[2026] Entrance Music for Sports: Cool Western Songs and Entrance BGMs
You can’t hype up sports without music, right?
Among all the music associated with sports, the tracks that really get you pumped are the entrance songs played when athletes come out.
When you’re watching games against overseas teams, you often hear cool Western songs used as entrance music, and I bet many of you have wondered what they are.
So in this article, we’ve gathered some especially recommended Western songs used as sports entrance tracks.
If you find a favorite, try listening to it during your workouts or when you play sports!
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[2026] Walk-up/entrance songs in sports: Cool Western music and entrance BGM (41–50)
Beautiful NowZedd
This is the song “Beautiful Now,” released in 2015 by Zedd, a DJ and producer from Russia, in collaboration with American singer Jon Bellion.
It’s included on the album True Colors.
Its beautiful melody gives you a sense of freedom, and the track has a refreshing feel, like being carried by the wind.
Party HardAndrew W.K.
Andrew W.K., affectionately known as “Brother Andrew,” is hugely popular in Japan as well.
Bursting onto the scene with a sensational debut in the early 2000s, he established himself not only as a singer-songwriter but also as a talented multi-instrumentalist.
Strongly influenced by metal and punk rock, Party Hard is a track from his 2001 debut album, I Get Wet.
I Get Wet received high praise from Pitchfork Media and was even selected among the top albums of the 2000s, cementing its status as a classic.
The song also gained popularity through its inclusion in the game Rock Band 3.
Party Hard is notable for its unabashedly positive lyrics celebrating the joy of breaking free from daily work and hardship.
It has been used as the entrance theme for professional darts player Steve Hine and female mixed martial artist Satoko Shinashi, making it a fan favorite in sports arenas as well.
It’s a perfect pick-me-up when you’re feeling down, need to blow off steam, or just want to let loose.
Right Above It (ft. Drake)Lil Wayne
A collaboration track by Lil Wayne and Drake is gaining attention as a song that hypes up athletes’ entrance scenes.
Released in August 2010, the track was issued as the lead single from Lil Wayne’s album “I Am Not a Human Being.” Featuring powerful lyrics about success and hard work, along with a catchy beat, it also earned strong ratings on the Billboard charts.
It’s used as Yokohama DeNA BayStars player Tyler Austin’s walk-up song, making it perfect for getting athletes fired up.
It’s also a great recommendation as background music for training or playing sports.
Shut UpStormzy
Anthony Joshua, a former boxer who reigned as a heavyweight champion known for his crowd-pleasing, crisp right straight, suffered a decisive defeat to Oleksandr Usyk, but he was among the elite of the heavyweight division at the time and won most of his fights by knockout.
His walkout song is “Shut Up,” a track by Stormzy, a legend of the UK underground scene.
It’s a sharp hip-hop tune that perfectly matches Joshua’s bold fighting style.
Be sure to check it out.
Hate to Say I Told You SoThe Hives
The Hives are a rock band from Sweden whose formal look turns heads.
They play a traditional rock sound, yet there’s something stylish and chic about it.
The energetic vocals are guaranteed to get your adrenaline pumping.
JudasFOZZY
This is the entrance theme used by Canadian professional wrestler Chris Jericho, who gained worldwide popularity in WWE and has since competed around the globe in promotions like New Japan Pro-Wrestling and AEW.
Jericho is active not only as a wrestler but also as the vocalist of FOZZY, the band that performs this song.
While the track overall gives a powerful hard rock impression, the structure—building quickly in intensity from a whisper-like vocal in the intro—is a major draw as an entrance theme.
I Was Born To Love YouQueen
Yuki Takei, who was crowned the inaugural Krush Bantamweight Champion, has been racking up remarkable results since switching to boxing.
His walkout song is Queen’s “I Was Born to Love You,” a classic everyone knows.
It’s also a very unusual choice, given that many fighters opt for aggressive tracks or rap songs.
The song is a love ballad, and as the title suggests, it’s about loving you.
If you listen to it with the idea that the “love” in the lyrics represents Takei’s love for combat sports, it really clicks.
