Timed by hand

Walk-up song start times

Every walk-up song database tells you what a player walks up to. None of them tell you the part you actually need at the field: the second to start the clip, how long to run it, and whether the lyrics are safe. That is this page.

20s

Median cue length

86%

Start at 0:00

16–25s

Full range

Clean as recorded

The cue sheet

Start where the timestamp says, run it for the listed number of seconds, stop. Every window was picked so the clip lands on the hook and ends on a beat rather than fading out mid-bar.

All I Do Is Win
DJ Khaled ft. T-Pain

0:00

for 20s

The 'DJ Khaled!' tag and horn hit at second one. Start from zero — that's the hook.

Clean edit
Believer
Imagine Dragons

0:00

for 18s

The pounding drum opening is the hook. Start at zero.

Clean
Big Dawgs
Hanumankind & Kalmi

0:00

for 18s

The opening hook 'They love big dawgs' is the entire identity. Start from second zero.

Window only
Black Betty
Ram Jam

0:00

for 18s

The 'Whoa Black Betty' and guitar lick hit immediately. Trim from zero.

Clean
Bodies
Drowning Pool

0:33

for 18s

Skip the building intro and trim into the 'Let the bodies hit the floor' chorus drop.

Window only
Bruce Wayne
YoungBoy Never Broke Again

0:00

for 18s

The beat drops immediately. Trim is the opening hook.

Window only
Can't Stop the Feeling
Justin Timberlake

0:00

for 18s

The disco bass and JT's vocal hit immediately. Trim from zero.

Clean
Centuries
Fall Out Boy

0:00

for 20s

The opening choir sample and drum hit are the entire hook. Use the full intro.

Clean
Chicken Fried
Zac Brown Band

0:00

for 20s

The opening guitar pattern is the hook. Trim is the first verse setup.

Clean
Country Boy
Aaron Lewis

0:00

for 22s

The opening guitar and 'I can skin a buck' line are the identity. Start at zero.

Clean
Country Girl (Shake It for Me)
Luke Bryan

0:00

for 18s

The fiddle and drum kick the song open. Trim is the opening fiddle hook.

Clean
Crazy Train
Ozzy Osbourne

0:00

for 18s

The 'ay ay ay' at second one is the iconic moment. Start at zero, end as the riff fully kicks in.

Clean
Despacito
Luis Fonsi ft. Daddy Yankee

0:43

for 20s

Skip the slow guitar intro. Trim into the beat drop at 0:43 where the energy actually starts.

Clean
Dreams and Nightmares
Meek Mill

1:30

for 20s

Skip the slow piano intro entirely. Trim into the beat drop at 1:30 — that's the famous moment.

Clean edit
Enter Sandman
Metallica

0:08

for 22s

The slow eerie intro builds for 8 seconds before the riff hits. Trim in right at the riff for maximum impact.

Clean
Eye of the Tiger
Survivor

0:00

for 18s

The drum hits and guitar stabs are the hook. Start at second zero — the recognition is immediate.

Clean
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Metallica

0:00

for 25s

The tolling bell at the open is essentially Hells Bells with a darker mood. Use the full intro.

Clean
Gasolina
Daddy Yankee

0:00

for 18s

The 'Dame mas gasolina' hook hits in second one. Trim is the opening 18 seconds.

Clean
God's Country
Blake Shelton

0:00

for 22s

The slow build and Blake's vocal entrance are the hook. Use the full intro.

Clean
HEAVEN ON THIS EARTH
Forrest Frank & Torey D'Shaun

0:00

for 20s

The hook lands fast. The opening 20 seconds is the trim window.

Clean
Hells Bells
AC/DC

0:00

for 25s

The tolling bell is the entire point — start from second zero so the bell is the first thing the crowd hears.

Clean
HUMBLE.
Kendrick Lamar

0:00

for 18s

The piano stabs and Kendrick's voice cut in immediately. Start at zero — the hook is the opening.

Clean edit
Last Night
Morgan Wallen

0:00

for 18s

The hook hits immediately. The opening 18 seconds is the trim — no need to wait for the chorus.

Clean
Lose Yourself
Eminem

0:00

for 20s

The piano + 'Look, if you had one shot' opening is the most-recognized 20 seconds in hip hop. Start from second zero.

Clean edit
Narco
Blasterjaxx & Timmy Trumpet

0:00

for 22s

The trumpet riff at second one is the entire identity. Start at zero — don't trim past the trumpet.

Clean
Pelotero A La Bola
8Uno & Airam Paez

0:00

for 20s

The dembow beat and vocal entrance hit immediately. Trim from second zero.

Clean
Power
Kanye West

0:00

for 20s

The chant 'I'm living in that 21st century' and the kick drum hit immediately. Start at zero.

