Backslide (song)

{{Infobox song

| name = Backslide

| cover = Twenty One Pilots - Backslide.png

| caption = Lyric booklet page

| type = single

| artist = Twenty One Pilots

| album = Clancy

| released = {{Start date|2024|04|25}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre =

| length = 3:00

| label = Fueled by Ramen

| writer = Tyler Joseph

| producer =

Tyler Joseph
Paul Meany

| prev_title = Next Semester

| prev_year = 2024

| next_title = The Craving

| next_year = 2024

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|YAmLMohrus4|"Backslide"}}}}

}}

"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.{{Cite magazine |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |date=2024-04-25 |title=Twenty One Pilots Drummer Josh Dun Steps Behind the Camera For 'Backslide' Video |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/twenty-one-pilots-drummer-josh-dun-directorial-debut-backslide-video-1235666035/ |access-date=April 25, 2024 |magazine=Billboard}}{{Cite magazine |last=Taylor |first=James Wilson |date=April 25, 2024 |title=Twenty One Pilots Drop New Single 'Backslide' With Josh Dun-Directed Video |url=https://rocksound.tv/news/twenty-one-pilots-drop-new-single-backslide-with-josh-dun-directed-video |access-date=April 25, 2024 |magazine=Rock Sound}} 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{{cite web|first=Laura|last=Johnson|url=https://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/243709/9|title=Twenty One Pilots release "Backslide"|work=StereoBoard|date=April 25, 2024|access-date=April 25, 2024}} 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 January 14, 2025, the video has garnered over 9.5 million views.

Personnel

Twenty One Pilots

Technical

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

Charts

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ Chart performance for "Backslide" ! scope="col"\| Chart (2024) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
scope="row"\| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ){{cite web\|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2024-05-03\|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart\|publisher=Recorded Music NZ\|date=May 6, 2024\|access-date=May 3, 2024}} \| 10
{{single chart\|UK\|99\|date=20240505\|rowheader=true\|access-date=May 5, 2024}}
{{single chart\|Billboardrocksongs\|21\|artist=Twenty One Pilots\|rowheader=true\|access-date=May 7, 2024}}

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ Chart performance for "Backslide"

! scope="col"| Chart (2024)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2024-05-03|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=May 6, 2024|access-date=May 3, 2024}}

| 10

{{single chart|UK|99|date=20240505|rowheader=true|access-date=May 5, 2024}}

{{single chart|Billboardrocksongs|21|artist=Twenty One Pilots|rowheader=true|access-date=May 7, 2024}}

References

Category:2024 songs

Category:2024 singles

Category:Twenty One Pilots songs

Category:Songs written by Tyler Joseph

Category:Fueled by Ramen singles