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"Pumped Up Kicks" is a song by American indie pop band Foster the People. It was released as the group's debut single in September 2010, and was later included on their EP Foster the People and their debut album Torches. The song was written and recorded by frontman Mark Foster while he was working as a commercial jingle writer. Contrasting with the upbeat musical composition, the lyrics describe a youth's homicidal thoughts of a killing spree.
"Pumped Up Kicks" received considerable attention after it was posted online in 2010, and it helped the group garner a multi-album record deal with Columbia Records imprint Startime International before the group had issued a commercial release. The song became both a crossover hit and a sleeper hit, as it received airplay on modern rock stations soon after its release in September 2010, and in mid-2011 began seeing noticeable airplay on contemporary hit radio stations. The song spent eight consecutive weeks at number three in the U.S. on the Billboard Hot 100, making it the first Billboard Alternative Songs number-one single to crack the U.S. top 5 since Kings of Leon's "Use Somebody" in 2009. The song was widely praised by critics, and it has been licensed for use in a wide range of popular media since its release. The song received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.