2011's songs of the summer were as schizophrenic as the season itself. Over the next few days on The Record, we'll look at some of the songs that captured our attention (or held us hostage) and ask ...

If “Pumped Up Kicks” catches your attention with its upbeat sound and hidden deep message, these tracks will give you that same blend of catchy rhythms and thoughtful, sometimes dark, lyrics. Its ...

It was when my wife shoved the music player back across the table that I realized I needed to think harder about the tune I was playing for her. “Pumped Up Kicks” has been hailed as the song — or at ...

There isn't a Grammy Award for most unlikely hit. If there were, though, "Pumped Up Kicks" would be a solid contender. As it stands, the Top 5 smash by Foster the People is up for best pop duo/group ...

Foster the People's biggest hit to date is taking a hit in terms of radio airplay. Though 'Pumped Up Kicks' is almost two years old, the debut single from the Los Angeles-based band still had some ...

In Hear This, A.V. Club writers sing the praises of songs they know well—some inspired by a weekly theme and some not, but always songs worth hearing. This week, we asked, “What’s a song you like by a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two years after Foster the People‘s 2010 hit “Pumped Up Kicks” hit a billion streams on Spotify, the track is adding yet another ...

While the pop song has an upbeat sound, it contains lyrics like, "He found a six-shooter gun in his dad's closet, with the box of fun things…he's coming for you, yeah he's coming for you," and "All ...

Foster The People's "Pumped Up Kicks" was released in 2010, though it took a couple years for it to become a hit. Since then, it's been plagued by accusations that the song glorifies school shootings.

Recently I foraged into the wilds of the Internet, hungry for a juicy new composition into which to sink my teeth. I had begun to worry that this column had become mired in the past, a victim of the ...

Back in the summer of 2011, it seemed like "Pumped Up Kicks" was always playing somewhere. The song, recorded by the Los Angeles band Foster the People, appeared to come out of nowhere, and it was ...

Foster The People's 'Pumped Up Kicks' has been taken off a US radio station in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting. The track, whose lyrics depict a high school shooting, has been removed ...