Life is a Mixtape / MIDI Mornings

MIDI Mornings Ep 22: Recession Pop

Fri, Feb 13, 2026

Your favorite electro-pop hits from 2008-2014 that talk about spending your last dollar at the club. Hedonism, fast dance beats, and radio popularity. This is recession pop.

Playlist

    Time: February 13 - 6:02:24 am
  • Night Shades

    Cobra Starship, “You Make Me Feel... (feat. Sabi)”

    from Night Shades

    Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen - 2011

  • Time: February 13 - 6:05:19 am
  • Raymond v Raymond (Expanded Edition)

    Usher, “DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love (feat. Pitbull)”

    from Raymond v Raymond (Expanded Edition)

    LaFace Records - 2010

  • Time: February 13 - 6:08:53 am
  • Wild Ones

    Flo Rida, “Wild Ones (feat. Sia)”

    from Wild Ones

    Atlantic Records - 2012

  • Time: February 13 - 6:12:38 am
  • Warrior (Expanded Edition)

    Kesha, “Die Young”

    from Warrior (Expanded Edition)

    Kemosabe Records/RCA Records - 2012

  • Time: February 13 - 6:16:06 am
  • Club Can't Handle Me - Single

    Flo Rida, “Club Can't Handle Me (feat. David Guetta)”

    from Club Can't Handle Me - Single

    Atlantic Records - 2010

  • Time: February 13 - 6:19:51 am
  • Planet Pit (Deluxe Version)

    Pitbull, “Give Me Everything (feat. Afrojack, Nayer and Neyo)”

    from Planet Pit (Deluxe Version)

    Mr.305/Polo Grounds Music/J Records - 2011

  • Time: February 13 - 6:27:03 am
  • Nothing But the Beat 2.0

    David Guetta, “Without You (feat. Usher)”

    from Nothing But the Beat 2.0

    Parlophone (France) - 2011

  • Time: February 13 - 6:30:19 am
  • Blackout

    Britney Spears, “Piece of Me”

    from Blackout

    Jive - 2007

  • Time: February 13 - 6:33:38 am
  • The Fame Monster

    Lady Gaga, “Telephone (feat. Beyoncé)”

    from The Fame Monster

    Interscope - 2009

  • Time: February 13 - 6:37:10 am
  • Nothing But the Beat 2.0

    David Guetta, “Titanium (feat. Sia)”

    from Nothing But the Beat 2.0

    Parlophone (France) - 2011

  • Time: February 13 - 6:41:08 am
  • La Roux

    La Roux, “Bulletproof”

    from La Roux

    Polydor Records - 2009

  • Time: February 13 - 6:44:30 am
  • Cooler Than Me - EP

    Mike Posner, “Cooler Than Me (Gigamesh Remix)”

    from Cooler Than Me - EP

    J Records - 2009

  • Time: February 13 - 6:47:59 am
  • Feel Good Friday

    Pitbull, “Time of Our Lives (Radio Edit)”

    from Feel Good Friday

    Sony Music CG - 2018

  • Time: February 13 - 6:51:41 am
  • Femme Fatale (Deluxe Version)

    Britney Spears, “Till the World Ends”

    from Femme Fatale (Deluxe Version)

    Jive - 2011

  • Time: February 13 - 6:55:29 am
  • Saxobeats

    Alexandra Stan, “Mr Saxobeat”

    from Saxobeats

    Magic Records - 2011

  • Time: February 13 - 6:59:56 am
  • On the Floor (feat. Pitbull) - EP

    Jennifer Lopez, “On The Floor (feat. Pitbull)”

    from On the Floor (feat. Pitbull) - EP

    Nuyorican Productions / IDJ - 2011

  • Time: February 13 - 7:03:24 am
  • Motion

    Calvin Harris, “Summer”

    from Motion

    Columbia - 2014

  • Time: February 13 - 7:06:59 am
  • Lasers

    Lupe Fiasco, “The Show Goes On”

    from Lasers

    1st & 15th/Atlantic - 2011

  • Time: February 13 - 7:10:46 am
  • 18 Months

    Calvin Harris, “Feel so Close (Radio Edit)”

    from 18 Months

    Columbia - 2012

  • Time: February 13 - 7:14:22 am
  • Oracular Spectacular

    MGMT, “Electric Feel”

    from Oracular Spectacular

    Red Ink/Columbia - 2007

  • Time: February 13 - 7:17:52 am
  • Settle

    Disclosure, “Latch (feat. Sam Smith)”

    from Settle

    Universal-Island Records Ltd. - 2013

  • Time: February 13 - 7:22:04 am
  • Passive Me, Aggressive You

    The Naked and Famous, “Young Blood”

    from Passive Me, Aggressive You

    Polydor Records - 2011

  • Time: February 13 - 7:30:27 am
  • Kala

    M.I.A., “Paper Planes”

    from Kala

    XL - 2007

  • Time: February 13 - 7:33:28 am
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

    Phoenix, “1901”

    from Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

    Glassnote - VMG - 2009

  • Time: February 13 - 7:36:36 am
  • Manners

    Passion Pit, “Sleepyhead”

    from Manners

    Columbia - 2009

  • Time: February 13 - 7:39:23 am
  • Visions

    Grimes, “Oblivion”

    from Visions

    4AD - 2012

  • Time: February 13 - 7:43:26 am
  • Never Trust a Happy Song

    GROUPLOVE, “Tongue Tied”

    from Never Trust a Happy Song

    Canvasback/ATL - 2011

  • Time: February 13 - 7:46:56 am
  • Hurry Up, We're Dreaming

    M83, “Midnight City”

    from Hurry Up, We're Dreaming

    M83 Recording Inc/naïve - 2011

  • Time: February 13 - 7:50:51 am
  • Cannibal (Expanded Edition)

    Kesha, “Blow”

    from Cannibal (Expanded Edition)

    RCA Records Label - 2010

  • Time: February 13 - 7:54:24 am
  • The E.N.D. (The Energy Never Dies)

    Black Eyed Peas, “I Gotta Feeling”

    from The E.N.D. (The Energy Never Dies)

    Interscope - 2009

  • Time: February 13 - 7:59:07 am
  • This Is Happening

    LCD Soundsystem, “Dance Yrself Clean”

    from This Is Happening

    Parlophone UK - 2010