Foster The People's 'Pumped Up Kicks' has been taken off a US radio station in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting.

The track, whose lyrics depict a high school shooting, has been removed from Los Angeles' top music station KIIS-FM.

TMZ reports that the station has completely pulled the song from their playlists after the shooting in Newtown, Connecticut last week.

Lyrics to the song include: "All the other kids with the pumped up kicks / You better run, better run, outrun my gun/ All the other kids with the pumped up kicks / You better run, better run, faster than my bullet."

The group have previously spoken about the meaning behind the track, which was to help raise awareness about gun violence in schools.

The trio have been supporting those affected by the tragedy on their Twitter page, urging people to donate to charities and speaking out for a change in US gun laws.

They said: "Between 2001-present over 270,000 people have been killed in the US from a gun. It's time to reform the laws."

'Pumped Up Kicks' was released in September 2010, where it peaked at number three in the US and number 18 in the UK.

Ke$ha recently responded to news that her single 'Die Young' has been taken off US radio, insisting: "I'm so so so sorry for anyone who has been effected (sic) by this tragedy."

Watch the 'Pumped Up Kicks' music video below:

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