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Tyler came up with the band's name while studying All My Sons by Arthur Miller, a play about a man who must decide what is best for his family after causing the death of twenty one pilots during World War II because he knowingly sent them faulty plane parts for the economic good of his business. Tyler explains that this story of moral dilemma was the inspiration for the name of the band.[17][18]
These included an original spinoff of "Time to Say Goodbye" by Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman and a cover of Jar of Hearts by Christina Perri.
(Insert these into 2009–11: Formation and Twenty One Pilots^^)
Although many labels fought over the band, it was ultimately decided that they would sign to the Atlantic Records subsidiary label Fueled by Ramen, the same label responsible for the commercial success of bands like Panic! At the Disco, Paramore,Young the Giant, and multiple other alternative acts.
On February 11, 2012, the band released a music video on YouTube for an unreleased song called "Goner".[24] "Goner" was rewritten and re-recorded for its release on Blurryface in 2015.[1]
(Insert these into 2011–12: Regional at Best and Fueled by Ramen record deal^^)
The group had their first charting single on radio charts in America with "Holding On to You", which reached 11 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart. The singles "Guns for Hands" and "Lovely" reached No. 21 and No. 67, respectively, on the Japan Hot 100, after "Lovely" was released as a promotional single for the band's trip to Japan.
In May 2013, label mates Fall Out Boy announced that Twenty One Pilots would be touring with them as the opening act on their Save Rock and Roll Arena Tour the following Fall.[28]
The remastered version of the song "Lovely", along with live versions of songs from Regional at Best, was found on the bonus tracks of Vessel, which became available on the UK and Japan versions of the CD.[2]
On December 31, 2014, the band released a music video for the song "Ode to Sleep", which captured the band's commercial success by beginning with them performing in front of 12 people and ending with them playing crowded venues in front of thousands of fans.
(Insert these into 2012–14: Vessel, television debut and Quiet Is Violent World Tour^^)
Soon after, the band began its Emotional Roadshow World Tour, which started in Cincinnati on May 31, 2016.[52] The tour went through the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, and Australia.[53][54] Label mates Chef'Special and alternative rock band Mutemath joined them on the tour.[55]
When Twenty One Pilots performed "Stressed Out" on their 2016 Emotional Roadshow World Tour in Ohio, Tyler Joseph changed the lyrics of the first verse. In the changed lyrics, he talked about how fans of the band thought the song was overplayed, and the success of the song. When asked about the lyric change, (find interview where he talks about the lyric change and add it here?)[3]
On June 16, 2016, the band released the song "Heathens" as the first single from the Suicide Squad soundtrack, earlier than the expected release date of June 24 after the song leaked early onto the Internet on June 15.[56][57][58] A music video for the song was released on June 21, 2016. The song was played during the ending credits of the film.
On September 14, 2016, the band released a cover of the piano ballad "Cancer" by My Chemical Romance as a part of the tribute album Rock Sound Presents: The Black Parade. An animated music video followed the release of the song.[4]
On October 8, 2016, Twenty One Pilots was featured as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live. They performed toned-down, orchestra-accompanied versions of "Heathens" and "Ride" in what Rolling Stone called their "most high profile performance yet".[5]
(Insert these into 2015–present: Blurryface and Emotional Roadshow World Tour^^)
People typically have trouble affiliating the band to a specific genre to describe them, since they bridge so many, including alternative, rap, pop, and electronic.[63]
- ^ twenty one pilots (2012-02-11), twenty one pilots: Goner, retrieved 2016-10-12
- ^ "Vessel (Bonus Tracks Version) by twenty one pilots on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
- ^ spøøky bean (2016-06-09), Stressed Out Lyric Change by: twenty one pilots (June 8, 2016 | Cleveland, Ohio), retrieved 2016-10-12
- ^ "Hear Twenty One Pilots Cover My Chemical Romance's 'Cancer'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
- ^ "Watch Twenty One Pilots' Soaring 'SNL' Performance". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2016-10-12.