Maxed-Out Hype! Popular Western Songs Used as Baseball Chants and Walk-Up Music
In Major League Baseball, pro baseball, and high school baseball, the songs chosen as fight songs or player walk-up music are really important.
Just hearing a familiar tune at the ballpark can get a lot of fans hyped.
Broadcast theme songs are often super cool as well, and if you’re a baseball fan, there’s probably at least one that’s stuck in your head.
In this article, we’ll introduce a bunch of Western songs connected to baseball—tracks used during games and the theme songs from broadcasts.
It’s a lineup of classics that instantly bring back the excitement of the game just by listening.
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The Final CountdownEurope
Europe is a hard rock band that represents Sweden.
Their track The Final Countdown is one of their signature works.
Released in 1986, it has sold over 7.
8 million copies worldwide.
It’s been used in various media in Japan as well, so many people here will recognize it.
The Final Countdown is also used by many athletes as their entrance music; in Japan, Tatsuya Masuda of the Saitama Seibu Lions uses it.
Get Ready For This2 Unlimited
You often hear a song but can’t recall its title, right? One track many baseball fans are likely searching for is “Get Ready For This.” It’s a techno song frequently used at overseas games, performed by the Dutch music duo 2 Unlimited.
By the way, the version currently in use isn’t the original released in 1991, but a later remix.
There are many other versions as well, so try finding your favorite.
SandstormDarude
This is Sandstorm, the song former MLB pitcher Koji Uehara used as his walk-up music.
It’s a track released in 1999 by Finnish DJ Darude.
It was his debut single and remains his biggest hit.
It’s a techno classic that really cranks up the listeners’ energy! In addition to Uehara, former Hanshin Tigers slugger Tomoaki Kanemoto and Chiba Lotte Marines pitcher Hirokazu Sawamura have also used it as their entrance music.
It’s a hit not just in the music world, but in the baseball world as well!
Do Or Die (Remix)Afrojack vs. Thirty Seconds To Mars
Do Or Die (Remix) is a work by Thirty Seconds to Mars, a band featuring DJ Afrojack, who is active and based in the Netherlands, and actor Jared Leto on vocals.
It was used as pitcher Shohei Ohtani’s entrance song in Major League Baseball.
The track is notable for its structure, shifting from a serious opening to an up-tempo chorus, and it carries a positive vibe throughout.
Don’t Stop BelievinJourney
The legendary progressive hard rock band, Journey.
They were hugely active in the 1980s, and for many people in Japan, Journey brings to mind Separate Ways, which was used as the WBC theme song on the TBS network.
In fact, Don’t Stop Believin’ is also extremely popular in the baseball world, and since their then-lead vocalist Steve Perry is an avid San Francisco Giants fan, the song is cherished as an anthem among Giants fans.
Calling All AngelsTrain
Right now, if you ask who baseball fans are paying the most attention to, it would have to be Shohei Ohtani.
The Los Angeles Angels, the team he plays for, have a theme song called “Calling All Angels.” The song is by the American rock band Train.
Before games, a video recapping the Angels’ history is played to this track, so many of you probably remember it well.
The wistful vocals and the footage match perfectly and really hit you in the feels.
If you haven’t seen it, be sure to check it out.
Glory DaysBruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen is someone you simply can’t leave out when talking about American rock.
The exhilarating band sound of “Glory Days” is refreshingly uplifting; it was released in 1985 as the fifth single from the classic album Born in the U.
S.
A.
The song’s theme is “glory days” of the past.
It portrays a man who clings to those memories and a woman who, when comparing them to her present self, is filled with complex, hard-to-define feelings.
It’s a rousing track whose bold blues-rock sound will get your energy up!