State of My Head

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"State of My Head"
Single by Shinedown
from the album Threat to Survival
ReleasedOctober 9, 2015
RecordedOcean Way (Hollywood); Capitol (Hollywood)
Genre
Length3:25
LabelAtlantic
Songwriters
  • Brent Smith
  • Carlo Colasacco
  • Jayson DeZuzio
  • Peter Nappi
  • Ethan Thompson
Shinedown singles chronology
"Cut the Cord"
(2015)
"State of My Head"
(2015)
"Asking for It"
(2016)
Music video
"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.

Style

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James Christopher at AllMusic described the song as a departure from post-grunge, finding it to be a "slick amalgam of electropop and vintage alternative rock".[3]

Media

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"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.[4]

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for "State of My Head"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[10] Gold 40,000
United States (RIAA)[11] Gold 500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  6. ^ "Shinedown Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  7. ^ "Shinedown Chart History (Rock & Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
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