List of songs recorded by Twenty One Pilots explained

Twenty One Pilots have seven studio albums, with the most recent being Clancy, released on May 24, 2024. While the original line-up had included bassist Nick Thomas and drummer Chris Salih, Josh Dun replaced Salih on drums and percussion in 2011, and remains the only other member of the band aside from frontman Tyler Joseph.

A list of albums by Twenty One Pilots and their respective chart listings can be found on the Twenty One Pilots discography article.

Songs recorded and released by Twenty One Pilots

Name! scope="col"
LengthReleaseYearNotes
"Addict with a Pen"4:472009
"Air Catcher"----"Air Catcher (Studio Version)"4:13----3:55----Website2009----2011
  • Air Catcher was first released on an EP called Johnny Boy. The EP was distributed to attendees at a "Battle of the Bands" event on November 10, 2009. Over a month later, the song would appear on the band's debut album.[1]
  • The version that appears on Johnny Boy is slightly different than the one released on Twenty One Pilots.[2]

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  • Online uploads of the "Studio Version" are usually given de facto titles like "Alternate Version" or "Alternative Version";[3] however, the file name titles it as "Air Catcher (Studio Version)".
  • The studio version was recorded after Twenty One Pilots and before Regional at Best.
  • It has also been erroneously stated that the track was never released by the band; however, in 2011, Twenty One Pilots uploaded "Air Catcher (Studio Version)" to their website for free download, amongst other tracks.[4] The other tracks that were made available were: the band's cover of "Jar of Hearts"; "Time to Say Goodbye", a single; and "Slowtown", "Car Radio", and "Trees", which would eventually appear on the Regional at Best album.
"Anathema"3:592011
  • Some lyrics are derived from the song "Blasphemy" off of Joseph's solo-album No Phun Intended
"At the Risk of Feeling Dumb"3:232024
"Backslide"3:002024
  • Single
"Bandito"5:312018
"Be Concerned"
(featuring Jocef)
4:082011
"Before You Start Your Day"3:532009
"Bounce Man"3:052021
"Can't Help Falling in Love"
(Cover)
2:55 (YouTube)----2:39 (Studio version)Holding On to You (EP)2012
  • Elvis Presley cover
"Cancer"
(Cover)
3:562016
"Car Radio"5:14----4:27----2011----2013

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  • Single
"A Car, a Torch, a Death"4:342009
"Chlorine"----"Chlorine (Mexico City)"5:24----3:59----Location Sessions2018----2019
  • Single
  • "Chlorine (Alternative Mix)" is a shorter version of the song released for radio play. This version lacks the outro heard in the original version. The track length decreased from 5:24 to 3:11.

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  • Before its name was simplified to "Chlorine (Mexico City)", the track's full title was, "Chlorine (19.4326° N, 99.1332° W)". Unlike the other Location Sessions, the origin of this recording or performance is unknown but is presumed to have been at a private concert at the title's coordinates in Mexico City.[5] [6] [7] [8]
"Choker"3:432021
  • Single
"Christmas Saves the Year"3:32Christmas Saves the Year2020
  • An original Christmas song recorded in Joseph's home studio.[9] [10]
"Clear"3:392011
"The Craving"2:542024
  • Single
  • There are two versions of "The Craving", the "(Single Version)" and "(Jenna's Version)", they are instrumentally different.[11] An acoustic version of the track was played by the duo at a live show in London in early May 2024, before it was officially released.[12]
"Cut My Lip"----"Cut My Lip (Brooklyn)"4:43----4:19----Location Sessions2018----2019
  • "Cut My Lip (Brooklyn) is a live version of the song (performed alongside other "re-imagined" versions of "Ride", "Smithereens", "Chlorine", and "My Blood"). The video of the private Brooklyn concert can be found on Entercom's YouTube channel.[13] Of the five songs Joseph reconstructed live, "Cut My Lip" was chosen to be mastered and re-uploaded to the band's platforms as the second installation of the Location Sessions.[14]
  • Before its name was simplified to "Cut My Lip (Brooklyn)", the track's full title was, "Cut My Lip (40.6782°N, 73.9442° W)".
"Doubt"3:112015
"Fairly Local"3:272015
  • Single
"Fake You Out"3:512013
  • Single
"Fall Away"3:022009
  • Some lyrics are derived from the song "Drown" off of Joseph's solo-album No Phun Intended
"Forest"4:062011
  • On May 18, 2011, an excerpt of the song was released in the form of a YouTube video directed by Mark C. Eshelman, before Regional at Best. In the video's title slide, the song's title is spelled "Forrest". This could have been the title of the song before its official release,[15] or it could have been a simple typo.
"Formidable"2:562021
"Friend, Please"4:132009
"Glowing Eyes"4:192011
  • The song features guest vocals James Truslow of the band Truslow.[16]
"Goner"2:07----3:56YouTube----2012----2015
  • Theorized to appear on Joseph's self-released album No Phun Intended
  • Solo-released as a video on the official Twenty One Pilots YouTube channel[17]
  • Interestingly, the 2012 performance ends with the same sound effect that begins "Heavydirtysoul," the first track off of Twenty One Pilots' Blurryface. Furthermore, the re-recorded version of "Goner" is the final track on Blurryface.

