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"Backslide"
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Single by Twenty One Pilots
from the album Clancy
Released	April 25, 2024 (2024-04-25)
Genre	Hip hop rap rock
Length	3:00
Label	Fueled by Ramen
Songwriter(s)	Tyler Joseph
Producer(s)	Tyler Joseph Paul Meany
Twenty One Pilots singles chronology
"Next Semester" (2024) "Backslide" (2024) "The Craving" (2024)
Music video
"Backslide" on YouTube

"Backslide" is a song by American musical duo Twenty One Pilots, released on April 25, 2024, through Fueled by Ramen as the third single of their seventh studio album, Clancy. The song was written by Tyler Joseph and produced by him and Paul Meany.

Composition

"Backslide" is a mid-tempo hip hop and rap rock song.

Music video

The music video for "Backslide" was uploaded to YouTube on the day of release. It is directed by Josh Dun, the drummer of the duo, in his directorial debut. The video features Tyler Joseph purchasing hamburger buns from a convenience store before rapping and singing while riding a bicycle down a suburban street. He stops halfway to buy a cup of lemonade from a stand, using one of the buns as currency. While he is riding, the buns get continuously more damaged and soiled from rain storms before he arrives at the front of Dun's house, realizing that he now needs to return to the convenience store once more, and alluding to an ongoing cycle. As of August 25, 2024, the video has garnered over 7.7 million views.

Personnel

Twenty One Pilots

• Tyler Joseph
• Josh Dun

Technical

• Paul Meany – producer
• Tyler Joseph – producer, executive producer, songwriting
• Chris Woltman – executive producer
• Joe LaPorta – masterer
• Adam Hawkins – mixer

Charts

References

1. Kaufman, Gil (April 25, 2024). "Twenty One Pilots Drummer Josh Dun Steps Behind the Camera For 'Backslide' Video". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
2. ^ Taylor, James Wilson (April 25, 2024). "Twenty One Pilots Drop New Single 'Backslide' With Josh Dun-Directed Video". Rock Sound. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
3. Johnson, Laura (April 25, 2024). "Twenty One Pilots release "Backslide"". StereoBoard. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
4. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. May 6, 2024. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
5. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
6. "Twenty One Pilots Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 7, 2024.

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Tyler Joseph Josh Dun
Studio albums	Twenty One Pilots Regional at Best Vessel Blurryface Trench Scaled and Icy Clancy
Singles	"Holding On to You" "Guns for Hands" "Lovely" "House of Gold" "Fake You Out" "Car Radio" "Fairly Local" "Tear in My Heart" "Stressed Out" "Lane Boy" "Ride" "Heathens" "Heavydirtysoul" "Jumpsuit" "Nico and the Niners" "Levitate" "My Blood" "Chlorine" "The Hype" "Level of Concern" "Christmas Saves the Year" "Shy Away" "Choker" "Saturday" "The Outside" "Overcompensate" "Next Semester" "Backslide" "The Craving" "The Line"
Promotional singles	"Ode to Sleep" "We Don't Believe What's on TV" "Cancer" "Morph"
Other songs	"Johnny Boy" "The Judge" "Neon Gravestones"
Tours	Quiet Is Violent World Tour Emotional Roadshow World Tour The Bandito Tour Takeover Tour The Icy Tour
Related	Discography Awards and nominations List of songs recorded by Twenty One Pilots
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Longest Spotify Playlist of the Song:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7DTMZEsp73OpGOGkicG2Ip?si=cf283e0f73074bf1

• 2024 songs
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• Twenty One Pilots songs
• Songs written by Tyler Joseph
• Fueled by Ramen singles
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