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"Headstrong" | ||||
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Single by Trapt | ||||
from the album Trapt | ||||
Released | September 23, 2002 | |||
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Label | Warner Bros. | |||
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Lyricist(s) | Chris Taylor Brown | |||
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Music video | ||||
"Headstrong" on YouTube |
"Headstrong" is the first single released by the American rock band Trapt from their 2002 debut album Trapt. It reached No. 1 on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock and Modern Rock Tracks charts and No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100. It crossed over to mainstream pop radio, peaking at No. 4 on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40. The song also won two Billboard Music Awards in 2003 for "Best Modern Rock Track" and "Best Rock Track".
Billboard rated "Headstrong" the No. 1 modern rock and mainstream rock song of 2003. In September 2023, for the 35th anniversary of Modern Rock Tracks (which had been renamed to Alternative Airplay), [4] Billboard ranked the song at No. 60 on its list of the 100 most successful songs in the chart's history. [5] In 2018, an official poll by Ultimate Guitar saw the site's users rate "Headstrong" as having the fourth-worst riff of all time. [6]
A music video was produced for "Headstrong" which shows the band performing in front of a crowd. Paper and other debris are seen flying past in furious winds as the group plays in an urban nighttime setting, as well as a couple of teenagers arguing with the people they know, such as one teen getting into an argument with his father while they are in a car and the kid becomes fed up with his father's attitude and storms off as well as another teen quitting his job at a restaurant after getting pushed around by his boss; the two teens then join Trapt in the crowd. A third teen is seen walking through the crowd and eventually graffitis Trapt's logo on a wall. The video found considerable airplay on MTV2 and MMUSA upon release. The video was directed by Brian Scott Weber.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2003 | "Headstrong" | Top Rock Song | Won |
2003 | "Headstrong" | Modern Rock Track of the Year | Won |
2003 | Trapt | Top Rock Artist | Nominated |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2003 | "Headstrong" | Best Hard Rock Song | Won |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2003 | "Headstrong" | Choice – Rock Track | Nominated |
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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New Zealand (RMNZ) [23] | Platinum | 30,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [24] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [25] | Platinum | 1,000,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United States | September 23, 2002 | Warner Bros. | [26] | |
Australia | May 12, 2003 | CD | [27] | |
United States | June 9, 2003 | Contemporary hit radio | [28] | |
United Kingdom | September 1, 2003 | CD | [29] |
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