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"Good Day"3:242021
"Guns for Hands"4:37----4:32----2011----2013

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  • Single
"Heathens"3:152016
  • Single
"Heavydirtysoul"3:542015
  • Single
  • Some lyrics are derived from Joseph's "Street Poetry" video
"Holding On to You"4:26----4:23----2011----2013

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  • Single
"Hometown"3:542015
"House of Gold"2:43----2011----2013
  • Released via newsletter
  • A bonus track on Regional at Best

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  • Single
  • Re-recorded for Vessel album
"The Hype"----"The Hype (Berlin)"4:25----4:10----Location Sessions2018----2019
  • Single
  • "The Hype (Alternative Mix)", a shorter version of the song, was released for radio play. The track length decreased from 4:25 to 3:23.

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  • "The Hype (Berlin)" is the third and final installment of the Location Sessions. Unlike its two predecessors, which initially featured coordinates in their titles, this session was not assigned coordinates in its title, and is simply "The Hype (Berlin)". The titles of the other Location Sessions have since been shortened, as well.
  • The recording process for the reimagined version was filmed and released on the duo's YouTube channel.
"Implicit Demand for Proof"4:522009
"Isle of Flightless Birds"5:462009
"Jar of Hearts"
(Cover)
4:00YouTube2011
"Johnny Boy"4:392009
"The Judge"4:572015
"Jumpsuit"3:592018
  • Single
"Kitchen Sink"
(featuring Zack Joseph)
5:342011
"Lane Boy"4:132015
  • Single
"Lavish"2:382024
"Leave the City"4:402018
"Legend"2:532018
  • A portion of the song was leaked on September 29, 2018.
"Level of Concern"----"Level of Concern (live from outside)"3:40----3:42Level of Concern----Location Sessions2020

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  • "Level of Concern" was reimagined and performed "live from outside" for The Tonight Show: At Home Edition.[19]
  • "Level of Concern (live from outside)" was eventually released independently alongside the original version.[20]
"Levitate"2:252018
  • Single
"Lovely"4:20----4:18----2011----2013
  • The re-recorded version of "Lovely" is available on UK/EU and Japanese Special Edition bonus track versions of the Vessel album
  • Single
"Mad World"
(Cover)
1:45YouTube2014
"March to the Sea"5:322009
"Message Man"4:002015
"Midwest Indigo"3:162024
"Migraine"3:592013
  • Promotional single
"Morph"4:192018
"Mulberry Street"3:442021
"My Blood"3:492018
  • Single
"Navigating"3:432024
  • The track ends as "Next Semester" begins, as depicted in the latter's music video.
"Neon Gravestones"4:002018
"Never Take It"3:322021
"Next Semester"3:542024
  • Single
"Nico and the Niners"3:472018
  • Single
"No Chances"3:462021
"Not Today"3:582015
"Ode to Sleep"5:14----5:08----2011----2013
  • Some lyrics are derived from the song "Just Like Yesterday" off of Joseph's solo-album No Phun Intended
  • Re-recorded for Vessel album

