Blurryface

Blurryface is the fourth album created by the American musical duo, Twenty One Pilots. The album was released on May 17, 2015 by the record label, Fueled by Ramen. Blurryface was the first album by Twenty One Pilots to reach number one on the Billboard 200.[3]

Blurryface
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 17, 2015 (2015-05-17)
Recorded2014–2015
Studio
  • Serenity West Recording (Hollywood, Los Angeles)
  • Epic Recording Studios (Hollywood, Los Angeles)
  • Can Am Recording (Tarzana, California)
  • Sonic Lounge Studios (Grove City, Ohio)
  • Livingston Studios (London, UK)
  • Werewolf Heart Recording (Los Angeles, California)
Genre
Length52:23
LabelFueled by Ramen
Producer
Twenty One Pilots chronology
Vessel
(2013)
Blurryface
(2015)
Trench
(2018)
Singles from Blurryface
  1. "Fairly Local"
    Released: March 17, 2015
  2. "Tear in My Heart"
    Released: April 6, 2015
  3. "Stressed Out"
    Released: April 28, 2015
  4. "Lane Boy"
    Released: May 4, 2015
  5. "Ride"
    Released: April 11, 2016[1]
  6. "Heavydirtysoul"
    Released: December 9, 2016[2]

The album was well-received by critics. The album sold over 6.5 million units worldwide, and 1.7 million in the United States.[4] Twenty One Pilots promoted the album by going on the Emotional Roadshow World Tour,[5] which grossed over $24 million. The most successful songs from the album, "Stressed Out", and "Ride" were both in the top 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[6] The album deals with life struggles such as mental health, doubt, and religion.[7]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Tyler Joseph

Blurryface track listing
No. TitleProducer Length
1. "Heavydirtysoul"  
3:55
2. "Stressed Out"   3:22
3. "Ride"  
  • Reed
  • Joseph[a]
3:35
4. "Fairly Local"  
  • Reed
  • Joseph[a]
3:27
5. "Tear in My Heart"  
  • Reed
  • Joseph[a]
3:08
6. "Lane Boy"  
  • Reed
  • Joseph[a]
4:13
7. "The Judge"   4:58
8. "Doubt"  
  • Reed
  • Joseph[a]
3:11
9. "Polarize"  
  • Elizondo
  • Joseph[a]
3:47
10. "We Don't Believe What's on TV"  
  • Reed
  • Joseph[a]
2:57
11. "Message Man"   4:00
12. "Hometown"  
  • Elizondo
  • Joseph[a]
3:55
13. "Not Today"  
  • Elizondo
  • Joseph[a]
3:58
14. "Goner"  
  • Reed
  • Joseph[a]
3:57
Total length:
52:23
Japanese bonus tracks[8]
No. TitleProducer Length
15. "Guns for Hands"   4:30
16. "Lovely"  
  • Wells
  • Joseph[a]
4:18
Total length:
57:19
Limited edition CD bonus track[9]
No. TitleProducer Length
1. "Heathens"  
  • Elizondo
  • Wells
  • Joseph[a]
3:15
Total length:
55:39

Notes

  • ^[a]  signifies a co-producer

Blurryface Media

References

  1. Top 40/M Future ReleasesAll Access Music Group. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  2. Heavydirtyoul Earns Most Added. Headline Planet (December 14, 2016). Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  3. Twenty One Pilots Chart History (Billboard 200). Billboard. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  4. Twenty One Pilots Have the Best-Selling Rock Album of the Decade. Consequence (2019-11-17). Retrieved 2024-07-09.
  5. Payne, Chris (2016-05-09). "Twenty One Pilots Announces Emotional Roadshow World Tour: See Dates Here". Billboard. https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/twenty-one-pilots-emotional-roadshow-world-tour-live-2016-2017-ticket-7358085/. Retrieved 2024-07-09. 
  6. Twenty One Pilots | Biography, Music & News. Billboard. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
  7. Blurryface | A personification of insecurities. Hypercritic. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
  8. ブラーリーフェイス (in ja)Oricon. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  9. Twenty One Pilots – Blurryface. Discogs (December 2, 2016). Retrieved August 29, 2024.