Clean edit
Run This Town
Jay-Z, Rihanna, Kanye West

0:00

for 20s

The opening drum and chant build for 20 seconds. The full intro is the hook.

Clean edit
Sail
AWOLNATION

0:00

for 20s

The synth and 'Sail!' yell hit immediately. Start at zero.

Clean
Sandstorm
Darude

0:30

for 20s

Skip the build. Trim into the main synth lead at 0:30 — that's the hook the crowd recognizes.

Clean
Shake It Off
Taylor Swift

0:00

for 18s

The drum-and-vocal entrance hit at second one. Start at zero.

Clean
Started From the Bottom
Drake

0:00

for 20s

The signature beat and Drake's vocal entrance are the entire identity. Start at zero.

Clean edit
Sweet Caroline
Neil Diamond

0:00

for 22s

The opening horn and 'Where it began' line are the setup. Trim into the chorus or use the full intro.

Clean
Sweet Home Alabama
Lynyrd Skynyrd

0:00

for 20s

The opening guitar lick is the entire identity of the song. Start at second zero — the riff is the hook.

Clean
The Champion
Carrie Underwood ft. Ludacris

0:00

for 18s

Carrie's vocal entrance hits second one. Start at zero.

Clean
The Largest
BigXthaPlug

0:00

for 18s

BigX's voice and the bass drop hit in second one. Trim is the opening 18 seconds.

Window only
The Man Comes Around
Johnny Cash

0:35

for 22s

Skip the spoken-word opening. Trim into the guitar and 'There's a man going around' line.

Clean
Thunderstruck
AC/DC

0:00

for 18s

The opening guitar attack is the entire hook. Start at second one — you don't need a build.

Clean
Titi Me Pregunto
Bad Bunny

0:00

for 20s

The synth and Bad Bunny's vocal hit immediately. Start at zero.

Window only
tv off
Kendrick Lamar

0:00

for 18s

Kendrick's voice cuts in immediately — the hook is the first 18 seconds. Start from second zero.

Window only
Up!
Forrest Frank & Connor Price

0:00

for 18s

The hook 'Up' hits in second one. The full opening 18 seconds is the walkup window.

Clean
Wagon Wheel
Old Crow Medicine Show

0:00

for 20s

The fiddle opens the song fast. Trim is the first 20 seconds — the entire setup hits.

Clean
We Will Rock You
Queen

0:00

for 16s

The stomp-stomp-clap is built-in crowd participation. Start from beat one — the trim window is the entire pattern plus the first vocal.

Clean
Welcome to the Jungle
Guns N' Roses

0:18

for 18s

The intro screams build for 18 seconds. Trim into the riff at 0:18 — that's where the energy peaks.

Clean
Welcome to the Show
Britt Nicole

0:00

for 18s

The drum hits and Britt Nicole's vocal entrance are the hook. Trim from zero.

Clean
Whiskey Glasses
Morgan Wallen

0:00

for 20s

The driving guitar and Wallen's vocal entrance are the hook. Start at zero.

Clean
Whole Lotta Love
Led Zeppelin

0:00

for 20s

The opening riff is everything. Trim from second zero through the first 'You need coolin' line.

Clean
Wild Thing
X

0:00

for 18s

The opening 'Wild thing' and guitar lick are the entire identity. Start at zero.

Clean
X Gon' Give It to Ya
DMX

0:00

for 18s

DMX's bark hits in second one. Start at zero — the energy never dips.

Window only
YOUR WAY'S BETTER
Forrest Frank

0:00

for 22s

The slower build and vocal entrance are the hook. Use the full intro.

