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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.
Scott's 53rd YouTube upload, a video of himself in 2011 dancing to a Butch Clancy remix of Foster the People's Pumped Up Kicks, is what propelled Scott to stardom. 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.
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.
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.
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).
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"Pumped Up Kicks" was officially re-released as the band's first single on September 14, 2010; [9] it was labeled as a "sleeper hit" and eventually peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 starting with the week of September 10, 2011. [10] It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance in February 2012. [11]