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Stressed Out
Twenty One Pilots
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- Album
- Blurryface
- Released
- 2015
- Genres
- Length
- 3:22
- Tempo
- 170 BPM
- Label
- Fueled By Ramen
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About this song
"Stressed Out" was released on April 27, 2015 as the third single from Twenty One Pilots' second studio album, Blurryface. In February 2016 it reached number two on the Hot 100, the band's first single to reach that position. The music video shows Josh Dun and Tyler Joseph riding big-wheels and hanging out in their childhood bedrooms. The song was certified Diamond by the RIAA on April 30, 2021, the band's first Diamond certification.
What it's about
The song is told in the first person by Blurryface, a representation of Tyler's insecurities, and by an anxious Tyler who feels intense nostalgia for childhood. It is primarily about wishing to regain the innocence and carefree nature of childhood, before insecurities existed.
Fun facts
- Sampled in 13 other songs, like “Мишка (Bear) by SHOOVAL”.
- Covered 23 times, including “Stressed Out by J.Fla”.
- Written by Tyler Joseph and Mike Elizondo.
- Produced by Mike Elizondo.
- Recorded at Can Am (Tarzana.