Clean

Song · Artist	Genre	Cue	Clean
All I Do Is Win — DJ Khaled ft. T-Pain The 'DJ Khaled!' tag and horn hit at second one. Start from zero — that's the hook.	Hip Hop	0:00 for 20s	Clean edit
Believer — Imagine Dragons The pounding drum opening is the hook. Start at zero.	Pop	0:00 for 18s	Clean
Big Dawgs — Hanumankind & Kalmi The opening hook 'They love big dawgs' is the entire identity. Start from second zero.	Hip Hop	0:00 for 18s	Window only
Black Betty — Ram Jam The 'Whoa Black Betty' and guitar lick hit immediately. Trim from zero.	Rock	0:00 for 18s	Clean
Bodies — Drowning Pool Skip the building intro and trim into the 'Let the bodies hit the floor' chorus drop.	Rock	0:33 for 18s	Window only
Bruce Wayne — YoungBoy Never Broke Again The beat drops immediately. Trim is the opening hook.	Hip Hop	0:00 for 18s	Window only
Can't Stop the Feeling — Justin Timberlake The disco bass and JT's vocal hit immediately. Trim from zero.	Pop	0:00 for 18s	Clean
Centuries — Fall Out Boy The opening choir sample and drum hit are the entire hook. Use the full intro.	Pop	0:00 for 20s	Clean
Chicken Fried — Zac Brown Band The opening guitar pattern is the hook. Trim is the first verse setup.	Country	0:00 for 20s	Clean
Country Boy — Aaron Lewis The opening guitar and 'I can skin a buck' line are the identity. Start at zero.	Country	0:00 for 22s	Clean
Country Girl (Shake It for Me) — Luke Bryan The fiddle and drum kick the song open. Trim is the opening fiddle hook.	Country	0:00 for 18s	Clean
Crazy Train — Ozzy Osbourne The 'ay ay ay' at second one is the iconic moment. Start at zero, end as the riff fully kicks in.	Rock	0:00 for 18s	Clean
Despacito — Luis Fonsi ft. Daddy Yankee Skip the slow guitar intro. Trim into the beat drop at 0:43 where the energy actually starts.	Latin	0:43 for 20s	Clean
Dreams and Nightmares — Meek Mill Skip the slow piano intro entirely. Trim into the beat drop at 1:30 — that's the famous moment.	Hip Hop	1:30 for 20s	Clean edit
Enter Sandman — Metallica The slow eerie intro builds for 8 seconds before the riff hits. Trim in right at the riff for maximum impact.	Rock	0:08 for 22s	Clean
Eye of the Tiger — Survivor The drum hits and guitar stabs are the hook. Start at second zero — the recognition is immediate.	Rock	0:00 for 18s	Clean
For Whom the Bell Tolls — Metallica The tolling bell at the open is essentially Hells Bells with a darker mood. Use the full intro.	Rock	0:00 for 25s	Clean
Gasolina — Daddy Yankee The 'Dame mas gasolina' hook hits in second one. Trim is the opening 18 seconds.	Latin	0:00 for 18s	Clean
God's Country — Blake Shelton The slow build and Blake's vocal entrance are the hook. Use the full intro.	Country	0:00 for 22s	Clean
HEAVEN ON THIS EARTH — Forrest Frank & Torey D'Shaun The hook lands fast. The opening 20 seconds is the trim window.	Faith	0:00 for 20s	Clean
Hells Bells — AC/DC The tolling bell is the entire point — start from second zero so the bell is the first thing the crowd hears.	Rock	0:00 for 25s	Clean
HUMBLE. — Kendrick Lamar The piano stabs and Kendrick's voice cut in immediately. Start at zero — the hook is the opening.	Hip Hop	0:00 for 18s	Clean edit
Last Night — Morgan Wallen The hook hits immediately. The opening 18 seconds is the trim — no need to wait for the chorus.	Country	0:00 for 18s	Clean
Lose Yourself — Eminem The piano + 'Look, if you had one shot' opening is the most-recognized 20 seconds in hip hop. Start from second zero.	Hip Hop	0:00 for 20s	Clean edit
Narco — Blasterjaxx & Timmy Trumpet The trumpet riff at second one is the entire identity. Start at zero — don't trim past the trumpet.	Latin	0:00 for 22s	Clean
Pelotero A La Bola — 8Uno & Airam Paez The dembow beat and vocal entrance hit immediately. Trim from second zero.	Latin	0:00 for 20s	Clean
Power — Kanye West The chant 'I'm living in that 21st century' and the kick drum hit immediately. Start at zero.	Hip Hop	0:00 for 20s	Clean edit
Run This Town — Jay-Z, Rihanna, Kanye West The opening drum and chant build for 20 seconds. The full intro is the hook.	Hip Hop	0:00 for 20s	Clean edit
Sail — AWOLNATION The synth and 'Sail!' yell hit immediately. Start at zero.	Rock	0:00 for 20s	Clean
Sandstorm — Darude Skip the build. Trim into the main synth lead at 0:30 — that's the hook the crowd recognizes.	Rock	0:30 for 20s	Clean
Shake It Off — Taylor Swift The drum-and-vocal entrance hit at second one. Start at zero.	Pop	0:00 for 18s	Clean
Started From the Bottom — Drake The signature beat and Drake's vocal entrance are the entire identity. Start at zero.	Hip Hop	0:00 for 20s	Clean edit
Sweet Caroline — Neil Diamond The opening horn and 'Where it began' line are the setup. Trim into the chorus or use the full intro.	Pop	0:00 for 22s	Clean
Sweet Home Alabama — Lynyrd Skynyrd The opening guitar lick is the entire identity of the song. Start at second zero — the riff is the hook.	Rock	0:00 for 20s	Clean
The Champion — Carrie Underwood ft. Ludacris Carrie's vocal entrance hits second one. Start at zero.	Country	0:00 for 18s	Clean
The Largest — BigXthaPlug BigX's voice and the bass drop hit in second one. Trim is the opening 18 seconds.	Hip Hop	0:00 for 18s	Window only
The Man Comes Around — Johnny Cash Skip the spoken-word opening. Trim into the guitar and 'There's a man going around' line.	Rock	0:35 for 22s	Clean
Thunderstruck — AC/DC The opening guitar attack is the entire hook. Start at second one — you don't need a build.	Rock	0:00 for 18s	Clean
Titi Me Pregunto — Bad Bunny The synth and Bad Bunny's vocal hit immediately. Start at zero.	Latin	0:00 for 20s	Window only
tv off — Kendrick Lamar Kendrick's voice cuts in immediately — the hook is the first 18 seconds. Start from second zero.	Hip Hop	0:00 for 18s	Window only
Up! — Forrest Frank & Connor Price The hook 'Up' hits in second one. The full opening 18 seconds is the walkup window.	Faith	0:00 for 18s	Clean
Wagon Wheel — Old Crow Medicine Show The fiddle opens the song fast. Trim is the first 20 seconds — the entire setup hits.	Country	0:00 for 20s	Clean
We Will Rock You — Queen The stomp-stomp-clap is built-in crowd participation. Start from beat one — the trim window is the entire pattern plus the first vocal.	Rock	0:00 for 16s	Clean
Welcome to the Jungle — Guns N' Roses The intro screams build for 18 seconds. Trim into the riff at 0:18 — that's where the energy peaks.	Rock	0:18 for 18s	Clean
Welcome to the Show — Britt Nicole The drum hits and Britt Nicole's vocal entrance are the hook. Trim from zero.	Faith	0:00 for 18s	Clean
Whiskey Glasses — Morgan Wallen The driving guitar and Wallen's vocal entrance are the hook. Start at zero.	Country	0:00 for 20s	Clean
Whole Lotta Love — Led Zeppelin The opening riff is everything. Trim from second zero through the first 'You need coolin' line.	Rock	0:00 for 20s	Clean
Wild Thing — X The opening 'Wild thing' and guitar lick are the entire identity. Start at zero.	Rock	0:00 for 18s	Clean
X Gon' Give It to Ya — DMX DMX's bark hits in second one. Start at zero — the energy never dips.	Hip Hop	0:00 for 18s	Window only
YOUR WAY'S BETTER — Forrest Frank The slower build and vocal entrance are the hook. Use the full intro.	Faith	0:00 for 22s	Clean

