Heavy (Collective Soul song)

"Heavy"
Single by Collective Soul
from the album Dosage
Released	January 1999
Recorded	1998
Genre	Post-grunge
Length	2:57
Label	Atlantic
Writer(s)	Ed Roland
Producer(s)	Ed Roland, Anthony J. Resta
Collective Soul singles chronology
"Run" (1999) "Heavy" (1999) "No More, No Less" (1999)

"Heavy" is a song by American post-grunge band Collective Soul. It is the second single from their fourth album Dosage. It was the last of the band's seven number ones on Billboard's Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks, as well as their most successful, staying atop the chart for fifteen weeks. It was also their last song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 73. It was featured as one of two songs in NHL 2001. The song was also featured in the NASCAR intro on NBC in 2003. An instrumental version is played in the 2014 Golden Corral ad.

Chart performance

Chart (1999)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	73
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	1
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	5
Canadian RPM Top Singles	5
Canadian RPM Rock/Alternative 30	1

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Preceded by "What It's Like" by Everlast	Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks number-one single February 13 – June 5, 1999	Succeeded by "Lit Up" by Buckcherry
Preceded by "Free Girl Now" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers	Canadian RPM Rock/Alternative 30 number-one single April 19–26, 1999	Succeeded by "Free Girl Now" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers