Torches is such a great album

N O S T A L G I A

Still jamming to this in 2024

The child actor that took off the helmet at the end is Zachary Haas he unfortunately passed away a couple days ago he was my buddy in middle school and we would talk all the time.... rip brother 🙏🏻🙏🏻💕

Never gets old

This one of those songs after listening to it for the first time your like “yea it was good” but the more you listen to it the better it gets for some reason

Got to admit, the Torches album is absolutely amazing and well worth listening to on an idle Friday sunny evening.

Pumped Up Kicks: "Who are you?" Helena Beat: "I'm you, but better."

What I love about Foster The People is that they're not trying to be just another alternative band, they have their own sound and Mark is such a talented singer/songwriter. This band is way too underrated!

12 years later if you’re still listening to this you’re a legend (I'll make sure to update the number of years every year) So how's it going all you Legends? - Lenny 2024

It's 2024 and I still jam this song all the time.

Early 2010’s were the golden years for alternative music.

I do not know how many times my dad played this song. he is 47 and he never liked new bands , then he knew foster the People when I showed him. he love this song so much, and i will Always remember him when I listen to this; even more now, that he is away . thanks foster. you guys make beautiful things .

torches is one of the best albums forever

Seriously how did they craft a song so perfect

I am a guy brought up on 70's and 80's rock, but I really like these guys. I lost my mother a month ago and to me it represents keeping going when things are at their worst. It encapsulates her sudden bad turn, her struggle and unexpected death, getting the late night phone call, telling and comforting my kids, the wake, the funeral and all the other arrangements. This encapsulates being completely lost. It was like "sipping poison and having to hold on tight".

Still can’t understand how this song doesn’t have a billion views 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

Mom: why don't you play with the neighbors kids? The neighbors kids:

Modern day "Lord of the Flies". One of the coolest videos ever.

It's 2022 and we still jamming. Foster The People are amazing!!

"I took a sip of something poison but ill hold on tight" Neat lyrics.

*I TOOK A SIP OF SOMETHING POISON BUT I HOLD ON TIGHT*

Musicians say they make music to help people… this song… I was listening to this song when I was 19, living in Las Vegas by myself, afraid of everything. I was isolated and I never got to pursue what I wanted to there because I was unshakably sick for two months!! I was there to pursue an artistic career of sorts. I was also setting up an art studio and started to have a drinking problem because I was so sick, and I was contemplating suicide and other reckless things. “Yeah, yeah, and it’s okay…. I tie my hands up to a chair so I don’t fall that way” this line has held me down somehow envisioning my hands tied behind me to just SIT DOWN no matter how uncomfortable and miserable I am. It hit my bones. I have PTSD and I don’t live an easy life, and I’m 23 now and I still go back to this line in my head sometimes like it’s magic. So yeah, in case foster the people reads this…. you’ve helped me in the darkest times of my life.

This song helped me when i was rock bottom and suicidal Thank you ❤

This is seriously one of my favorite songs of all time

I should marry this song

Still the best indie album for me. Still listening to it up to this day. Nostalgia at its finest. First listened to this as a high school student in 2011, and now as an adult who is finding out what to pursue in life 😅

Better than pumped up kicks by a mile

A great message at the end. Eat your past.

This song is so underrated

i'll never forget my friend telling me to listen to torches in 2011. i'm forever grateful i made that decision

This song and video will always be special to me. One of their best songs and features a blue heeler, a dog breed I’ve owned my entire life. The video inspired me to get one so I did the same year this video released. He sadly passed away last year. He gave me the best 10 years I could ask for. RIP Rocky. I really miss this version of Foster the People. Wish they could have stayed together. Torches was special.

Reminds me of all the highschool parties I never went too

If this becomes the world, hit me up to join my guild. Requirements: none Skills: basic combat

Happy 10th anniversary to Torches! This song still slaps hard.

Almost 10 years later. This song and the entire album brings me many beautiful memories. They defined the type of music I enjoy today, I'm so happy I met them when they started and be able to follow their later works. Thank you guys!

Lord of the Flies meets Mad Max and The Thief Lord

But the most important question: WHAT HAPPENED TO THE DOG?!

Best album of the last decade hands down. This is my favorite ;)

This song still holds up

I'm sort really LiKe obsESSED with this band

The best song of Foster The People, I really love this band.

This song is a masterpiece

I'm still here and I'm been crying to the song today

One of their best songs Sooooo underrated

My mom always played this song in the car when I was younger and it was one of my favorites. I never knew the name of it but the other night I bumped into it after listening to another song by Foster and I started crying bc it’s such a good song and I recognized it as soon as it turned on.

I like this song even more than Pumped Up Kicks and that was a great tune.

I remember getting this song for free on iTunes months before Pumped Up Kicks hit the charts... I was so happy for them and listened to Torches a lot. Good old days.