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The ones you cannot start at zero

86% of these songs open on their hook, which is most of why they became walkups in the first place. These 7 do not. Start them at 0:00 and the batter is stood in the box listening to an intro.

Bodies 0:33

Drowning Pool

Skip the building intro and trim into the 'Let the bodies hit the floor' chorus drop.
Despacito 0:43

Luis Fonsi ft. Daddy Yankee

Skip the slow guitar intro. Trim into the beat drop at 0:43 where the energy actually starts.
Dreams and Nightmares 1:30

Meek Mill

Skip the slow piano intro entirely. Trim into the beat drop at 1:30 — that's the famous moment.
Enter Sandman 0:08

Metallica

The slow eerie intro builds for 8 seconds before the riff hits. Trim in right at the riff for maximum impact.
Sandstorm 0:30

Darude

Skip the build. Trim into the main synth lead at 0:30 — that's the hook the crowd recognizes.
The Man Comes Around 0:35

Johnny Cash

Skip the spoken-word opening. Trim into the guitar and 'There's a man going around' line.
Welcome to the Jungle 0:18

Guns N' Roses

The intro screams build for 18 seconds. Trim into the riff at 0:18 — that's where the energy peaks.

What coaches ask

How long should a walk-up song be?

Across the 50 songs we have timed by hand, the median cue runs 20 seconds, the shortest is 16 and the longest is 25. The window is bounded at both ends by the walk itself. Too short and the clip dies before the batter is set in the box, too long and whoever is running the speaker has to cut it off mid-phrase, which is the thing that makes a walkup sound amateur. Landing the end of the clip on a beat matters more than hitting an exact number of seconds.

Where in the song should a walk-up clip start?

43 of our 50 timed songs start at 0:00, which is 86% of them. That is not laziness, it is selection: a song earns its place as a walkup precisely because it opens on its hook. The exceptions are songs whose recognisable moment is buried behind an intro, and for those the timestamp matters enormously.

Do I need the clean version of a walk-up song?

There are three answers, not two. 36 of these songs are clean as recorded, so any version works. 7 have explicit lyrics with a clean radio edit available, and you need to pick that edit deliberately because streaming services default to the explicit one. 7 are explicit songs where the recommended trim window itself contains no explicit language, which is fine for a short walkup but a risk if the clip ever runs long.

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