The Weight

The Weight is the title of a song by The Band. It was composed by Robbie Robertson c. 1968. It is currently heard on a commercial by Cingular/AT&T Wireless, a cell phone company.

It was played in such movies as Hope Floats , Igby Goes Down, The Big Chill, Easy Rider, Girl, Interrupted, Patch Adams and Starsky & Hutch.

It has been covered by such bands as O.A.R., Spooky Tooth and Aretha Franklin.

Also, a country band named after the above-mentioned song. The lead singer is Joseph Plunket, and the band's first full length album, Ten Mile Grace, was released in 2004.