Heavy Is the Head (song) explained

Heavy Is the Head
Cover:Heavy_is_the_head.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Zac Brown Band featuring Chris Cornell
Album:Jekyll + Hyde
Length:3:59
Chronology:Zac Brown Band
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Prev Year:2015
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"Heavy Is the Head" is a song recorded by American country music group Zac Brown Band. It was released on March 6, 2015 as the second single from the band's fourth studio album, Jekyll + Hyde, released on April 28, 2015. It features vocals from Chris Cornell, and was released to rock radio, rather than country.[1]

The song was used as the theme for the 2015 Major League Baseball season and has also appeared in the video game WWE 2K16.

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes.[2]

Chart performance

"Heavy Is the Head" debuted at number 50 on the Billboard Rock Airplay chart and at number 37 on the Mainstream Rock airplay chart for the week ending March 21, 2015.[3] The song is the band's first entry on either chart. Its number one peak on the Mainstream Rock airplay chart has made Zac Brown Band only the second musical act after Bon Jovi to have a number one single on both that chart and the Country Airplay chart.[4]

Year-end charts

Chart (2015)Position
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[5] 51
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[6] 39

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bjorke . Matt . Zac Brown Band "Jekyll + Hyde" Tracklist & Cover Art . RoughStock . 2015-03-07 . 2015-03-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150309010545/http://roughstock.com/news/2015/03/33316-zac-brown-band-jekyll-hyde-tracklist-cover-art/ . live .
  2. Jekyll + Hyde . Zac Brown Band . 2015 . CD booklet . John Varvatos/BMLG/Southern Ground/Republic . B0022962-02.
  3. Trust. Gary. Chart Highlights: 'Loud' & Proud, Ed Sheeran Tops All Three Pop, Adult Airplay Charts. 9 March 2015. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 9 March 2015.
  4. Zac Brown Band Score First Number One on Rock Chart. Dunkerley. Beville. April 30, 2015. Rolling Stone. May 22, 2015.
  5. Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2015. Billboard. June 2, 2020.
  6. Rock Airplay Songs – Year-End 2015. Billboard. January 21, 2022.