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The Heavy

Data updated on 2025-10-14 13:51:17 UTC
The Heavy’s osmosis rise was swift. Within a year of their 2007 debut album Great Vengeance And Furious Fire the band made waves Stateside, tipped by the likes of Rolling Stone and SPIN, then a live performance of ‘How You Like Me Now?’ - the lead single from 2009’s The House That Dirt Built - on The Late Show With David Letterman punted them straight into the American psyche. The track was selected to soundtrack a 2010 Super Bowl commercial, and feature in Mark Wahlberg’s sports drama The Fighter. Before long the song was all over US culture. It became so ubiquitous that it was played over the speakers at Barack Obama’s HQ to declare his victory in the 2012 Presidential election.

The Heavy’s infiltration of the global subconscious was only beginning. ‘Short Change Hero’, also from the album, became a TV sync mainstay, reached new generations as the theme to Batman: Arkham City and several Borderlands video games, and even made it into real-life battle zones with the US Special Forces. 2012’s third album The Glorious Dead catapulted tracks including ‘Same ‘Ol’ and ‘What Makes A Good Man?’ onto adverts, TV shows, and the trailer for Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight.

The band expanded the scope and ambition of their sound over 2016’s Hurt & The Merciless and 2019’s Sons. They return in 2023 with their sixth album AMEN, an exhilarating maelstrom of ‘60s R&B riffs, horns, and gospel harmonies, which is set to be the freshest and most revitalised record in their canon yet.

Genres

: bath indie modern blues rock

Total plays

701.9 million
Updated on 2025-10-14

Social media links

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Monthly listeners

2,673,626

Followers

485,181

Top Cities

  1. United Kingdom
    London
    68,938 listeners
  2. Australia
    Sydney
    39,274 listeners
  3. Australia
    Melbourne
    34,243 listeners
  4. Australia
    Brisbane
    34,423 listeners
  5. United States
    Chicago
    31,083 listeners

