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"The Outside" is a song written and recorded by American musical duo Twenty One Pilots. It was released through Fueled by Ramen on May 21, 2021, as the fourth single from their sixth studio album, Scaled and Icy (2021). The song was written and produced by the duo's frontman, Tyler Joseph. A music video for the song was released on March 18, 2022.

Music video

The music video for "The Outside" was directed by Andrew Donoho and was released on March 18, 2022. It is a continuation of the video for "Saturday", and draws much of its plot from the lore established in Twenty One Pilots' preceding album, Trench (2018).

The video begins with a scene of a sea dragon, which fades into a room housing the nine bishops in the fictional dystopia of Dema that proceed to execute the bishop named Keons, who is shown to have been the one controlling the dragon. The scene then cuts to Joseph washing up on the shore of an island, which goes by the name of "Voldsøy", located beside the conceptual continent known as "Trench". Dun finds Joseph and the two set off for a cave where antlered creatures reside; this creature has notably appeared in the video for "Chlorine", where it is named Ned. Joseph sits down with the creatures and drinks an unknown substance they give to him, and follows one out of the cave. One of the creatures give him their antlers and disappear. Joseph then lifts the antlers above his head, which allows him to seize control of the dead bishop in Dema. He uses this power to destroy one of the neon lights in the bishop's room, then releases the bishop from control before the now broken light causes a fire to break out. The video cuts to a shot of Joseph and Dun standing side by side in the night, looking off into the distance as they spot the torches of the "Banditos", a legendary rebellion against the city of Dema. The video then focuses on a certain duo of Banditos who spot Joseph and Dun, and as they look back at the immolated Dema, it is revealed that they are the same duo from the end of the video for "Nico and the Niners".

Live performances

On December 16, 2021, the Twenty One Pilots YouTube channel released a video of the band performing the song at the Corona Capital Festival in Mexico City, Mexico.

Charts

Chart performance for "The Outside"
Chart (2021–2022)	Peak position
Canada Rock (Billboard)	30
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)	18
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)	28
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)	3

Release history

Release history for "The Outside"
Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	May 21, 2021	Digital download streaming	Fueled by Ramen
United States	November 24, 2021	Alternative radio	Fueled by Ramen

References

"Scaled and Icy ClashMusic Review". Clash. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
Carter, Emily (March 18, 2022). "Watch twenty one pilots' cinematic new video for The Outside". Kerrang!. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
"Twenty One Pilots' eras come together in new video for "The Outside"". 98KUPD. March 18, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
The Outside (Official Video). YouTube. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
Twenty One Pilots - The Outside (Live from Mexico). Retrieved December 16, 2021.
"Twenty One Pilots Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
"NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. May 31, 2021. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
"Twenty One Pilots Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
"Twenty One Pilots Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
"The Outside - Twenty One Pilots". May 21, 2021. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Amazon.
"Alternative Radio Future Releases". All Access. Archived from the original on November 22, 2021. Retrieved November 30, 2021.

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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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