Heavy | |
Cover: | Collective_Soul_Heavy.jpg |
Type: | single |
Artist: | Collective Soul |
Album: | Dosage |
Released: | January 1999 |
Recorded: | 1998 |
Genre: | Rock, grunge |
Length: | 2:57 |
Label: | Atlantic |
Producer: | Ed Roland, Anthony J. Resta |
Prev Title: | Run |
Prev Year: | 1999 |
Next Title: | No More, No Less |
Next Year: | 1999 |
"Heavy" is a song by American post-grunge band Collective Soul. It is the second single from their fourth album Dosage. It was the last of the band's seven number ones on Billboard's Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks, as well as their most successful, staying atop the chart for 15 weeks. It was also their last song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 73. It was featured as one of two songs in NHL 2001.
In a December 2017 interview with Songfacts, lead singer Ed Roland explained the inspiration behind "Heavy". Referencing Collective Soul's earlier hit, "December", he said:
Chart (1999) | Peak position | |
---|---|---|
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 73 | |
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | 1 | |
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks | 5 | |
Canadian RPM Top Singles | 5 | |
Canadian RPM Rock/Alternative 30 | 1 |