"State of My Head" | ||||
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Single by Shinedown | ||||
from the album Threat to Survival | ||||
Released | October 9, 2015 | |||
Recorded | Ocean Way (Hollywood); Capitol (Hollywood) | |||
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Length | 3:25 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
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"State of My Head" on YouTube |
"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 number one on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart, their tenth single to do so.
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]
"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]
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada) [8] | Gold | 40,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [9] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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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.