Pop 2017

Believer as a Walkup Song

by Imagine Dragons

Preview

Is "Believer" a good walkup song?

The pounding drum opening hits hard without needing aggressive lyrics. Lyrically clean, energetically rock. For youth and travel ball where the song needs to feel like a hip hop walkup but be safe for any age, Believer threads the needle.

Notable players who've used it

Believer has been a top youth and high school walkup since 2017. The Imagine Dragons catalog as a whole over-indexes for clean walkup music — Believer is the standout, but Thunder, Whatever It Takes, and Warriors all rank in walkup playlists across youth baseball.

How to trim "Believer" for a walkup

Start at 0:00, run for 18 seconds. The pounding drum opening is the hook. Start at zero.

The trim point is the difference between a great walkup song and a great walkup. A song's first 15-20 seconds rarely happen to be the best 15-20 seconds — most popular tracks have a build, an intro, or a bridge before the hook lands. Pick the slice that hits hardest. The last second of your trim window should land on a peak, right as the player steps into the box.

Best for

• Any hitter
• Youth players
• Team intro

Clean / explicit version notes

"Believer" has no explicit content — it's safe for any age and any league. No need for a clean version or careful trimming. Pick the song, set the trim, lock it in.

Songs that pair well with "Believer"

If "Believer" is on your shortlist, these are the walkup songs players most often consider alongside it. Same vibe, same energy, same kind of moment at the plate.

• Centuries — Fall Out Boy
• We Will Rock You — Queen
• Eye of the Tiger — Survivor

How to set up "Believer" for your team

Setting up a walkup song requires three things: an app that handles per-player audio, custom trim points, and one-tap playback on game day.

1. Build your roster in Walkup Pro — assign "Believer" to the player who picked it
2. Scrub to 0:00 and set the trim duration to 18 seconds
3. Connect a Bluetooth speaker at the field (a JBL Charge or similar will cover any youth field — see our guide to the best Bluetooth speakers for a baseball field)
4. On game day, tap to play as the player walks to the box

For a complete game-day setup walkthrough, see how to play walkup songs at baseball games. For more on what makes a great walkup work, see the anatomy of the perfect walkup song.