The Outside
Beyond the walls, the silence screams.
"The Outside" is a song by Twenty One Pilots, released on November 24, 2021, as the fourth and final single from their sixth studio album, Scaled and Icy (2021). It was written and produced by Tyler Joseph and became the duo's tenth song to top the Alternative Songs chart in the United States.
Quick Facts
- Artist
- Twenty One Pilots
- Album
- Scaled and Icy
- Released
- November 24, 2021
- Recorded
- 2020–2021
- Studio
- Tyler Joseph's home studio (Columbus, Ohio)
- Genre
- Synth-pop
- funk-pop
- rap rock
- Length
- 3:36
- Label
- Fueled by Ramen
Lore & Background
The music video, directed by Andrew Donoho and released on March 18, 2022, continues the video for "Saturday" and draws much of its plot from the lore of Trench. It opens with a sea dragon and the nine bishops of Dema, who execute the bishop Keons for controlling it. Joseph washes up on the island of Voldsøy, beside the continent of Trench, where Dun leads him to a cave of antlered creatures like Ned from the "Chlorine" video. Lifting a pair of antlers lets him seize control of the dead bishop and start a fire in Dema. The video ends with the duo spotting the torches of the Banditos, who prepare a rebellion against the city.
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