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Most popular tracks

Track Plays Duration Release date
How You Like Me Now
How You Like Me Now
194,291,544 3:37 2009-10-05
Short Change Hero
Short Change Hero
186,276,834 5:22 2009-10-05
What Makes A Good Man?
What Makes A Good Man?
53,014,599 3:46 2012-04-13
Coleen (feat. The Dap-Kings Horns)
Coleen (feat. The Dap-Kings Horns)
26,818,986 2:60 2007-07-23
How You Like Me Now? - Raffertie Remix
How You Like Me Now? - Raffertie Remix
20,451,315 3:50 2012-08-06
Put It on the Line (Theme from Borderlands)
Put It on the Line (Theme from Borderlands)
19,462,196 3:17 2019-09-13
Curse Me Good
Curse Me Good
14,747,222 4:57 2012-08-08
Same Ol'
Same Ol'
11,031,572 3:60 2012-08-08
Can't Play Dead
Can't Play Dead
10,789,706 4:20 2012-08-08
Easier
Easier
10,458,122 2:42 2007-07-23
Sixteen
Sixteen
8,860,454 3:02 2009-07-13
Turn Up
Turn Up
7,717,370 3:27 2016-04-01
Play for Real - Dirtyphonics Remix
Play for Real - Dirtyphonics Remix
7,609,467 4:57 2011-01-01
Better as One
Better as One
6,060,427 2:56 2019-05-17
Burn Bright
Burn Bright
5,766,281 3:07 2019-05-17
Be Mine
Be Mine
4,956,626 4:14 2012-08-08
The Big Bad Wolf
The Big Bad Wolf
4,948,901 3:21 2012-08-08
Girl
Girl
4,615,839 2:47 2007-10-27
Cause For Alarm
Cause For Alarm
4,149,610 4:44 2009-10-05
Heavy for You
Heavy for You
4,090,470 3:19 2019-05-17
Since You Been Gone
Since You Been Gone
3,934,423 3:09 2016-04-01
Love Like That
Love Like That
3,792,195 2:39 2009-10-05
No Time - Radio Edit
No Time - Radio Edit
3,727,207 4:31 2009-07-13
Don't Say Nothing
Don't Say Nothing
3,528,489 3:36 2012-08-08
Big Bad Wolf
Big Bad Wolf
3,432,911 2:36 2010-11-29
Long Way From Home
Long Way From Home
3,319,151 3:19 2009-10-05
Our Special Place
Our Special Place
3,216,522 3:38 2007-01-01
Set Me Free
Set Me Free
3,186,333 3:35 2007-10-27
Oh No! Not You Again!
Oh No! Not You Again!
3,014,244 1:58 2009-05-11
That Kind of Man
That Kind of Man
2,640,898 3:32 2007-07-23
What Happened To The Love?
What Happened To The Love?
2,419,135 3:15 2016-03-25
Strong Enough
Strong Enough
2,345,122 2:48 2010-11-29
What You Want Me To Do?
What You Want Me To Do?
2,171,046 3:23 2009-10-05
Hurricane Coming
Hurricane Coming
2,081,080 3:33 2023-01-13
Blood Dirt Love Stop
Blood Dirt Love Stop
2,022,618 3:56 2012-08-08
Stuck
Stuck
2,020,135 5:26 2009-10-05
Everything I Got
Everything I Got
1,935,859 3:18 2019-10-25
What Makes A Good Man? - Radio Edit
What Makes A Good Man? - Radio Edit
1,911,219 3:21 2012-04-13
The Apology
The Apology
1,896,469 3:17 2016-04-01
The Lonesome Road
The Lonesome Road
1,767,042 3:56 2012-08-08
She Got To Go
She Got To Go
1,709,928 1:47 2009-10-05
Mean Ol’ Man
Mean Ol’ Man
1,605,364 3:56 2016-04-01
Brand New Day
Brand New Day
1,585,415 3:45 2022-03-31
Nobody’s Hero
Nobody’s Hero
1,532,141 3:57 2016-04-01
Fighting for the Same Thing
Fighting for the Same Thing
1,458,026 4:02 2019-05-17
Miss California
Miss California
1,415,616 4:36 2016-04-01
Just My Luck
Just My Luck
1,389,507 3:00 2012-08-08
Brukpocket’s Lament
Brukpocket’s Lament
1,341,819 2:50 2007-10-27
Stone Cold Killer
Stone Cold Killer
1,324,101 3:09 2023-03-23
Not The One
Not The One
1,163,452 3:52 2016-04-01
The Thief
The Thief
1,091,673 3:06 2019-05-17
Doing Fine
Doing Fine
1,087,901 4:28 2007-10-27
What Don't Kill You
What Don't Kill You
1,062,945 3:56 2019-05-17
In The Morning - single version
In The Morning - single version
1,055,517 2:49 2007-01-01
Fire
Fire
1,038,706 3:13 2019-05-17
Short Change Hero - Edit
Short Change Hero - Edit
1,004,261 2:07 2009-10-05
You Don't Know
You Don't Know
971,271 3:16 2007-10-27
Dignity
Dignity
965,933 2:26 2007-10-27
I Feel The Love
I Feel The Love
963,783 2:60 2023-02-17
Who Needs The Sunshine?
Who Needs The Sunshine?
940,313 4:12 2007-10-27
Last Confession
Last Confession
891,957 4:38 2016-04-01
Can't Play Dead - Radio Edit
Can't Play Dead - Radio Edit
869,301 3:35 2012-11-19
Bad Muthafucker
Bad Muthafucker
864,632 3:49 2023-04-21
Play for Real
Play for Real
864,416 5:01 2010-01-01
Panic Attack!
Panic Attack!
863,887 3:05 2016-04-01
A Ghost You Can’t Forget
A Ghost You Can’t Forget
859,696 3:23 2016-04-01
Last Man Standing
Last Man Standing
854,764 3:06 2019-11-22
WTF?
WTF?
853,725 3:42 2016-09-06
Coleen - Alternative Version
Coleen - Alternative Version
788,723 3:08 2008-01-01
Goodbye Baby
Goodbye Baby
736,204 3:34 2016-04-01
Slave To Your Love
Slave To Your Love
710,446 2:59 2016-04-01
In Time
In Time
516,996 4:04 2009-11-23
A Whole Lot of Love
A Whole Lot of Love
511,436 2:48 2019-05-17
Just Like Summer
Just Like Summer
488,944 2:57 2023-04-21
Put the Hurt on Me
Put the Hurt on Me
488,266 4:07 2019-05-17
What Makes a Good Man - Kenny Dope Remix
What Makes a Good Man - Kenny Dope Remix
475,507 3:19 2012-10-22
Simple Things
Simple Things
435,437 3:04 2019-05-17
Hurt Interlude
Hurt Interlude
421,539 1:09 2019-05-17
A Whole Lot Of Me
A Whole Lot Of Me
414,278 2:55 2023-04-21
Without a Woman
Without a Woman
396,304 4:30 2023-04-11
Ain’t A Love
Ain’t A Love
388,726 3:30 2023-04-21
A Lesson Learned
A Lesson Learned
339,426 3:07 2012-08-08
Play for Real - Team Awesome Remix
Play for Real - Team Awesome Remix
336,778 4:42 2011-01-01
Curse Me Good - Radio Edit
Curse Me Good - Radio Edit
289,345 3:17 2012-10-22
Got To Believe
Got To Believe
252,333 5:22 2023-07-28
Feels Like Rain
Feels Like Rain
249,241 3:49 2023-04-21
Blood & Fire
Blood & Fire
243,871 3:32 2023-08-31
Messing With My Mind
Messing With My Mind
238,265 3:39 2023-04-21
Play for Real - Left/Right & Digital Pizza Remix
Play for Real - Left/Right & Digital Pizza Remix
231,160 5:30 2011-01-01
How You Like Me Now? - Joker Remix
How You Like Me Now? - Joker Remix
178,515 5:40 2010-09-20
No Time - Extra Time Mix
No Time - Extra Time Mix
140,174 3:25 2009-11-23
You Don't Know - single version
You Don't Know - single version
134,506 3:01 2007-01-01
Curse Me Good - Instrumental
Curse Me Good - Instrumental
97,886 3:17 2012-10-22
Coleen - EL-B Remix
Coleen - EL-B Remix
89,551 5:13 2008-01-01
Coleen - Rhythm Beater Remix
Coleen - Rhythm Beater Remix
88,177 5:44 2008-01-01
No Time
No Time
72,695 2:58 2009-11-23
Want Everything (feat. The Heavy)
Want Everything (feat. The Heavy)
21,601 3:27 2014-02-14
Information Critic - The Heavy Remix
Information Critic - The Heavy Remix
6,353 4:11 2011-11-07

