Hey, everyone Foster The People played “ Pumped Up Kicks ” at both album release gigs in NYC and LA on August 12th and 14th. This song is from the mega successful album “ Torches ” which swept the industry off its high-horse in mid-2011 with this iconic tune which stacked its own share of controversy as soon it went viral in early 2010. Though vocalist Mark Foster penned the track one day in sunny Los Angeles when he still worked as a commercial jingle writer, he, however, undoubtedly harbors resentment for even composing the tune in the first place. But first, a bit of history before we deep dive into today's dissertation. “ Pumped Up Kicks ” hit the Billboard Hot 100 at number three, yet Foster felt the need to retire the track for good in 2019. “ Something that I've been wrestling with,” he told Billboard. Although it was largely supposed to be about problems concerning mental health through the eyes of a troubled teenager named Robert, the frontman n...
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