
There are many reasons we need to pump ourselves up. Whether itโs a championship intramural ball hockey game with the coveted t-shirt on the line, an intense workout (after repeatedly bailing on the gym for two months), or an exam you just couldnโt quite make yourself study for, the best way most of us find to get pumped up is music. What song is your go-to whenever you need that extra bit of adrenaline?
Justin Fauteux, Editor-in-Chief
My pump-up song has no words. Hell, I donโt even know what itโs actually called, I just found it on YouTube a few years back as โVancouver Canucks Warm-Up Songโ (yeah, all I could find online was a 19-second ringtone clip). Iโm not sure why it gets me so pumped, itโs probably because in about the mid-late 90s this song played during just about every hockey teamโs warm-up (my own minor hockey team included) and I guess now it brings up memories of when I still had some athletic ability, not to mention the belief that I might go somewhere in sports. Sidenote: I donโt think the Canucks even use this song anymore, which makes me love it even more.
Carly Basch, Life Editor
This song has only been a part of my life for 13 months but M83โs โMidnight Cityโ takes first place for being able to get me pumped up and excited. Itโs one of those songs where you want to stop doing your daily errands and just break out dancing on the street. It would be a perfectly choreographed routine in my head (like in 500 Days of Summer) but really it would look something like me aggressively skipping down the street with my arms flailing in the air. Iโm also in the process of learning that saxophone solo… it gets me every. single. time.
Justin Smirlies, News Director
Only because I absolutely loved this movie when I was a kid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAwWPadFsOA
Shelby Blackley, Sports Editor
I feel as though being the Sports Editor itโs almost imperative for me to have multiple songs for this type of thing. I used to play ball hockey competitively for a national team and every time we had a game, I had an hour-long playlist I would listen to to get myself pumped up. That playlist remains the same to this day. Whether I have a curling match I need to get focused for, a long run I want to complete, or even just a story I am falling behind on, the main songs I listen to stay the same. Titled as โWORKOUTโ (Capital letters and all) in my iTunes, on the top of the most played comes this song: Canโt Be Touched by Roy Jones Jr. ย Always will be my pump-up song. But slowly, the song โRollinโโ by ISH from the 2012 Olympics is growing on me, so weโll see.
Elizabeth DiCesare, Campus News Editor
Nothing gets me more pumped than listening to sick beats mixed by Rainbow Stalin: DJ of the People. Itโs so bad itโs good.
Marissa Evans, Leader Reporter
For some reason one song that always gets me pumped (or at least puts a smile on my face) is the main theme from Pirates of the Caribbean. Everything by Hans Zimmer is catchy, and his themes always seem to perfectly encapsulate the movie. Pirates has to be one of my favourite movie soundtracks and I usually listen to some of the songs from it before my soccer games.
Alanna Fairey, Lead Reporter
I am one of those people who literally just loves going on runs and going to the gym. Part of that is probably because of my workout playlist on my iPod. Anything that can get me moving is on my playlist. I honestly couldnโt determine one single song that could get me moving, so Iโm just going to do a quick list of my best ones: โClub Canโt Handle Meโ by Flo Rida, โHelloโ by Dragonette, โTik Tokโ by Kesha, โTurn Me Onโ by Nicki Minaj, โWild Onesโ by Flo Rida and โWhat Makes You Beautifulโ by One Direction. I know that most of these songs are lame, but they are all just so catchy and I can never stay still when I listen to them. And the thing I love too about these songs is they are not only good for working out, but they can alternatively be good songs to listen to to prep for going out and hitting the town.
Cristina Rucchetta, Lead Photographer
โD-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-DROP THE BASS!โ *cue transformer noises* As soon as I hear this line in the Skrillex remix of Benny Benassiโs โCinemaโ, it immediately gets me hyped up. I canโt help but continuously whip my hair back and forth and stomp around pretending I know how to krump along to the beat.
Nick Lachance, Photography Manager
Without a doubt if I am going out to see a DJ, cruising in the car or just need a little pick me up, putting on BT and Adam Kโs “Tomahawk” improves my day. It was the best progressive trance song I discovered last year and I canโt get enough of it.
Jeremy Enns, Lead Videographerย
Any time I need a tasty pump-up tack I always rock some For Today. Nothing like a tasty breakdown to get the blood flowing.ย http://www.youtube.com/watch?
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