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Track of the Day: 'Ghost'

By Chris Bodenner
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Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021.

A reader adds several suggestions to the work-out series sparked by Adrienne:

I’m a spinning instructor and an electronic music aficionado, so I’ve given a fair bit of thought to which throbbing songs will best fit with my classes while still being somewhat interesting. Dubstep works well for spin, i.e. trying to time hard efforts to “the drop.” A couple really fun and motivational songs I always turn to on my playlists:

“As Serious As Your Life” by Four Tet
“White Noise/Red Meat” by Dada Life
“Ghost” by Neutral Milk Hotel [embedded above]
“Shipping up to Boston” by The Dropkick Murphys

Embed these in your playlist and watch your fitness increase by 17%.

I can definitely vouch for “Ghost”; all of Neutral Milk Hotel’s Aeroplane Over the Sea is bracing to run to.