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  • During the Quiet Is Violent World Tour, the song would often begin with a brief poem called "Only Skeleton Bones Remain".[21]
  • Promotional single
"Oh, Ms. Believer"3:372009
"Oldies Station"3:482024
"Overcompensate"3:562024
  • Single
"The Outside"3:362021
  • Single
"The Pantaloon"3:322009
"Paladin Strait"6:282024
"Pet Cheetah"3:182018
"Polarize"3:462015
"Redecorate"4:052021
"Ride"3:342015
  • Single
"Routines in the Night"3:222024
"Ruby"4:302011
"Saturday"2:522021
  • Single
"Save"4:02Website2010
  • "Save" originally appears on Joseph's No Phun Intended, but was re-recorded as a single.
  • The re-recorded version contains stronger electric guitar and drumming, and was released to the band's website for download in 2010, but has since been taken down.
"Screen"3:492013
"Semi-Automatic"4:142013
"Shy Away"2:552021
  • Single
"Slowtown"4:572011
"Smithereens"2:572018
"Snap Back"3:302024
"Stressed Out"3:222015
  • Single
"The Run and Go"3:512013
"Taxi Cab"4:462009
"Tear in My Heart"3:082015
  • Single
"Time to Say Goodbye"3:15Johnny Boy2009
  • Samples Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman's Con te partirò (also known as "Time to Say Goodbye").[22] The song is not to be confused for a cover, as most of the lyrics are Joseph's.
  • "Time to Say Goodbye" was released on an early self-produced EP alongside "Johnny Boy," "Air Catcher," and "Friend, Please," before Twenty One Pilots was released. The EP was handed out on November 10, 2009, at a "Battle of The Bands" performance. "Time to Say Goodbye" was originally going to be included on the first full album, but was ultimately pulled due to copyright issues.[23] [24]
  • This is the first song Twenty One Pilots drummer Josh Dun heard from the original lineup, leading him to converse with Tyler Joseph and ultimately leading to his current position.[25]
  • This song was the band's last release during the time founding band members Thomas and Salih were in the band.
"Trapdoor"4:372009
"Trees"4:20----4:27----2011----2013
  • Theorized to appear on Joseph's self-released album No Phun Intended

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"Truce"2:222013
"Two"3:052011
  • Released via newsletter
  • Bonus track on the Regional at Best album
"The Line"3:12Arcane (season 2) soundtrack2024
  • Announced initially as a cryptic image posted on Twitter/X, it was confirmed in September 2024 that Twenty One Pilots would record "The Line" as part of a setlist of the upcoming soundtrack for the second season of League of Legends adult-animated adaptation series Arcane.
"Vignette"3:222024
"We Don't Believe What's on TV"2:572015

Unreleased songs recorded by Twenty One Pilots

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YearNotesReferences
"I Need Something"2011
  • Featured as background music in a video released to the Twenty One Pilots YouTube channel. The video is entitled "twenty one pilots: Regional at Best Tour Part 01 (Episode 06 - Regional at Best: The Web Series)".[26] The song is also known as "I Need Something (To Kill Me)."
  • The full version of "I Need Something (to Kill Me)" appears on the Level of Concern Alternate Reality Game flash drive gifted to early winners of the game. The track's filename was "webseries001". The full version surfaced in November 2020.
[27] [28]
"Korea (Demo)"2012[29]
"Screen (Demo)"2012[30]
"Untitled Demo 2011"2011[31]
"Untitled Demo 2013"2013[32]

Level of Concern Alternate Reality Game flash drive

In 2020, Twenty One Pilots launched the Level of Concern Alternate Reality Game, and the first 500 individuals to successfully complete it were gifted a flash drive containing exclusive images, videos, and unreleased demo tracks from 2011.[33] [34]

All of the tracks were eventually leaked to YouTube,[35] many of which had never been heard before. Most of the audio files lack vocals. The folder the tracks were in was titled "Old Demos 2011." The filenames of the tracks are as follows: "bellkit.mp3", "Blue Score 002.mp3", "Classic.mp3", "Creepy.mp3", "Disco.mp3", "pianobeat.mp3", "Regg.mp3", "Techno2.mp3", "webseries001.wav", "webseries002.wav", "webseries003.wav", "webseries004.wav", "webseries005.wav", and "webseries006.wav".

