"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.
The song was used as the theme for the 2015 Major League Baseball season and has also appeared in the video game WWE 2K16.
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Personnel
Compiled from liner notes.
Zac Brown – lead vocals, electric guitar
Chris Cornell – duet vocals
Coy Bowles – slide guitar
Clay Cook – Hammond organ
Donald Dunlavey – electric guitar
Chris Fryar – drums
John Driskell Hopkins – electric guitar
Matt Mangano – bass guitar, electric guitar
Daniel de los Reyes – percussion
Jimmy De Martini – violin
Darrell Scott – background vocals, electric guitar, pedal steel guitar
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 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.