Artist: Zayde Wolf
Song: One More Journey
Album: RAISON D’ETRE
Time: 2:52
Genre: indie pop
BPM: 90
Category: warm-up, flat
Available: Spotify, iTunes, Apple Music, Amazon Music
If you don’t have a Zayde Wolf in any of your playlists, I must express my shock. Zayde Wolf shows up not only in another weekly music suggestion, The PERFECT Song for Sprints, but numerous ICA profiles: Carpe Diem, Riding for Riches, Party Ride, Turbo-Charged Intervals, Sweet Spot Profile, Red Pill, Blue Pill Intervals, In Honor of Mountains, Flying 40s, and Intensity Ladders at Various Cadences.
“One More Journey” is the newest release from the artist behind some of the most licensed motivational anthems in recent years, and it’s built for the bike.
Who is Zayde Wolf? Behind the name is Dustin Burnett, a Nashville-based producer and songwriter who’s been nominated for two Grammy Awards for his production work. Before going solo, he fronted a rock band called The October. Once that band broke up, he started writing concept songs, singing them himself when he couldn’t find the right vocalist, and a new artist was born.
You’ve probably heard his music without knowing it. His song “Cold-Blooded” was the Chicago Cubs’ spring theme song, “We Got the Power” opened WWE’s 2019 Royal Rumble, and his tracks have shown up in Fortnite, Shameless, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, and Maze Runner: The Death Cure. His biggest streaming hit, “Gladiator,” has racked up over 85 million plays on Spotify alone.
🌀Song Recommendation and Instructor Cueing
“One More Journey” sits at 90 bpm, an easy, steady cadence that’s perfect for getting legs turning without redlining anyone before the real work starts. The lyrics lean straight into the metaphor instructors love: it’s about setting out together, with lines like “here we go” and “you and me” framing the ride as a shared trip rather than a solo grind. Cue it up right as riders clip in, let that steady pulse set the tone, and you’ve got a warm-up that’s already telling your class the story of the ride to come. Pair it up with a second warm-up song, and let the work begin!
If you are a Zayde Wolf fan, here is the first episode of a documentary where he goes into depth about the creative process and the making of the new album, “Raison D’Etre.”