It has never failed to pump me up when it comes on during an erg work out, no matter how hard it might be. "The whole theme of the song is "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger", which could not describe erging better. Helps keep me pumped when getting tired." "Great melody and lyrics for a long steady state work out. "Goofy song, peppy beat, and appropriate to count down those last few meters!"
"Words make this song self-explanatory for why it's a good erg song."īonus points for fans of Arrested Development. Possibly the most overplayed song in erg rooms of the past decade.
Click play about 2 or 3 seconds before they call go and the second you go it's already at full hardcore rockingness." "Every 2k I've ever done started with this song. "Short and sweet, great for short power pieces." "Energizing lyrics, great rhythm, loud enough to be heard over the whirring ergs!" When that guitar comes on, who doesn't get the urge to straddle a nuke and wrap themselves in an American flag?!" "When I need to kick major ass, whether it be on the erg, in the classroom, or out the window of a Humvee on Main Street taking down zombies as I drive past, this song gets played. "For years this was played during the last 500 meters at the C.R.A.S.H.-B. Spotify playlist here and poll voting results here. We tried to bring a variety of genres of music for a variety of types of erg pieces.Only one song per artist as there many artists which qualified multiple songs (Eminem, Rage Against the Machine, etc.).Song should be instantly recognizable as a great erg song.We received so many great entries that we will be running Volume II in January, so check back for more!Ī couple notes on how songs were selected as this is obviously a highly subjective list: Here's row2k's list of the top 15 erg songs for your ultimate erg playlist.