Sometimes life it takes you by the hand It puts you down before you know it It's gone and you're dead again I've been in places and I won't pretend That I make it I just fall on my head When it's strange to take a walk downstairs Sweep you all up on a corner and pay for my bread You know that I cannot believe my own truth To show what a truth, it's got nothing to lose Yeah yeah and it's okay I tie my hands up to a chair so I don't fall that way Yeah yeah and I'm alright I took a sip of something poison but I'll hold on tight You know those days when you wanted to choose To not get out of bed and get lost in your head again You play the game but you gotta cut 'Cause you're coming down hard your joints are off stud I tried to say that's not the only way I never knew if I could convince myself to change You were pacing, I was insecure Slip and fall I got the calls of the prison I was living in Yeah yeah and it's okay I tie my hands up to a chair so I don't fall that way Yeah yeah and I'm alright I took a sip of something poison but I'll hold on tight Yeah yeah and it's okay I tie my hands up to a chair so I don't fall that way Yeah yeah and I'm alright I took a sip of something poison, a sip of something poison Yeah yeah and it's okay I tie my hands up to a chair so I don't fall that way Yeah yeah and I'm alright I took a sip of something poison but I'll hold on tight Yeah yeah and it's okay I tie my hands up to a chair so I don't fall that way Yeah yeah and I'm alright I took a sip of something poison, a sip of something poison

Mark Foster looks so awsome in this video!

Absolutely phenomenal! I'd choose this over pumped up kicks any day!

I don't know what it is about the video but I wish the studio version had the same intro as a kid it scared me, but now coming back to listen after 5 -10 years that intro brings back so much nostalgia

mark foster has a unique voice

o.o this guy's voice is infectious. He can hit those high notes but it doesn't sound strained. Not to mention Foster the People are truly awesome with their music. When I first heard I would do anything for you I was very surprised that Foster the people would even do a love song but damn they did it so well that I actually consider myself a fan because they do so well on their music. Helena beat is no exception. Funny thing is if you're one of those music listeners who isn't impressed after the first 10 seconds this song really isn't for you, but if you have more patience than that you'll find a song worth listening to and adding to your playlist. 😊

how does this still not have several hundreds of millions of views?

Just re-opened Foster the People, nostalgia hits so hard

Foster the People is still one of the most underrated bands ever! They are so incredible.

Man Malcolm did pretty good after his show ended 1:36

Is anyone here with me 2.2.2022 to hear this underrated masterpiece🤩♥️???i love this song 🎵 for so many years now.Great song&awesome video!!

Anyone else here in 2024?

Torches was/is supremely underrated

foster the people never fails

Five years listening to this gem and I still can't get enough

it was 2011. my fist day of 7th grade . I remember i just had got the fallout 3 collector's edition from my mom. That morning i woke up to helena beat on mtv and got dressed with my window open and the only visible thing was clouds. Thinking if this is the start i can't imagine what's next. 11 years later im 22 and i still have that as one of my best memories....

It's almost the end of 2019 and im still here..

WOW NEW FALLOUT 4 TRAILER

I remember listening to them all the time when I was like 8 and I've completely forgotten about this band. Now I came back to a whole nostalgia trip and I appreciate these times even more now. Such a great feeling.

Life lesson: don't stop in the middle of the road in a apocalyptic street, or you'll regret doing it

The little dancing asian kid was the highlight ;)

I love his tune in this one

When you find out your favorite song for a few years was released on your birthday 💕

This is better than pumped up kicks for me. The Chorus is so catchy. Makes u wanna dance

"You know those days when you wanna just choose to not get out of bed, get lost in your head again?"

It's crazy. They make the songs sound so happy but the lyrics are always so sad. That makes this song just as sad as songs by artists that actually HAVE sad moods to their music.

The entire torches album imo is legendary if u like this kind of song then your epic and special in every way

I just want to thank my brothers for playing this song and making me grow up with these types of songs 🥴🤍

I got traumatized when I saw this when I was 10. I would listen to FTP on KZfaq on repeat and still watch even thought their songs and videos scarred the shit out of me.

Anyone else 13 and enjoys this type of music .....nope i guess its just me XD

La escuchare hasta el último momento de mi vida y me seguirá gustando por igual 😇

THIS ALBUM IS A MASTERPIECE

This song will never get old and will be one of the greatest Foster the people songs ever created.

Honestly, despite how depressing this song is, it's my favorite song ever!!!

I loved listening to this song when I was struggling with my teenage years. Then I went to prison and this song didn’t help any. Kind of helps right now. Helping me remember what I was thinking of achieving in life.

This is seriously of the best albums of all time. No skips whatsoever.

Literally never get sick of this song

Helena beat > pumped up kicks

It’s 2023 and I still come back to this song 🎧

I remember watching this music video on MTV as a kid I spent 10 years trying to remember it and find it. I finally found it today. It felt like a bad itch I couldn’t scratch for 10 years feels good to get rid of it.

i love foster the people this album never gets old

is no one gonna talk about how these kids perfected the art of basically eternal life? no? ok

I cried listening to this I want my childhood back :(

Underrated song, pumped up kicks gets all the love but this is one of those songs that still sounds amazing 11 years later.

So know ones gonna talk about the girl holding a dead cat?

I used to HATE this song, don't know why, I absolutely LOVE it now! Brilliant video too.

God I love this song it’s very personal to me, loved this song when I was young and still had a stable family and a home my old pets years were I only had to worry about my schoolwork and cartoons but even as I grow up I can look back and reflect on my past and the people who made it great this song will always be here and forever remembered.

This song really slaps hard even ten years later. It almost reminds me of my painful early days in high school. I’m surprised how much time has passed since then.

Não importa quanto tempo passe eu sempre vou amar helena beat

torches is a testament to smiling thru the tears. an anamoly. music can save your life

Miss these days. I used to live in Miracle Mile, LA.

This is hands down my favorite FtP song and the best music video I've ever seen.