Heathens
| Heathens | |
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| Twenty One Pilots | |
| publication | June 16, 2016 |
| length | 3:15 |
| Genre (s) | Alternative rock |
| Author (s) |
Tyler Joseph , Joshua "Josh" Dun |
| text | Tyler Joseph |
| Label | Atlantic Records , Warner Bros. Records |
| album | Suicide Squad: The Album |
| Cover version | |
| January 6, 2017 | Reanimate 3.0: The Covers EP - Halestorm |
Heathens (. English for Gentiles ) is a song of American musicians - duo Twenty One Pilots . The piece was released on June 16, 2016 as a single from the soundtrack album Suicide Squad: The Album , which belongs to the film of the same name, Suicide Squad . The song was written by Tyler Joseph , the band's lead singer, and produced by Mike Elizondo .
background
On June 15, 2016, Twenty One Pilots tweeted an encrypted message in Morse code with the content “takeitslow” , which means “take it easy” . The same day the song was leaked on the internet . As it turned out later, the tweet is one line of the song. The following day it was officially announced that he was being recorded for the soundtrack of the action movie Suicide Squad . The film is part of the villain film series Suicide Squad . The soundtrack was officially released on August 5, 2016.
Emergence
In an interview, Tyler Joseph commented on the making of the song as follows:
“When I wrote the lyrics, I wanted to make it a Twenty One Pilots song. And I wanted it to harmonize with our fans and make sense in our performances. Even though the themes in the film inspired us to begin with, the lines just came together and when it merged with the music I realized that this is our song. "
content
The title alludes to paganism . From a Christian point of view, the term denotes the state of not belonging to any of the monotheistic religions. In ancient epochs such as antiquity and the Middle Ages , it was used disparagingly towards non-religious people. The lyrics refer to this term, which was initially negatively influenced. The author generalizes the term and extends it by "turning away from mainstream belief" . One way of interpreting this is that all people who are broken or injured in any way, i.e. who have lost faith in better times, are pagans.
Chart placements
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Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 2016 | Heathens Suicide Squad: The Album |
DE9  × 3
(37 weeks)DE |
AT4th  (35 weeks)AT |
CH3 (42 weeks)CH |
UK5 (36 weeks)UK |
US2 × 6
(39 weeks)US |
First published: June 16, 2016
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Individual evidence
- ↑ James Wilson-Taylor: LISTEN: Twenty One Pilots' New Song Just Dropped And The Clique Have Exploded . PopBuzz. June 16, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
- ↑ Twenty One Pilots, Panic! At The Disco, others featured on 'Suicide Squad' soundtrack . In: Alternative Press . June 16, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
- ↑ top's Tyler Joseph Reveals True Meaning Behind "Heathens" . 2nd September 2016.
- ^ Heathens Track Review (2016) . Plugged in. 2nd September 2016.
- ↑ Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ Music Sales Awards: DE AT CH UK US