10 Alternative Party Anthems from the ’00s That Still Go Hard [AUDIO]

Released in April 2002, the song was released as the 2nd single from the band's 5th studio album Rock Steady. Roger Sanchez's mix was nominated for Best Dance Recording at the 45th Grammy Awards, and the remix won for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical.

Mood on the dancefloor when this song comes on: Sexy-badass

Released in January 2003, the song was written as a "loser anthem" for a movie soundtrack, according to Benji Madden. Though it was not actually ever used on the film's soundtrack, it went on to be featured in other films and TV shows - more than any other Good Charlotte song.

Mood on the dancefloor when this song comes on: Proud to be a loser (but a total badass one)

It was actually released in May 1999, but went strong well into the 2000s. It became the lead single from their album Hooray for Boobies, which was released a year later in the U.S. and U.K.

Mood on the dancefloor when this song comes on: Super sexual

Released in 2001 as the lead single on the band's album All Killer No Filler, it is the band's most successful single to date. It topped the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, peaked at #66 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and at #8 on the UK Singles Chart.

Mood on the dancefloor when this song comes on: Like a rebellious little punk teenager that your parents hate to love (a.k.a. feelin' pretty badass)

Released in February 2008 with her 2nd studio album, Kala, it was written by both M.I.A. and Diplo. Members of The Clash are also credited as co-writers since the song samples their 1982 track, "Straight to Hell." A lot of people probably know this song as the "Slumdog Millionaire song," but it was also featured in the film, Pineapple Express. It peaked at #4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and #12 on Billboard's US Alternative Songs chart.

Mood on the dancefloor when this song comes on: Super chill-badass (and probably a little bit stoned - even if you haven't been smoking)

Released in April 2002, it was the 2nd single off the band's third studio album, White Blood Cells. It peaked at #21 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, and was re-released in 2012 as a 7" vinyl record for Black Friday Record Store Day 2012 on opaque red vinyl by Third Man Records.

Mood on the dancefloor when this song comes on: Wild & free!

Released as the lead single on their third studio album, Welcome Interstate Managers, in 2003, it was one of the first songs to reach the #1 spot on the "Most Downloaded Songs" list of the iTunes Music Store. It reached #11 on the UK Singles Chart and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Vocal Pop Performance. It also reached #1 on both MTV's TRL and VH1's VSpot Top 20 Countdown.

Mood on the dancefloor when this song comes on: For guys, probably oddly sexual, yet not so oddly because they can probably relate at some point in their life. For girls, pissed off because...come on. Be with US, not our mom. But it's still a good song so YAY!

Released in October 2005, it was the band's first single from their debut studio album, Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not. It debuted at #1 on the UK Singles Chart and Arctic Monkeys performed it at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics. The song was ranked #7 on NME's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

Mood on the dancefloor when this song comes on: Like a m$*%#* f*$#&%@ sorcerer!

Released in May 2000, it was the lead single of The Marshall Mathers LP. This was Eminem's first song to reach #1 in the U.K. and it peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100, giving him his biggest hit up to that point. It won multiple awards including a Grammy for Best Rap Solo Performance and Best Video and Best Male Video at the MTV Video Music Awards.

Mood on the dancefloor when this song comes on: Goofy-badass

Released in November 2000, it became the 3rd single from Crazy Town's album, The Gift of Game. It reached #1 in 15 countries, including the United States. The song samples "Pretty Little Ditty" from Red Hot Chili Peppers' 1989 album Mother's Milk. It was also named the 34th "Most Awesomely Bad Song Ever" by VH1 and rated #3 on Billboard's chart for one-hit wonders of the 2000s, compiled in 2009.

Mood on the dancefloor when this song comes on: Supa sl33zy #ItsGoinDownFoReal