State of My Head

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"State of My Head"
Song

"State of My Head" is a song by American rock band Shinedown. It was released on October 9, 2015 as the second single from the band's fifth studio album, Threat to Survival. The song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart, their tenth single to do so.

Style

James Chrisopher at AllMusic described the song as a departure from post-grunge, finding it to be a "slick amalgam of electropop and vintage alternative rock".[1]

Media

"State of My Head" was the theme song for the Professional Bull Riders' Built Ford Tough Series telecasts on CBS and CBS Sports Network during the PBR's 2016 season.[2]

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[3] 19
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[4] 11
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[5] 25
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[6] 1

References

  1. ^ James Christopher Monger. "Threat to Survival". AllMusic. Retrieved December 28, 2015. Threat to Survival begins to detour from the post-grunge highway with "State of My Head," a slick amalgam of electro-pop and vintage alt-rock with a catchy as hell though extremely well-worn chorus.
  2. ^ ben holden [@benholdenpxp] (January 21, 2016). "Pretty awesome that @Shinedown "state of my head" is the theme song for @PBR on @CBSSportsNet awesome group and song !🤘🏻🤘🏻" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "Shinedown Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  4. ^ "Shinedown Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  5. ^ "Shinedown Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  6. ^ "Shinedown Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved November 1, 2015.

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