Good Day

About this song

"Good Day" opens Scaled and Icy and begins differently from other album openers by twenty one pilots, starting with a simple piano riff that builds in sound as the song goes on. Frontman Tyler Joseph said he wrote it with live shows in mind, imagining the song kicking on section by section like lights in a warehouse.

What it's about

The song is based on a thought experiment in which Tyler Joseph imagines suddenly losing his wife and daughter. His response is shock and denial, sung as he insists it's a good day despite what has happened.

Summary written with AI, based on the song's page on Genius.

Fun facts

• Covered 2 times, including “The Big Gay by Big Baller B”.
• Written by Tyler Joseph.
• Produced by Mike Elizondo and Tyler Joseph.
• Recorded at Phantom Studios.