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"Heavy Is the Crown" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park. It was released on September 24, 2024 as the second single from the band's upcoming eighth studio album From Zero.[1][2][3]
| "Heavy Is the Crown" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Linkin Park | ||||
| from the album From Zero | ||||
| Released | September 24, 2024 | |||
| Recorded | 2024 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 2:47 | |||
| Label | ||||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Mike Shinoda | |||
| Linkin Park singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Heavy Is the Crown" on YouTube | ||||
The song serves as the main theme for Riot Games' 2024 League of Legends World Championship and is also set to appear in Arcane's Season 2 soundtrack.[4][5][6]
Composition
editStylistically, "Heavy is the Crown" is described as a nu metal and rap rock song.[7][1] Emily Armstrong's vocals are compared to the late Chester Bennington's by Emmy Mack of Music Feeds, who stated "It’s actually really easy to imagine Chester singing this one," and described the chorus as "gritty"[8]
Personnel
editCredits adapted from Tidal.[9]
Linkin Park
- Emily Armstrong – vocals, composition
- Colin Brittain – drums, composition, co-production
- Brad Delson – guitars, backing vocals, composition, co-production
- Dave "Phoenix" Farrell – bass, backing vocals, composition
- Joe Hahn – samples, programming, backing vocals, composition
- Mike Shinoda – keyboards, vocals, rhythm guitar, composition, production, record engineering
Additional personnel
- Mike Elizondo – additional production, composition
- Rich Costey – mixing
- Emerson Mancini – mastering
- Ethan Mates – record engineering
- Jeff Citron – assistant mixing
Charts
edit| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[10] | 4 |
| Germany (Official German Charts)[11] | 25 |
| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[12] | 6 |
| Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[13] | 23 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] | 63 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[15] | 66 |
| UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[16] | 7 |
References
edit- ^ a b Kaufman, Gil (September 24, 2024). "Linkin Park Drop Epic League of Legends World Championship Anthem 'Heavy Is the Crown': Listen". Billboard. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- ^ Aswad, Jem (September 24, 2024). "Linkin Park Drop New Song 'Heavy Is the Crown,' Add Tour Dates". Variety. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- ^ Schaffner, Lauryn (September 24, 2024). "Linkin Park Debut Animated 'Heavy Is the Crown' Video for Video Game Championship". Loudwire. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- ^ Adams, Gregory (September 24, 2024). "Hear LINKIN PARK's new 'League of Legends' anthem "Heavy Is the Crown"". Revolver. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- ^ Carter, Emily (September 27, 2024). "Linkin Park unleash new single Heavy Is The Crown, announce more 2024 shows". Kerrang!. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- ^ Arcane (September 25, 2024). "Heavy is the..." X (Formerly known as Twitter). Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- ^ Rothe, Dominik (24 September 2024). "Linkin Park zeigen "Heavy Is The Crown"-Video". Metal.de (in German). Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ Mack, Emmy (September 26, 2024). "Linkin Park Unleash Second Single Of Their New Era, 'Heavy Is The Crown'". Music Feeds. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
- ^ "Credits/Heavy Is the Crown/Linkin Park". Tidal. September 24, 2024. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 39. týden 2024 in the date selector. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
- ^ "Linkin Park – Heavy Is the Crown" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. September 30, 2024. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 39. týden 2024 in the date selector. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
- ^ "Linkin Park – Heavy Is the Crown". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. September 27, 2024. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart". Official Charts Company. September 27, 2024. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
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