Length 3:59 | ||
Released March 6, 2015 (2015-03-06) Genre Southern rock, Hard rock Label Southern Ground
BMLG
Republic
John Varvatos Records Writer(s) Zac Brown, Niko Moon, Wyatt Durrette, Jimmy De Martini, John Driskell Hopkins, Darrell Scott Producer(s) In the Arena Productions, Darrell Scott | ||
"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.
Contents
The Song was used as the theme for the 2015 Major League Baseball season.
Personnel
Compiled from liner notes.
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. The song is the band's first entry on either chart. Its number 1 peak on Mainstream Rock has made Zac Brown Band only the second musical act after Bon Jovi to have a number 1 single on both that chart and Country Airplay.