Callie is back with this week’s playlist, this time designed to carry you through any workout. Going to the gym will be a welcomed escape with this motivational music, no skips necessary. Listen to it all here

  1. “NASTY” – PARRI$. It makes sense that PARRI$ is the same mastermind behind the ferocious, energetic dance choreography in Justin Bieber’s “Purpose: The Movement” music videos. Her characteristic sound makes you want to move your body in whatever way you can — but preferably with confidence and poise. “Come bounce to this” is the ideal invitation to kick off this playlist.
  2. “Trophy” – Charli XCX. “Yeah, bitch I’m here to take that crown” is the ideal follow-up to PARRI$’s invitation. Once you’ve only just begun to feel energized, Charli XCX swoops in with her boldly unique and vigorous brand of girl-power pop. Listening to “Trophy” feels like injecting purpose and passion directly into your muscles.
  3. “Backseat Freestyle” – Kendrick Lamar. We continue the theme with the textbook thesis for every worthwhile rap: “Goddamn, I feel amazing / Damn, I’m in the matrix / My mind is livin’ on cloud nine and this 9 is never on vacation.” As it turns out, this is also a great motif to commit yourself to in the gym. Whether you’re racing your own best time on the treadmill or challenging yourself to lift an extra five pounds, Kendrick Lamar will get you in the mood.
  4. “Sexy Dirty Love” – Demi Lovato. Demi Lovato’s dance floor-friendly anthem to passion, lust and, of course, her characteristically soaring vocal ability is a workout staple. Its piercing, funky beat combined with its virulent kinetic energy — that, as Rolling Stone notes, borrows expertly from both late Seventies disco and stabbing Eighties funk — is practically guaranteed to get your blood pumping.
  5. “BagBak” – Vince Staples. There are plenty of Vince Staples songs and features that you could substitute in this spot (see: “Ghost,” “Love Can Be,” “All Nite,” “Ascension,” “Yeah Right,” or “Smoke & Retribution”). His ear for stream-of-consciousness rap layered over distinctive, electronic beats is unmatched in music right now. But with “BagBak,” he is especially powerful. His assertive, yet refined flow — somehow both concise and saturated with meaning — is flawlessly weaved into the baleful, ominous production. The result is, in the words of Pitchfork, a “sub-3-minute gut-punch.”
  6. “Black Skinhead” – Kanye West. If you’ve ever given this song even a cursory listen, you will know that it is wounding and severe in the best possible way. Yeezus-era Kanye is often cited as the most experimental, boundary-pushing, intense, and defiant. These are all adjectives I would use to describe an ideal song to soundtrack the process of pushing my body past its perceived limits.
  7. “The Greatest” – Sia. Not only does “The Greatest” have an uplifting message of solidarity, strength, and resilience, it also boasts Sia’s distinctive altitude — in vocals, production, melody, and everything in between. The way it builds, spikes, and glides makes it clear that the spirit of motivation is built into its very framework.
  8. “Lose My Mind” – A-Track, Tommy Trash. This song’s strength lies in its repetition. It has a distinctive, psychedelic vibe but its rhythm contains a clear driving force. It allows you to find a groove and fall into your own steps, taking your mind off the task at hand and letting your body carry itself through.
  9. “Light” – San Holo. San Holo’s warmly vivid production on “Light” sounds like how staring into the sun would feel if there was no risk of pain or damage. It’s music to set goals to,  music to daydream to, but in a brightly frantic way — as though you’re watching an adventurous person’s YouTube montage of their extravagant vacation to Bali.
  10. “Line of Sight (feat. WYNNE & Mansionair)” – ODESZA. Although this song starts a bit more slowly than most pump-up jams, its overall tone is so triumphant that it becomes the perfect song to round out a workout. The glistening chorus and confident harmonies will give you that final shot of adrenaline to push through fatigue without turning the resistance down on your treadmill.