The track "Blue Score 002" has been used as filler music for the Emotional Roadshow World Tour.[36]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Johnny Boy . Discogs . Twenty One Pilots.
  2. Web site: Air Catcher . YouTube. 21 September 2017 .
  3. Web site: Air Catcher (Alternate Version) Twenty One Pilots . YouTube. 22 December 2015 .
  4. Web site: Air Catcher (Studio Version) Twenty One Pilots. https://web.archive.org/web/20110628064025/http://twentyonepilots.com/downloads. dead. June 28, 2011. twentyonepilots.com. October 3, 2020.
  5. Web site: twenty one pilots Reimagine Chlorine For The Løcatiøn Sessiøns. June 21, 2019. Kerrang!. https://web.archive.org/web/20190621204311/https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/twenty-one-pilots-reimagine-chlorine-for-the-l%C3%B8cati%C3%B8n-sessi%C3%B8ns/. June 21, 2019. live. June 21, 2019.
  6. Web site: Twenty One Pilots Have Launched The 'Location Sessions' - News. Jamieson. Brii. June 21, 2019. Rock Sound. https://web.archive.org/web/20190621204341/https://www.rocksound.tv/news/read/twenty-one-pilots-have-launched-the-location-sessions. June 21, 2019. live. June 21, 2019.
  7. Twenty One Pilots Release Unplugged 'Chlorine' From 'Location Sessions': Listen. Kaufman. Gil. June 21, 2019. Billboard. https://web.archive.org/web/20190621204824/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8516982/twenty-one-pilots-chlorine-location-sessions. June 21, 2019. live. June 21, 2019.
  8. Web site: twenty one pilots kick off Location Sessions with "Chlorine" stripped. Darus. Alex. June 21, 2019. Alternative Press. https://web.archive.org/web/20190621204922/https://www.altpress.com/news/twenty-one-pilots-chlorine-acoustic-location-sessions/. June 21, 2019. live. June 21, 2019.
  9. Web site: twenty one pilots - Christmas Saves The Year (Official Audio) . YouTube. 8 December 2020 .
  10. Web site: @twentyonepilots . Instagram.
  11. Wilson-Taylor . James . May 22, 2024 . Twenty One Pilots Release Sweet Acoustic Track 'The Craving (Jenna's Version)' . May 22, 2024 . Rock Sound.
  12. Hatfield . Amanda . May 22, 2024 . twenty one pilots share "The Craving" from new LP Clancy . May 22, 2024 . Alternative Press.
  13. Web site: Twenty One Pilots' Tyler Joseph strips down their hits in this exclusive Storyteller Performance . YouTube. 27 June 2019 .
  14. Web site: twenty one pilots - Løcatiøn Sessiøns: "Cut My Lip (40.6782°N, 73.9442° W)" . YouTube . 10 July 2019 . Twenty One Pilots.
  15. Web site: twenty one pilots - Forest . YouTube.com. 17 May 2011 .
  16. Web site: Glowing Eyes . Reddit. 19 May 2016 .
  17. Web site: twenty one pilots: Goner. YouTube.com. 11 February 2012 .
  18. twenty one pilots - Jar Of Hearts (Christina Perri Cover) . 2011-02-21 . twenty one pilots . 2024-11-23 . YouTube.
  19. Web site: Twenty One Pilots: Level of Concern (The Tonight Show: At Home Edition) . YouTube.
  20. Web site: Level of Concern (live from outside) . Spotify.
  21. Web site: Twenty One Pilots - Ode To Sleep/Only Skeleton Bones Remain . YouTube. 11 October 2014 .
  22. Web site: WOUB Public Media: Twenty One Pilots Interview . woub.org . July 30, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141020073108/http://woub.org/2012/03/14/interview-twenty-one-pilots . October 20, 2014.
  23. Web site: twenty one pilots . Discogs.
  24. Web site: Johnny Boy (EP) . Genius.
  25. Web site: Interview with Twenty One Pilots' Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun, part 1 . Columbus Alive.
  26. Web site: twenty one pilots: Regional at Best Tour Part 01 (Episode 06 - Regional at Best: The Web Series). YouTube.com. 26 August 2011 .
  27. Web site: twenty one pilots - I Need Something (Studio Version) . YouTube. 24 October 2020 .
  28. Web site: i need something to kill me full demo . YouTube. 23 October 2020 .
  29. Web site: twenty one pilots - Korea (demo). YouTube.com. 12 March 2016 .
  30. Web site: Twenty One Pilots- Screen (Alternative Version) lyrics. YouTube.com. 5 January 2016 .
  31. Web site: twenty one pilots - untitled demo (2011). YouTube.com. 22 December 2015 .
  32. Web site: Untitled Demo (2013) - twenty one pilots [Unreleased Track]]. YouTube.com. 28 June 2016 .
  33. Web site: A REAL Level of Concern Flash drive from TWENTY ONE PILOTS! Scaled and icy?? . YouTube . 8 November 2020 . Joseph.
  34. Web site: Old Demos 2011 . Genius.
  35. Web site: 2011 Demos . YouTube. 24 October 2020 .
  36. Web site: Twenty One Pilots - Ode To Sleep * Emotional Roadshow Tour 2017 * North Charleston SC . YouTube.