--- description: The new feature from Spotify lets you listen to music that matches your pace. title: This Is the Coolest Feature Spotify Added Today image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfe14d8ca926bcc27/69885100524fc0c34adf2bd6/163295130-1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # This Is the Coolest Feature Spotify Added Today by [Ben Geier / Fortune](/author/fortune/) ## Ben Geier / Fortune Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 20, 2015 5:38 PM CUT  This photo illustration shows a woman as she uses the iPhone application of Swedish music streaming service Spotify on March 7, 2013 in Stockholm, Sweden This photo illustration shows a woman as she uses the iPhone application of Swedish music streaming service Spotify on March 7, 2013 in Stockholm, SwedenJonathan Nackstrand—AFP/Getty Images by [Ben Geier / Fortune](/author/fortune/) ## Ben Geier / Fortune Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 20, 2015 5:38 PM CUT Runners of the world, Spotify has got the update for you. The popular music streaming app is [adding](https://press.spotify.com/us/2015/05/20/say-hello-to-the-most-entertaining-spotify-ever-2/ "undefined") a special mode for running that plays music that syncs up to the pace of your run, along with a slew of [other new features](http://fortune.com/2015/05/20/spotify-video/ "undefined"). The feature works like this: you start the running mode, and then you start running. Using the technology already in your phone, Spotify figures out how fast you’re going and picks music where the beats-per-minute matches up. You can choose to either have music selected based on what you’ve listened to before, use a multi-genre playlist or hear new tracks made by DJs specifically for running. So if you’re just going for a pleasant jog, we’d imagine you might get something mid-tempo, like Mumford and Sons. Run a little faster and maybe some Jay-Z will hit you. If you’re really going all out, it would make sense that Spotify would play some gnarly fast, double-bass driven thrash metal, like Slayer. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3891047/spotify-running/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3891047/spotify-running/"},"headline":"This Is the Coolest Feature Spotify Added Today","datePublished":"2015-05-20T17:38:12.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:05:25.737Z","description":"This is a far cry from the days of hoping your Discman didn't skip","url":"https://time.com/3891047/spotify-running/","keywords":["Tech","Music","apps","Spotify","Streaming Music","streaming","Running"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfe14d8ca926bcc27/69885100524fc0c34adf2bd6/163295130-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Ben Geier / Fortune"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfe14d8ca926bcc27/69885100524fc0c34adf2bd6/163295130-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"SWEDEN-MUSIC-COMPANY-SPOTIFY","caption":"SWEDEN-MUSIC-COMPANY-SPOTIFY","creditText":"Jonathan Nackstrand—AFP/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3891047/spotify-running/","name":"This Is the Coolest Feature Spotify Added Today"}}]}] ```