startime
Writer(s)
Mark Foster
Producer
Mark Foster
Foster the People singles chronology
"Pumped Up Kicks",
(2010)
"Helena Beat",
(2011)
The Knocks remix cover
"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 homi ... Read More
Tags: pop, alternative, chorus, canada, rock,
