Headstrong (Trapt song)

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"Headstrong"
Trapt headstrong.png
Single by Trapt
from the album Trapt
ReleasedSeptember 23, 2002 (2002-09-23)
Genre
Length
  • 4:45 (album version)
  • 3:54 (edit version)
  • 3:35 (radio and video edit)
Label Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
  • Chris Brown
  • Pete Charell
  • Simon Ormandy
  • Jeffrey Unbankes
Producer(s)
Trapt singles chronology
"Headstrong"
(2002)
"Still Frame"
(2003)

"Headstrong" is the debut single of American rock band Trapt from their 2002 self-titled debut album. 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". It is considered to be the band's signature song.

Contents

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]

Music video

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.

Awards and nominations

Billboard Music Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2003"Headstrong"Top Rock SongWon
2003"Headstrong"Modern Rock Track of the YearWon
2003TraptTop Rock ArtistNominated

Larry Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2003"Headstrong"Best Hard Rock SongWon

Teen Choice Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2003"Headstrong"Choice – Rock TrackNominated

Track listings and formats

  1. "Headstrong"  – 4:45
  2. "Still Frame"  – 4:31
  1. "Headstrong"  – 4:45
  2. "Promise"  – 3:36
  3. "Hollowman"  – 5:03

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [23] Platinum1,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesSeptember 23, 2002 Warner Bros. [24]
AustraliaMay 12, 2003CD [25]
United StatesJune 9, 2003 Contemporary hit radio [26]
United KingdomSeptember 1, 2003CD [27]

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