Blurryface

Blurryface — is Twenty One Pilots' third studio album, as well as their first album under record label, Fueled by Ramen. It was released on January 8, 2013.

Blurryface
Studio album by Twenty One Pilots
Released	May 17, 2015
Recorded	2013 - 2015
Studio	Serenity West Recording, Epic Recording Studios, Can Am Recording, Sonic Lounge Studios , Livingston Studios, Werewolf Heart Recording
Genre	Alt-rock, alternative hip-hop, electro-pop, alt-pop, reggae
Length	52:23
Label	Fueled by Ramen
Producer	Tyler Joseph, Mike Crossey, Ricky Reed, Mike Elizondo, Tim Anderson
Stream	Spotify iTunes
Discogs
Twenty One Pilots chronology
Vessel (2013) Blurryface (2015) Trench (2018)
Singles from Twenty One Pilots
"Holding On to You" Released: September 11, 2012 "Guns for Hands" Released: November 27, 2012 "House of Gold" Released: August 6, 2013 "Fake You Out" Released: September 15, 2013 "Car Radio" Released: March 18, 2014
Playlist

Vessel debuted at number 58 on the Billboard 200 chart, but reached number 21 in 2016. As of July 2019, the album has sold over two million equivalent album units in the U.S. All of its tracks have been certified at least Gold by the RIAA, which made Twenty One Pilots the first group or artist to achieve this feat with two separate albums.

History

Prehistory (2011 - 2012)

Having been acquainted since high school, Tyler Joseph, Nick Thomas and Chris Salih formed the band "Twenty One Pilots" in 2009. The band released their debut album, Twenty One Pilots the same year. Both Salih and Thomas left the band on good terms in mid 2011. Not long after, new found drummer Josh Dun joined the band. At the time, Dun was working at guitar center with Salih. Salih brought in a CD with three Twenty One Pilots songs for Dun to listen to. Dun stated that he loved the songs and wanted to see Twenty One Pilots live, soon attending a show at the Newport Music Hall. Dun approached Joseph after the show, they kept in touch and Dun officially joined not long after. Twenty One Pilots, now consisting of Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun, released Regional at Best in 2011. June of that year the pair played their first out of state show, though it was shut down by the police after one song due to a noise complaint. By this time, they had developed a presence in the music industry. The last show they played without a record label was at the Newport Music Hall in Columbus, Ohio to a crowd of 1,800. The band was officially signed by Fueled by Ramen in 2012 . July of that same year, together they released the Three Songs EP, which features the tracks "Guns for Hands", "Migraine", and "Ode to Sleep". All of these are featured on their next album, Vessel.

2012 - 2014

Vessel was made available to listen on December 18, 2012 through Entertainment Weekly. Vessel was soon officially released through their new label, Fueled by Ramen on January 8, 2013. The first tour after being signed by Fueled by Ramen was the Mostly November Tour, starting October of 2012 and ending that same year . 2014 saw the end of the group of concerts know as 'Trip for Concerts' that had started in late 2011. The first tour that started after the release of Vessel was the Quiet is Violent World Tour in September of 2014, ending later that year. The Quiet is Violent World Tour was mainly to promote the new release of Vessel.

2014 - present

On Jan 8 2023, Twenty One Pilots hosted the Vessel 10th Anniversary Variety Stream. This stream was hosted on the 10 year anniversary of Vessel, also being used as charity stream for the Make a Wish Foundation. The livestream lasted about 3 hours, during which they performed all Vessel songs, rewatched old videos, told stories about the album and more. They had a goal of raising $10,000, but they were able to raise over $43,395 for the Make a Wish Foundation. They have since put multiple items on sale to promote the album.

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Blurryface
Studio album by Twenty One Pilots
Released:	May 17, 2015
Recorded:	since 2014 - early 2015 (Dec 2014 - Mar 2015 in studio)
Studio:	Serenity West Recording, Epic Recording Studios, Can Am Recording, Sonic Lounge Studios , Livingston Studios, Werewolf Heart Recording
Genre	Alt-rock, alternative hip-hop, electro-pop, alt-pop, reggae
Length	52:23
Label	Fueled by Ramen
Producer	Tyler Joseph, Mike Crossey, Ricky Reed, Mike Elizondo, Tim Anderson
Stream:	Spotify iTunes
Discogs:
Twenty One Pilots chronology
Vessel (2013)	Blurryface (2015)	Trench (2018)
Singles from Vessel
"Fairly Local" March 17, 2015 "Tear in My Heart" April 6, 2015 "Stressed Out" April 28, 2015 "Lane Boy" May 4, 2015 "Ride" April 11, 2016 "Heavydirtysoul" December 9, 2016

Blurryface (stylized as BLURRYFΛCE) is the fourth studio album by American musical duo Twenty One Pilots. It was released on May 17, 2015, through Fueled by Ramen. Lyrically, the album incorporates themes of mental health, doubt, and religion. It contains the successful singles "Stressed Out" and "Ride", both of which reached the top-five on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Blurryface was well-received by critics, who complimented its themes and musical diversity. It is considered to be the band's breakthrough album, becoming their first and only release to reach number one on the Billboard 200, thus far. The album has sold over 1.5 million copies in the United States as of April 2017. In 2018, Blurryface became the first album in the digital era to have every track receive at least a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America. On May 15, 2019, it reached the milestone of being on the Billboard 200 chart for four consecutive years, never leaving the chart up until that point. It is also the most-streamed rock album in history, with over 5.9 billion plays.