Top 50 Pregame Pump-Up Songs
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Adrenaline rush: a sudden burst of energy from an increase in the hormone and neurotransmitter adrenaline, esp. increased heart rate and blood pressure, perspiration, blood sugar, and metabolism (h/t Dictionary.com)
There are three classifications of pump-up songs:
The first, and maybe most common, is the "inspirational" track. The lyrics are the sole focus of this type of song.
The next class of song is "swagger." These pump-up songs are all about boasting and bragging to build up confidence.
The last type is a "fight" song. This music is exactly what it sounds like; what you listen to before a fight.
Here are the top 50 pregame pump-up songs that will give you the edge over your opponent:
**Warning NSFW: Some of the tracks in this list contain explicit lyrics**
Check out a more recently made list, the Top 100 Pregame Pump up Songs of All Time.
49. Champion-Flipsyde
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Classification: Inspirational
48. Ignition-TobyMac
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Classification: Inspirational
46. In The Air Tonight-Phil Collins
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Classification: Inspirational
41. Sky Is The Limit-Lil Wayne
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Classification: Inspirational
36. Soul Survivor-Young Jeezy
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Classification: Inspirational
35. The Second Coming-Juelz Santana
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Classification: Inspirational
34. Amazing-Kanye West
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Classification: Inspirational
31. Imma' Shine-Youngbloodz
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Classification: Inspirational
30. Heart Of a Champion-Nelly
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Classification: Inspirational
29. Victory-The Notorious B.I.G.
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Classification: Inspirational
28. To Be Loved-Papa Roach
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Classification: Inspirational
27. Overtime-Ace Hood
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Classification: Inspirational
23. We Made It-Busta Rhymes
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Classification: Inspirational
22. No Love-Eminem
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Classification: Inspirational
21. The Contender Theme-Hans Zimmer
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Classification: Inspirational
15. Requiem For a Dream-Clint Mansell
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Classification: Inspirational
14. Headstrong-Trapt
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Classification: Inspirational
13. More-Usher
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Classification: Inspirational
12. My Time-Fabolous
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Classification: Inspirational
11. All The Above-Maino
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Classification: Inspirational
10. Eye Of The Tiger-Survivor
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Classification: Inspirational
9. Remember The Name-Fort Minor
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Classification: Inspirational
6. Lose Yourself-Eminem
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Classification: Inspirational
5. 300 Violin Orchestra-Jorge Quintero
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Classification: Inspirational
4. Till I Collapse-Eminem
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Classification: Inspirational
Final Thoughts
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Larry French/Getty Images People get pumped up in different ways.
Each type of pump up song may fuel another person's fire more than another's.
If you play football with an aggressive mindset, make a playlist of "fight" songs.
If you prefer to play sports loose and talk a little trash, "swagger" tracks were meant for you.
Finally, post a song I missed.
I guarantee there are plenty of rock and older songs that were left out.
