Saturday (Twenty One Pilots song)

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"Saturday"
Single by Twenty One Pilots
from the album Scaled and Icy
ReleasedMay 18, 2021 (2021-05-18)
Recorded2020–2021
StudioTyler Joseph's home studio (Columbus, Ohio)
Genre
Length2:52
LabelFueled by Ramen
Songwriter(s)Tyler Joseph
Producer(s)
Twenty One Pilots singles chronology
"Choker"
(2021) 		"Saturday"
(2021)
Music video
"Saturday" on YouTube

"Saturday" is a song recorded by American musical duo Twenty One Pilots, released on May 18, 2021, through Fueled by Ramen, as the third single from their sixth studio album, Scaled and Icy (2021). It was written and produced by the duo's frontman, Tyler Joseph, with Greg Kurstin credited as co-producer. A music video for the song was released on July 8, 2021.

Background[]

The song's bridge features an audio clip of a phone call with Tyler Joseph's wife Jenna, with her encouraging Joseph to move on with the creation of the track. Joseph stated that he was recording and decided it fit perfectly in the song. Jenna wanted to re-record the audio, as she didn't like the way it sounded, but Joseph convinced her to keep it.[1]

The song was created while communicating virtually as the COVID-19 pandemic limited interaction between the members of the band.[2]

Composition[]

"Saturday" is a pop[3] and funk[4] song that runs for a duration of two minutes and fifty-two seconds. It is considered a very upbeat song in contrast to the themes of their previous albums Trench and Blurryface. Joseph stated in an interview that he did not want to "hold a mirror up to our circumstances and create a record exactly as it appeared in front of us", continuing "I didn't think that a dismal record was appropriate; the idea of escaping that was more appealing to me. The reason why it feels almost disconnected from the reality in which the record was created is intentional. It's gonna feel a little lighter because of that."[5]

Music video[]

Upon the release of "Saturday", Twenty One Pilots released a lyric video to promote the song.[6] It shows depictions of 1980s synthwave-esque imagery, paired with the colors of Scaled and Icy – predominantly soft shades of pink, blue and yellow.

The official music video directed by Andrew Donoho was released on July 8, 2021, and filmed in San Diego, California. It features frontman Tyler Joseph and bandmate Josh Dun performing the song atop a submarine as people are entering, before the camera pans to the interior, in which a party is occurring and the duo are performing. Moments later, a gigantic sea dragon deliberately crashes into the submarine, causing it to break and begin to flood as the duo continue their performance submerged in water while the guests panic. Eventually, the band manages to escape from the sinking vehicle, and emerges on the surface. The video ends with the sea dragon swimming by, underneath the duo and remaining guests.[7] As of August 26, 2021, the music video has garnered more than 11 million views on YouTube.

On August 20, 2021, a behind the scenes video was released for the song.[8]

Personnel[]

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Scaled and Icy.[9]

Twenty One Pilots[]

  • Tyler Joseph – lead vocals, guitar, bass, organs, keyboards, synthesizer, programming, production
  • Josh Dun – drums, percussion, trumpet

Additional musicians[]

Charts[]

Chart performance for "Saturday"
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[10] 81
Global 200 (Billboard)[11] 159
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[12] 14
UK Singles (OCC)[13] 97
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[14] 28
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[15] 16
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[16] 31
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[17] 5

References[]

  1. ^ Lowe, Zane (May 18, 2021). "Tyler Joseph talks "Saturday" plus a call with Jack Antonoff". Apple Music. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  2. ^ Carter, Emily (May 18, 2021). "twenty one pilots drop new single Shy Away, announce upcoming album Scaled And Icy". Kerrang. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  3. ^ Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (May 21, 2021). "Twenty One Pilots' Scaled and Icy is an unengaging puzzle". Financial Times. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  4. ^ Kaufman, Gil (May 21, 2021). "Twenty One Pilots Climb to New Heights With Eye-Popping 'Scaled and Icy' Livestream: Recap". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  5. ^ Carter, Emily (May 18, 2021). "twenty one pilots get their dancing shoes on for new single Saturday". Kerrang. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  6. ^ Skinner, Tom (2021-05-18). "Listen to Twenty One Pilots "paint the town" on upbeat new song 'Saturday'". NME. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  7. ^ "Twenty One Pilots - Saturday (Official Video)". YouTube. Twenty One Pilots.
  8. ^ Twenty One Pilots. "Saturday - Beyond the Video". YouTube. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  9. ^ "TWENTY ONE PILOTS ' SCALED AND ICY' (TNSN DVSN)". TNSN_DVSN. Archived from the original on April 26, 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  10. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – SINGLES DIGITAL – TOP 100 and insert 202121 into search. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  11. ^ "Twenty One Pilots Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  12. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. May 31, 2021. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  13. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  14. ^ "Twenty One Pilots Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  15. ^ "Twenty One Pilots Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  16. ^ "Twenty One Pilots Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  17. ^ "Twenty One Pilots Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2021.

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