"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.
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Quick Facts Single by Trapt, from the album Trapt ...
"Headstrong" |
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Released | September 23, 2002 (2002-09-23) |
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- 4:45 (album version)
- 3:54 (edit version)
- 3:35 (radio and video edit)
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Label | Warner Bros. |
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Songwriter(s) |
- Chris Brown
- Pete Charell
- Simon Ormandy
- Jeffrey Unbankes
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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.
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- "Headstrong" – 4:45
- "Still Frame" – 4:31
- "Headstrong" – 4:45
- "Promise" – 3:36
- "Hollowman" – 5:03
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Headstrong (US 7" vinyl liner notes). Trapt. Warner Bros. Records. 2002. 7-16534.{{cite AV media notes}}
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Headstrong (AUS CD Single liner notes). Trapt. Warner Bros. Records. 2003. 9362426212.{{cite AV media notes}}
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"The Year in Charts 2003: Most-Played Mainstream Top 40 Songs". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 11, no. 51. December 19, 2003. p. 14.
"2004 The Year in Charts: Most-Played Mainstream Top 40 Songs". Billboard Radio Monitor. Vol. 12, no. 51. December 17, 2004. p. 22.
"The Decade in Music" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 121, no. 50. December 19, 2009. pp. 161–162. Retrieved June 12, 2021.