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Pumped Up Kicks

2010 song by Foster the People
VisualArtwork single Q2411420
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Summary

Pumped Up Kicks is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 0.13% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,040 views/month, #31 of 23,006).[2]

Key Facts

  • Genre: pop rock[3]
  • Followed by: Helena Beat[4]
  • Producer: Mark Foster[5]
  • Performer: Foster the People[6]
  • Record label: Columbia Records[7], Startime International[8]
  • Distribution format: music download[9]
  • Country of origin: United States[10]
  • Publication date: September 2010[11]
  • Tracklist: Q141761039[12]
  • Lyricist: Mark Foster[13]
  • Tonality: F minor[14]
  • Official website: http://www.fosterthepeople.com/[15]
  • Title: Pumped Up Kicks[16]
  • Has characteristic: debut single[17]
  • Beats per minute: 128[18]
  • Time signature: quadruple time[19]
  • Single taken from the album or EP: Torches[20]

Why It Matters

Pumped Up Kicks has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

Related Entities

Columbia Records United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6h ago · Nicereddy · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Title → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pumped Up Kicks'}
    Wikidata description → 2010 song by Foster the People
    Tracklist → Q141761039
    Wikipedia languages → ['be', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'he', 'id', 'it', 'ko', 'nl', 'pl', '
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-add:0||2 */ Add 2 statements to single for track 1.2 “Pumped Up Kicks” (Wikidata Discographer) ([[:toolforge:editgroups/b/CB/9cdffc426b00186a|details]])"
  2. 29d ago · ערן · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Title → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pumped Up Kicks'}
    Lyricist → Mark Foster
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Lyricist: Mark Foster, ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/harvesttemplates/e24526966053|details]])"
  3. 19w ago · Im retiring form your phone · 2026-06-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +2010-09-00T00:00:00Z
    Genre → —
    Title → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pumped Up Kicks'}
    Website → —
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Title: Pumped Up Kicks"
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