Heavy (Linkin Park song)

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"Heavy"
Linkin Park Heavy.jpg
Single by Linkin Park featuring Kiiara
from the album One More Light
ReleasedFebruary 16, 2017
Recorded2015–2017
Genre
Length2:49
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Linkin Park singles chronology
"Darker Than Blood"
(2015)		"Heavy"
(2017)		"Talking to Myself"
(2017)
Kiiara singles chronology
"Dopemang"
(2016)		"Heavy"
(2017)		"Whippin"
(2017)
Digital download, [30] UK promotional CD single
No.TitleLength
1."Heavy" (feat. Kiiara)2:49
European CD single
No.TitleLength
1."Heavy" (feat. Kiiara) (Album Version)2:49
2."Heavy" (feat. Kiiara) (Instrumental Version)2:49
Digital download (Nicky Romero Remix)
No.TitleLength
1."Heavy" (feat. Kiiara) (Nicky Romero Remix)3:29
Digital download (Disero Remix)
No.TitleLength
1."Heavy" (feat. Kiiara) (Disero Remix)3:28
European promotional CD single
No.TitleLength
1."Heavy" (Album Version)2:49
2."Heavy" (Instrumental)2:49
3."Heavy" (Acapella)2:49
4."Heavy" (TV Track)2:49
Benelux promotional CD single (Benelux) [31]
No.TitleLength
1."Heavy" (feat. Kiiara) (Explicit Version)2:49
2."Heavy" (feat. Kiiara) (Nicky Romero Remix)3:29

Personnel

Linkin Park

Additional musicians

Production

Remix

Nicky Romero Remix produced by:

Notes

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Heavy"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [72] Gold35,000‡
Germany (BVMI) [73] Gold200,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [74] Gold25,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [75] Platinum30,000‡
Portugal (AFP) [76] Gold5,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [77] Gold10,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [78] Silver200,000‡
United States (RIAA) [79] 2× Platinum2,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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