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Josh's World Cup Special!

Pace SetterRun with Josh Widdicombe

Josh picks a bunch of football related tunes that'll power you through your run. A seamlessly mixed playlist punctuated with silly soccer stories! Can you reach John Barnes's rap?

To mark the 2026 World Cup tournament, Josh Widdecombe has put together a Football themed running mix to motivate you. You'll be scampering along like a soccer star to songs by Shakira, Elvis, The Beatles, Gala, Neil Diamond, U2, Baddiel and Skinner and even Ant & Dec! Josh also throws down the gauntlet and challenges you to run until you hear New Order's World In Motion. So get off the touch line, lace up your boots and score a goal (go for a run).

A We Are Grape Production for BBC Sounds.

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Music Played

  • The Farm

    All Together Now

    • Smash Hits Massive! (Various Artists).
    • Dover Records.

  • Jazzystics & Julie Benson

    Freed from Desire

    • Jazz Covers Popular Songs.
    • Music Brokers.
    • 48.

  • DJ Ötzi

    Hey Baby

    • Crimson.

  • Will Swenson, Linda Powell & The Noise

    Sweet Caroline

    • A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording).
    • A Beautiful Noise.
    • 15.

  • Blur

    Song 2

    • Music Of The Millennium (Various).
    • Universal Music Tv.

  • The Beatles

    Hey Jude

    • The Beatles - 1.
    • Apple.
    • 021.

  • Pitbull

    We Are One (Ole Ola)

    • Sony Music Entertainment Brasil ltda..

  • Shakira

    Waka Waka (This Time For Africa) (feat. Freshlyground)

    • Listen Up! The Official 2010 FIFA World Cup Album.
    • Epic.
    • 2.

  • Ant & Dec

    We're On The Ball

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Elvis Presley vs Junkie XL

    A Little Less Conversation

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG/RCA.

  • New Order

    World In Motion

    • Snap It Up! (Various Artists).
    • CBS.

  • Nicky Jam

    Live It Up

    • Sony Music Entertainment US Latin LLC.

  • Bob Sinclar & Cutee B.

    Sound Of Freedom (feat. Dollarman & Gary Nesta Pine)

    • Yellow productions.

  • U2

    Beautiful Day

    • Now 47 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Queen

    We Are The Champions

    • News Of The World.
    • Island.
    • 2.

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