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"Saturday"
Lyric booklet page
Single by Twenty One Pilots
from the album Scaled and Icy
Released	May 18, 2021 (2021-05-18)
Recorded	2020–2021
Studio	Tyler Joseph's home studio (Columbus, Ohio)
Genre	Pop funk
Length	2:52
Label	Fueled by Ramen
Songwriter(s)	Tyler Joseph
Producer(s)	Tyler Joseph Paul Meany Greg Kurstin (co.)
Twenty One Pilots singles chronology
"Choker" (2021) "Saturday" (2021) "The Outside" (2021)
Music video
"Saturday" on YouTube

"Saturday" is a song recorded by American musical duo Twenty One Pilots, released on May 18, 2021, through Fueled by Ramen, as the third single from their sixth studio album, Scaled and Icy (2021). It was written and produced by the duo's frontman, Tyler Joseph, with Greg Kurstin and Paul Meany credited as co-producers. A music video for the song was released on July 8, 2021.

On August 31, 2021, the song became the ninth by the duo to peak at No. 1 on the US Alternative Airplay chart.

Background

The song's bridge features an audio clip of a phone call with Tyler Joseph's wife Jenna, with her encouraging Joseph to move on with the creation of the track. Joseph stated that he was recording and decided it fit perfectly in the song. Jenna wanted to re-record the audio, as she didn't like the way it sounded, but Joseph convinced her to keep it.

The song was created while communicating virtually as the COVID-19 pandemic limited interaction between the members of the band.

Composition

"Saturday" is a pop and funk song that runs for a duration of two minutes and fifty-two seconds. It is considered a very upbeat song in contrast to the themes of their previous albums Trench and Blurryface. Joseph stated in an interview that he did not want to "hold a mirror up to our circumstances and create a record exactly as it appeared in front of us", continuing "I didn't think that a dismal record was appropriate; the idea of escaping that was more appealing to me. The reason why it feels almost disconnected from the reality in which the record was created is intentional. It's gonna feel a little lighter because of that."

Music video

Upon the release of "Saturday", Twenty One Pilots released a lyric video to promote the song. It shows depictions of 1980s synthwave-esque imagery, paired with the colors of Scaled and Icy – predominantly soft shades of pink, blue and yellow.

The official music video directed by Andrew Donoho was released on July 8, 2021, and filmed in San Diego, California. It is a continuation of the "Levitate" music video and it features frontman Tyler Joseph and bandmate Josh Dun performing the song atop a submarine as people are entering, before the camera pans to the interior, in which a party is occurring and the duo are performing. Moments later, a gigantic sea dragon deliberately crashes into the submarine, causing it to break and begin to flood as the duo continue their performance submerged in water while the guests panic. Eventually, the band manages to escape from the sinking vehicle, and emerges on the surface. The video ends with the sea dragon swimming by, underneath the duo and remaining guests.

Usage in media

"Saturday" appears on the soundtrack for the Electronic Arts video game NHL 22, released in October 2021.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Scaled and Icy.

Twenty One Pilots

• Tyler Joseph – lead vocals, guitar, bass, organs, keyboards, synthesizers, programming, production
• Josh Dun – drums, percussion, trumpet

Additional musicians

• Paul Meany – production, synthesizers
• Greg Kurstin – production, programming

Charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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External links

• "Saturday" music video on YouTube

v t e Twenty One Pilots
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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
Category

• 2021 songs
• 2021 singles
• Twenty One Pilots songs
• Songs written by Tyler Joseph
• Fueled by Ramen singles
• American funk songs