Energetic Songs

Energetic tracks are about momentum: fast or driving tempos, loud guitars or punchy synths, and choruses built for shouting along. Rock and metal account for a large share — Guns N' Roses' “Sweet Child O' Mine,” The Killers' “Mr. Brightside,” Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest, Megadeth and System Of A Down — and alternative adds My Chemical Romance, Paramore and Muse. Classic rock contributes too, from Led Zeppelin's “Kashmir” to The Who's “Baba O'Riley.”

The rest is far from guitar-only. K-pop brings some of its most intense, choreography-driven tracks, such as BLACKPINK's “DDU-DU DDU-DU,” aespa's “Supernova” and LE SSERAFIM's “ANTIFRAGILE”; hip-hop supplies Eminem, Travis Scott's “SICKO MODE” and Kendrick Lamar's “Not Like Us”; and pop chips in “Blinding Lights” and “good 4 u.” There's even Amy Winehouse's “Rehab.” Use the list to pick a starting point, then let that song's page find others with the same drive.