Heavydirtysoul (song)

"Heavydirtysoul"
Single by Twenty One Pilots
from the album Blurryface
Released December 9, 2016 (2016-12-09)
Format
Genre
Length 3:55
Label Fueled by Ramen
Songwriter(s) Tyler Joseph
Producer(s) Ricky Reed[3]
Twenty One Pilots singles chronology
"Heathens"
(2016)		 "Heavydirtysoul"
(2016)		 "Jumpsuit"
(2018)
Music video
"Heavydirtysoul" (official video) on YouTube

"Heavydirtysoul" is a song written and recorded by American musical duo Twenty One Pilots. The song was released as the sixth and final single from their fourth studio album Blurryface on December 9, 2016.[4][5] The band uploaded an audio-only video of the song onto YouTube on May 17, 2015.

Music video

The music video for "Heavydirtysoul" was released on February 3, 2017. It begins with lead vocalist Tyler Joseph sitting in the back of a vehicle which is driving erratically down a highway. Josh Dun can be seen playing drums in the middle of the highway, his drum kit suddenly catches fire but he continues playing anyway. The vehicle that Joseph is in is heading towards Dun, and loses one of its wheels just before swerving to miss hitting him. It is shown briefly that the driver of the vehicle is an unknown figure in a black hoodie, presumably "Blurryface," a character created by the band. The sequence of Joseph riding past Dun is repeated as the car continues to spark from its missing tire. During the finale of the video, it is seen that the vehicle continues to fall apart due to Dun's drumming, and when the vehicle loses its roof and its doors, Joseph climbs on top of it and then jumps off near Dun as it explodes. The duo perform the remainder of the song in the highway during the night, surrounded by the car fire. The ending of the video shows the sun rising, and Joseph, along with the vehicle back to normal. The car that's used in the video is a grey Cadillac de Ville sedan.[6]

The music video has over 92 million views on YouTube as of August 2018.

Commercial performance

"Heavydirtysoul" peaked at number 8 on the Hot Rock Songs chart, number 2 on the Alternative Songs chart, number 22 on the Mainstream Rock chart, and number 25 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart in the US.

Usage in media

The song appears on the soundtracks for the video games WWE 2K16 and Madden NFL 16.[7][8]

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Heavydirtysoul"3:54
CD single
No.TitleLength
1."Heavydirtysoul"3:54
2."Heavydirtysoul" (instrumental)3:54
3."Heavydirtysoul" (radio edit)3:33
4."Heavydirtysoul" (TV track)3:54
5."Heavydirtysoul" (a cappella)3:54

Personnel

  • Tyler Joseph – vocals, synthesizers, guitar, piano, bass guitar, tambourine, programming
  • Josh Dun – drums, percussion

Additional musicians

Charts

Chart (2015–17) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[9] 42
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[10] 18
Russia Airplay (Tophit)[11] 82
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[12] 25
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[13] 8
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[14] 2
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[15] 22

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
United States (RIAA)[16] Platinum 1,000,000double-dagger

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. 1 2 "Twenty One Pilots soar their own way". Retrieved February 5, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Twenty One Pilots had ground control at Webster Bank Arena show in Bridgeport". Retrieved February 5, 2017.
  3. ↑ Blurryface (Booklet). Twenty One Pilots. Fueled by Ramen. 2015. 7567-86692-2.
  4. ↑ "Heavydirtysoul Earns Most Added". Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Heavydirtysoul released by Warner Music Canada". Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Heavydirtysoul" by twenty one pilots. Fueled By Ramen. February 3, 2016 – via YouTube.
  7. ↑ "wwe 2k16 soundtrack". WWE. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  8. ↑ "twenty one pilots join madden". team rock. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Twenty One Pilots – Heavydirtysoul" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Twenty One Pilots – Heavydirtysoul" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Official Russia Top 100 Airplay Chart (week 24)" (in Russian). Tophit. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Twenty One Pilots Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Twenty One Pilots Chart History (Hot Rock Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Twenty One Pilots Chart History (Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Twenty One Pilots Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  16. ↑ "American single certifications – twenty one pilots – Heavydirtysoul". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.