Story Behind Pumped Up Kicks

The sneaker had a pump shaped like a basketball on the tongue and the idea was that if you needed a little extra lift you could just give it a few pumps keep in mind that nike had michael jordan selling its kicks so reebok was.

Story behind pumped up kicks. Pumped up kicks became the group s breakthrough hit and was one of the most popular songs of 2011. And the other kids whom the troubled kid wants to murder own pairs of these pumped up kicks which clearly shows that they are more privileged than he is. I have always listened to this song but i never found out the story behind it until this year.

The phrase pumped up kicks which is the title of the song refers to a type of expensive sneakers that only the rich could afford. Pumped up kicks is a song by us indie pop band foster the people. Pumped up kicks by foster the people is a song the band created to raise awareness of school shootings.

It was released as the group s debut single in january 2011 and the following year was included on their ep foster the people and their debut album torches. Listening to this song now has changed my perspective on listening to music. Story behind pumped up kicks when you listen to the song pumped up kicks by foster the people you probably get lost in the catchy tune and forget to actually pay attention to what the song is about.

About those pumped up kicks the other kids in this song are wearing. This all changed one night when i was watching the top twenty countdown and this song.