Rock 2001

Bodies as a Walkup Song

by Drowning Pool

Preview

Is "Bodies" a good walkup song?

About as menacing as walkup songs get. The chorus hits like a baseball bat — instant impact, no subtlety. For closers and power hitters who want the song to feel like a fight, Bodies delivers a level of aggression most walkup options don't reach.

Notable players who've used it

Tanner Scott uses Bodies as his Dodgers entrance song in 2026, joining a long line of closers and setup men who've used it. It's been walkup material since the early 2000s — especially common at high school and college levels where the aggressive energy lands hard.

How to trim "Bodies" for a walkup

Start at 0:33, run for 18 seconds. Skip the building intro and trim into the 'Let the bodies hit the floor' chorus drop.

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

• Closers
• Power hitters
• Pitchers

Clean / explicit version notes

"Bodies" has explicit content in the full song, but the recommended 15-20 second trim window above is clean. As long as the player walks up to the trimmed clip and not the full track, the at-bat audio is safe for any age. Always double-check the exact trim window in your app before locking it in for a youth or school program.

Songs that pair well with "Bodies"

If "Bodies" 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.

• Enter Sandman — Metallica
• X Gon' Give It to Ya — DMX
• Sandstorm — Darude

How to set up "Bodies" 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 "Bodies" to the player who picked it
2. Scrub to 0:33 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.