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"This song is about getting to a place where if I were to lose everything, if I lost my wife and my kid, how would I in the first week react to that? And I think that what I would be is overly positive, like it’s fine–there’s a reason for everything. I’m okay. I even put a specific time on it. Like, I feel like a lot of stuff, anytime you go on vacation, something weird might happen, like someone comes down with some weird sickness. I’ve had a couple of weird things happen to my family while on vacation and I don’t know if that’s just me or if other people have experienced that. Maybe you’re in a new place, you don’t have your rhythm normal, and something happens, but the idea of–I was trying to put myself there. Like how would I react to some terrible thing happening over, you know, a vacation that we were all on and it was a really dark place to | "It was so different than every other first song that I’ve ever done. I’ve kind of developed this formula for how live shows should feel, and I think that because the live experience is so tied to the creation process of the record, I’ve always naturally written a first song that felt like [it] would also be the first song for a live experience. And you know, it’s got the low rumble. It’s got the, you know, the ominous, you know ‘we’re about to take over your life’ type of thing. And this was, um, a completely different first–this is like a, I wanted to feel like I was turning lights on. I walked into a warehouse and I, you know, it was everything. It was kicking on section by section and that’s what this song felt like, and then all of a sudden to go into this piano riff–it was just reminiscent of how maybe some older concerts would have started rather than what, what we do today with the big scrim that falls down. And the low rumble and the big boom, like it’s, it’s a little more ‘walk out on stage, turn the lights on, and smile’ was kind of the vibe for this first song. | ||
This song is about getting to a place where if I were to lose everything, if I lost my wife and my kid, how would I in the first week react to that? And I think that what I would be is overly positive, like it’s fine–there’s a reason for everything. I’m okay. I even put a specific time on it. Like, I feel like a lot of stuff, anytime you go on vacation, something weird might happen, like someone comes down with some weird sickness. I’ve had a couple of weird things happen to my family while on vacation and I don’t know if that’s just me or if other people have experienced that. Maybe you’re in a new place, you don’t have your rhythm normal, and something happens, but the idea of–I was trying to put myself there. Like how would I react to some terrible thing happening over, you know, a vacation that we were all on and it was a really dark place to go… I would imagine that one of those stages of grief would feel a little bit like this song… I wanted to try to put a time stamp on what that period of grief might feel like." | |||
"I designed it to feel like something was coming to life. If you really listen to the song, it’s so upbeat and shiny on the surface, and then lyrically I’m talking about trying to cope with the idea of if I were to ever lose my family and friends. I would probably go through a period in the mourning process where my reaction to anyone asking me how I’m doing would be like, ‘I’m fine. Everything’s great, I don’t even know why you’re asking me.’ Making them feel stupid, like, ‘Why would you even ask me that?’ That’s what this song is." | |||
"It’s so upbeat, it’s so happy and it sounds so hopeful, but when you really dive into the lyrics, and I don’t know if people could really interpret this truly without hearing it from me, but that song is talking about… | |||
If I were to lose my wife and my kid, and Heaven forbid that happens, but at some point in the mourning process I would probably go through a phase of complete denial. I’d be saying to my other friends and family: ‘I’m fine. Don’t worry about me.’ When you really realise that that’s what I’m trying to exorcise in that song, you realize it’s not as happy and exciting as it may seem off the bat. I love that songs can be that." | |||
–via [[https://music.apple.com/us/station/twenty-one-pilots-the-scaled-and-icy-interview/ra.1567624566|The Zane Lowe Show]], [[https://music.apple.com/us/album/scaled-and-icy/1561836997|Apple Music]], and NME[[https://www.nme.com/big-reads/twenty-one-pilots-cover-interview-2021-scaled-and-icy-2944053|NME]], respectively. <ref>https://genius.com/Twenty-one-pilots-good-day-lyrics</ref> | |||
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| Song by Twenty One Pilots from the album Clancy | ||||||||
| Recorded | 2019 - 2021 | |||||||
| Released | May 21, 2021 | |||||||
| Format | Digital | |||||||
| Length | 3:24 | |||||||
| Time signature | 4/4 | |||||||
| Tempo | 142 | |||||||
| Key | G major | |||||||
| Live debut | 24 September 2021 | |||||||
| Last played | 4 September 2022 | |||||||
| Live count | 52 | |||||||
| Writer | Tyler Joseph | |||||||
| Producer | Tyler Joseph, Mike Elizondo | |||||||
| Label | Fueled by Ramen, Elektra | |||||||
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Good Day is the first song on the album Scaled And Icy by Twenty One Pilots.
