Headstrong (Trapt song)

"Headstrong"
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)
LabelWarner 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.

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]

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  2. ^ "Friday Top: 10 Songs with Worst Guitar Riffs".
  3. ^ Augusto, Troy J. (June 25, 2003). "Trapt; Seether". Variety. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  4. ^ Rutherford, Kevin (September 7, 2023). "Alternative Airplay Chart's 35th Anniversary: Foo Fighters Remain No. 1 Act, 'Monsters' New Top Song". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  5. ^ "Greatest of All Time Alternative Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 6, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  6. ^ "Friday Top: 15 Worst Riffs of All Time". March 2, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2019.