New releases

Blood & Fire
Blood & Fire
2023-08-31
[The Heavy]
Got To Believe
Got To Believe
2023-07-28
[The Heavy]
AMEN
AMEN
2023-04-21
[The Heavy]
Without a Woman
Without a Woman
2023-04-11
[The Heavy]
Stone Cold Killer
Stone Cold Killer
2023-03-23
[The Heavy]
I Feel The Love
I Feel The Love
2023-02-17
[The Heavy]
Hurricane Coming
Hurricane Coming
2023-01-13
[The Heavy]
Last Man Standing
Last Man Standing
2019-11-22
[BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.]
Everything I Got
Everything I Got
2019-10-25
[BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.]
Put It on the Line (Theme from Borderlands)
Put It on the Line (Theme from Borderlands)
2019-09-13
[BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.]
Sons
Sons
2019-05-17
[BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.]
Heavyweight
Heavyweight
2016-12-16
[Counter Records]
Panic Attack!
Panic Attack!
2016-09-23
[Counter Records]
WTF?
WTF?
2016-09-06
[Counter Records]
Panic Attack!
Panic Attack!
2016-09-06
[Counter Records]
Panic Attack!
Panic Attack!
2016-09-06
[Counter Records]
WTF?
WTF?
2016-09-06
[Counter Records]
WTF?
WTF?
2016-09-06
[Counter Records]
Hurt & the Merciless
Hurt & the Merciless
2016-04-01
[Counter Records]
Hurt & The Merciless
Hurt & The Merciless
2016-04-01
[Counter Records]
What Happened To The Love?
What Happened To The Love?
2016-03-25
[Counter Records]
Can't Play Dead
Can't Play Dead
2012-11-19
[Counter Records]
Curse Me Good
Curse Me Good
2012-10-22
[Counter Records]
The Glorious Dead
The Glorious Dead
2012-08-17
[Counter Records]
A Lesson Learned
A Lesson Learned
2012-08-17
[Counter Records]
The Glorious Dead
The Glorious Dead
2012-08-08
[Counter Records]
How You Like Me Now? (Raffertie Remix)
How You Like Me Now? (Raffertie Remix)
2012-08-06
[Counter Records]
What Makes A Good Man?
What Makes A Good Man?
2012-04-13
[Counter Records]
How You Like Me Now
How You Like Me Now
2010-11-29
[Counter Records]
How You Like Me Now EP
How You Like Me Now EP
2010-11-29
[Counter Records / +1 Records]
How You Like Me Now EP
How You Like Me Now EP
2010-11-29
[Counter Records]
No Time
No Time
2009-11-25
[Counter Records]
No Time
No Time
2009-11-23
[Counter Records / +1 Records]
No Time
No Time
2009-11-23
[Counter Records]
Short Change Hero (Edit)
Short Change Hero (Edit)
2009-10-05
[Counter Records]
The House That Dirt Built
The House That Dirt Built
2009-10-05
[Counter Records / +1 Records]
The House That Dirt Built
The House That Dirt Built
2009-10-05
[Counter Records]
The House That Dirt Built
The House That Dirt Built
2009-10-05
[Counter Records]
She Got To Go
She Got To Go
2009-10-05
[Counter Records]
Sixteen
Sixteen
2009-07-13
[Counter Records]
Sixteen
Sixteen
2009-07-13
[Counter Records]
Oh No! Not You Again!
Oh No! Not You Again!
2009-05-11
[Counter Records]
Coleen Remixes
Coleen Remixes
2008-08-11
[Counter Records]
Coleen Remixes
Coleen Remixes
2008-01-01
[Counter Records]
Great Vengeance and Furious Fire
Great Vengeance and Furious Fire
2007-10-29
[Counter Records]
Great Vengeance and Furious Fire
Great Vengeance and Furious Fire
2007-10-29
[Counter Records / +1 Records]
Great Vengeance and Furious Fire
Great Vengeance and Furious Fire
2007-10-27
[Ninja Tune]
In The Morning/You Don’t Know
In The Morning/You Don’t Know
2007-10-22
[Counter Records / +1 Records]
In The Morning/You Don’t Know
In The Morning/You Don’t Know
2007-10-22
[Counter Records]
That Kind Of Man
That Kind Of Man
2007-07-23
[Counter Records]
That Kind Of Man
That Kind Of Man
2007-07-23
[Counter Records]
That Kind of Man
That Kind of Man
2007-07-23
[Counter Records]
In the Morning
In the Morning
2007-01-01
[Ninja Tune]