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"Pumped Up Kicks" is a song by American indie pop band Foster the People. It was released as the band'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 Pumped Up Kicks dubstep remix went viral, gaining 1.5 million views in four days and over five million in one week. [2] The viral video currently has over 145 million views. All his videos on his WHZGUD2 channel currently have a combined viewing total of over 360 million with 2.38 million YouTube subscribers.
The original band lineup at the 2011 MuchMusic Video Awards, from left to right: Pontius, Foster, Fink. Foster the People appeared as the musical guest on the October 8, 2011, episode of Saturday Night Live, playing "Pumped Up Kicks" and "Houdini". Kenny G appeared as a guest performer on the latter song.
Torches is the debut studio album by American indietronica band Foster the People, released on May 23, 2011, by Startime International and Columbia Records.In 2010, the group parlayed the popularity of frontman Mark Foster's song "Pumped Up Kicks" into a record deal with Startime International, and wrote the album to back the song's popularity.
After Foster's song "Pumped Up Kicks" became a viral success in 2010, the group was signed to Columbia Records imprint Startime International and gained a fanbase through small club shows and appearances at the music festivals Coachella and South by Southwest.
After her successful initial audition, she advanced through the first day of the "Bootcamp," stage of The X Factor where she sang "Pumped Up Kicks" with Beatrice Miller. Of the 120 contestants who auditioned at bootcamp that day, she was among the sixty acts asked to continue on. [14]
The mixtape was promoted through various music videos with, "Pumped Up Kicks (Like Me)" (A remix to Pumped Up Kicks), was released on August 6, 2012. [3] The music video was directed by Mike Vargas. [4] [5] The mixtape's second music video, "The Coolest", was released on September 24, 2012. [6] The music video was directed by Mike Vargas. [7] [8]
Matthew Thomas Masurka (born May 12, 1983), [1] better known by his stage name Gigamesh, is a Minneapolis-based American music producer and DJ.Gigamesh is most recognized for having produced Mike Posner's track "Cooler Than Me" [2] as well as for his remix of Foster the People's single "Pumped Up Kicks" (which currently has over 172 million plays on YouTube).