Versions
Studio
| Title | Releas | Length | Recorded | Released | Notes |
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| Good Day | Scaled And Icy | 3:24 | 2019-2021 | 21 May 2021 |
Background
“Good Day” starts off Scaled And Icy on a different note than other first tracks seen on Twenty One Pilots’ albums. Whereas Jumpsuit from Trench, Heavydirtysoul from Blurryface, and Ode to sleep from Vessel immediately start off strong, “Good Day” begins with a simple piano riff reminiscent of Elton John’s style, and builds in sound as the song progresses. Frontman Tyler Joseph shared in an interview that he did so with live shows in mind, imagining the song “kicking on section by section” like lights in a warehouse.
The song is based on a thought experiment Tyler had where he wondered how he’d react if he suddenly lost everyone he held dear to him (i.e. his wife and daughter). His reaction here is one of shock and denial—the first stage of grief—as he sings out that “it’s a good day,” despite what has occurred. [1]
Lyrics
Lyrics meaning
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| Tyler Joseph:
"It was so different than every other first song that I’ve ever done. I’ve kind of developed this formula for how live shows should feel, and I think that because the live experience is so tied to the creation process of the record, I’ve always naturally written a first song that felt like [it] would also be the first song for a live experience. And you know, it’s got the low rumble. It’s got the, you know, the ominous, you know ‘we’re about to take over your life’ type of thing. And this was, um, a completely different first–this is like a, I wanted to feel like I was turning lights on. I walked into a warehouse and I, you know, it was everything. It was kicking on section by section and that’s what this song felt like, and then all of a sudden to go into this piano riff–it was just reminiscent of how maybe some older concerts would have started rather than what, what we do today with the big scrim that falls down. And the low rumble and the big boom, like it’s, it’s a little more ‘walk out on stage, turn the lights on, and smile’ was kind of the vibe for this first song. This song is about getting to a place where if I were to lose everything, if I lost my wife and my kid, how would I in the first week react to that? And I think that what I would be is overly positive, like it’s fine–there’s a reason for everything. I’m okay. I even put a specific time on it. Like, I feel like a lot of stuff, anytime you go on vacation, something weird might happen, like someone comes down with some weird sickness. I’ve had a couple of weird things happen to my family while on vacation and I don’t know if that’s just me or if other people have experienced that. Maybe you’re in a new place, you don’t have your rhythm normal, and something happens, but the idea of–I was trying to put myself there. Like how would I react to some terrible thing happening over, you know, a vacation that we were all on and it was a really dark place to go… I would imagine that one of those stages of grief would feel a little bit like this song… I wanted to try to put a time stamp on what that period of grief might feel like." "I designed it to feel like something was coming to life. If you really listen to the song, it’s so upbeat and shiny on the surface, and then lyrically I’m talking about trying to cope with the idea of if I were to ever lose my family and friends. I would probably go through a period in the mourning process where my reaction to anyone asking me how I’m doing would be like, ‘I’m fine. Everything’s great, I don’t even know why you’re asking me.’ Making them feel stupid, like, ‘Why would you even ask me that?’ That’s what this song is." "It’s so upbeat, it’s so happy and it sounds so hopeful, but when you really dive into the lyrics, and I don’t know if people could really interpret this truly without hearing it from me, but that song is talking about… If I were to lose my wife and my kid, and Heaven forbid that happens, but at some point in the mourning process I would probably go through a phase of complete denial. I’d be saying to my other friends and family: ‘I’m fine. Don’t worry about me.’ When you really realise that that’s what I’m trying to exorcise in that song, you realize it’s not as happy and exciting as it may seem off the bat. I love that songs can be that." –via [Zane Lowe Show], [Music], and NME[[1]], respectively. [2] |
| all meanings of the lyrics are taken from the Genius website |
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