A while ago, I posted about how I put together an ever-changing workout playlist in iTunes based on beats per minute.

Today, I got up at 5am, dragged myself to the gym, got on the treadmill, hit play and heard the very best ever workout playlist. It was fantastic. Every song is great fun, and the pace was perfect. And, even better, it’s a deeply weird combination of artists. So here’s the list for your perusal (the link is to free — and legal — mp3’s):

Cotton Eyed Joe, Rednex
I Like ‘Em Big and Stupid, Julie Brown
A Certain Romance, Arctic Monkeys*
The Happiest Place on Earth, Desaparecidos
Autonomy, Heartless Bastards
Everyday is a Fight, Todd Deatherage
It’s Over, The Gossip
My Sharona, The Knack
Bails of Cocaine, Reverend Horton Heat
Stranglehold, Ted Nugent
Blister in the Sun, Violent Femmes

* This is the only track that wasn’t perfect. The intro is a bit ponderous, and the song feels somehow lazy to me.