State of My Head

"State of My Head"
"State of My Head"
Single by Shinedown
from the album Threat to Survival
Released	October 9, 2015
Recorded	Ocean Way (Hollywood); Capitol (Hollywood)
Genre	Alternative rock; electropop;
Length	3:25
Label	Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Brent Smith; Carlo Colasacco; Jayson DeZuzio; Peter Nappi; Ethan Thompson;
Shinedown singles chronology
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

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

"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

Weekly charts

Chart (2015–16)	Peak position
Canada Rock (Billboard)^[5]	33
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)^[6]	19
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)^[7]	11

Year-end charts

Chart (2016)	Position
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)^[8]	46
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)^[9]	32

Certifications


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

^ "Shinedown - Threat to Survival Album Reviews, Songs & More - AllMusic". Retrieved December 28, 2023.
^ "Shinedown - Threat to Survival Album Reviews, Songs & More - AllMusic". Retrieved December 28, 2023.
^ James Christopher Monger. "Threat to Survival". AllMusic. Retrieved December 28, 2015. 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.
^ ben holden [@benholdenpxp] (21 January 2016). "Pretty awesome that @Shinedown "state of my head" is the theme song for @PBR on @CBSSportsNet awesome group and song !🤘🏻🤘🏻" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ "Shinedown Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
^ "Shinedown Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
^ "Shinedown Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
^ "Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
^ "Rock Airplay Songs – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
^ "Canadian single certifications – Shinedown – State of My Mind". Music Canada. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
^ "American single certifications – Shinedown – State of My Mind". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 14, 2019.

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[1] "Shinedown - Threat to Survival Album Reviews, Songs & More - AllMusic". Retrieved December 28, 2023.

[2] "Shinedown - Threat to Survival Album Reviews, Songs & More - AllMusic". Retrieved December 28, 2023.

[Monger-3] James Christopher Monger. "Threat to Survival". AllMusic. Retrieved December 28, 2015. 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.

[4] [@benholdenpxp] (21 January 2016). "Pretty awesome that @Shinedown "state of my head" is the theme song for @PBR on @CBSSportsNet awesome group and song !🤘🏻🤘🏻" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[sc_Billboardcanadarock_Shinedown-5] "Shinedown Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved January 21, 2022.

[sc_Billboardrocksongs_Shinedown-6] "Shinedown Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2015.

[sc_Billboardrockairplay_Shinedown-7] "Shinedown Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2015.

[8] "Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved May 25, 2020.

[9] "Rock Airplay Songs – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved January 21, 2022.

[CanadaShinedownState_of_My_MindsingleCertRef-10] "Canadian single certifications – Shinedown – State of My Mind". Music Canada. Retrieved November 6, 2023.

[United_StatesShinedownState_of_My_MindsingleCertRef-11] "American single certifications – Shinedown – State of My Mind". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 14, 2019.

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v t e Shinedown
Brent Smith Barry Kerch Zach Myers Eric Bass Jasin Todd Brad Stewart Nick Perri
Studio albums	Leave a Whisper Us and Them The Sound of Madness Amaryllis Threat to Survival Attention Attention Planet Zero
EPs	iTunes Session Acoustic Sessions
Singles	"Fly from the Inside" "45" "Simple Man" "Burning Bright" "Save Me" "I Dare You" "Heroes" "Devour" "Second Chance" "Sound of Madness" "If You Only Knew" "The Crow & the Butterfly" "Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay Boom-Lay Boom)" "Bully" "Unity" "Enemies" "I'll Follow You" "Adrenaline" "Cut the Cord" "State of My Head" "Asking For It" "How Did You Love" "Devil" "Get Up" "Monsters" "Attention Attention" "Atlas Falls" "Planet Zero" "Daylight" "A Symptom of Being Human"
Music DVDs	Live from the Inside Somewhere in the Stratosphere
Related articles	Discography Volumes, 1 & 2