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'''''Regional at Best''''' is the second studio album by American musical duo [[Twenty One Pilots]], and was released on July 8, 2011. It is the band's first album with drummer [[Josh Dun]], who joined the band in 2011 after the departure of drummer Chris Salih. The majority of the songs on ''[[Vessel (Twenty One Pilots album)|Vessel]]'' appear in their original forms on this album, or were demoed along with the other tracks here.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://medium.com/jeffersonian/20-facts-on-twenty-one-pilots-vessel-7243676c5c56.|title=20 Facts on twenty one pilots|author=Sawyer, Thea|date=November 16, 2016|access-date=September 13, 2017}}</ref> As of May 2012, the album is discontinued. Only six tracks on Regional at Best do not feature on any other album and are considered out of print. Some of the album's tracks are available through the music streaming service Pandora. The full album is only available on Deezer.
'''''Regional at Best''''' is the second studio album by American musical duo [[Twenty One Pilots]], and was released on July 8, 2011. It is the band's first album with drummer [[Josh Dun]], who joined the band in 2011 after the departure of drummer Chris Salih. The majority of the songs on ''[[Vessel (Twenty One Pilots album)|Vessel]]'' appear in their original forms on this album, or were demoed along with the other tracks here.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://medium.com/jeffersonian/20-facts-on-twenty-one-pilots-vessel-7243676c5c56.|title=20 Facts on twenty one pilots|author=Sawyer, Thea|date=November 16, 2016|access-date=September 13, 2017}}</ref> As of May 2012, the album is discontinued. Only six tracks on Regional at Best do not feature on any other album and are considered out of print. Some of the album's tracks are available through the music streaming service Pandora. The full album is available in Spotify.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/2pvaY5uQvitGuztVNfsRR8|title=Regional At Best album in Spotify}}</ref>

Regional at Best sold over 3,000 copies, though received positive reception from fans, with promotions resulting in sold out concerts and national expansion.<ref name="Review twenty one pilots Regional at Best"/> Though the album has been discontinued since 2012, several tracks have been re-released over the years. Songs "[[Holding on to You (Twenty One Pilots song)|Holding on to You]]", "[[Car Radio (song)|Car Radio]]", and "House of Gold", have also gained popularity in mainstream media and have been certified platinum in recent years.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/|title=Gold & Platinum|website=RIAA}}</ref> In 2018, ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' referred to the album's simplicity as a quality that made the album, "individually unique".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8464282/5-things-we-want-from-twenty-one-pilots-new-album|title=5 Things We Want From Twenty One Pilots' New Album|website=Billboard}}</ref>


==Background==
==Background==
After releasing the debut, the band toured heavily. They already had leftover songs that they decided didn't fit on their debut, which included [[Ode to Sleep]], Trees and [[Car Radio (song)|Car Radio]]. By 2011 the band were very popular regionally speaking. Chris Salih left the band on May 8, 2011 to focus on work. Before leaving, though, Salih invited [[Guitar Center]] co-worker and friend of the group Josh Dun, who was the former touring drummer for [[House of Heroes]], to replace him. <ref name="With debut album set for release, Columbus duo Twenty One Pilots poised to break out" <ref name="With debut album set for release, Columbus duo Twenty One Pilots poised to break out" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.columbusalive.com/content/blogs/sensory-overload/2012/04/interview-twenty-one-pilots-part-1.html |title=Interview: Twenty One Pilots, part 1 |website=Columbusalive.com |access-date=June 26, 2014 |archive-date=July 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714190259/http://www.columbusalive.com/content/blogs/sensory-overload/2012/04/interview-twenty-one-pilots-part-1.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Dun was impressed with young band, and decided to accept the offer to join. He was particularly impressed with the song "Time To Say Goodbye", which featured only on the "Johnny Boy EP".<ref name= "columbusalive.com">{{cite web| title= Interview with Twenty One Pilots' Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun, part 1| url= http://www.columbusalive.com/content/blogs/sensory-overload/2012/04/interview-twenty-one-pilots-part-1.html| website= ColumbusAlive.com| access-date= June 26, 2014| archive-date= July 14, 2014| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140714190259/http://www.columbusalive.com/content/blogs/sensory-overload/2012/04/interview-twenty-one-pilots-part-1.html| url-status= live}}</ref> The band played a few shows before bassist Nick Thomas left, only a month after Salih. Thomas left on June 3, 2011 to focus on schooling. Both former members posted farewell notes on the band's official Facebook page.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.facebook.com/notes/twenty-one-pilots/member-change-chris-farewell/10150231964105135 | title = Member Change: Chris' Farewell | last = Salih | first = Chris | date = May 9, 2011 | website = [[Facebook]] | access-date = August 22, 2016 | archive-date = February 21, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190221102625/https://www.facebook.com/notes/twenty-one-pilots/member-change-chris-farewell/10150231964105135/ | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.facebook.com/notes/twenty-one-pilots/nick-thomas-farewell/10150257086085135 | title = Nick Thomas' Farewell | last = Thomas | first = Nick | date = June 3, 2011 | website = [[Facebook]] | access-date = August 22, 2016 | archive-date = November 8, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201108095612/https://www.facebook.com/notes/twenty-one-pilots/nick-thomas-farewell/10150257086085135/ | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Founding Twenty One Pilots member Chris Salih opens up about band|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/entry/twenty_one_pilots_chris_salih_interview_stream|website=altpress.com; Chris Salih Interview|date=August 24, 2017|access-date=October 29, 2017|archive-date=April 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180429070240/https://www.altpress.com/news/entry/twenty_one_pilots_chris_salih_interview_stream|url-status=live}}</ref>
After releasing the debut, the band toured heavily. They already had leftover songs that they decided didn't fit on their debut, which included [[Ode to Sleep]], Trees and [[Car Radio (song)|Car Radio]]. By 2011 the band were very popular regionally speaking. Chris Salih left the band on May 8, 2011 to focus on work. Before leaving, though, Salih invited [[Guitar Center]] co-worker and friend of the group Josh Dun, who was the former touring drummer for [[House of Heroes]], to replace him. <ref name="With debut album set for release, Columbus duo Twenty One Pilots poised to break out" <ref name="With debut album set for release, Columbus duo Twenty One Pilots poised to break out" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.columbusalive.com/content/blogs/sensory-overload/2012/04/interview-twenty-one-pilots-part-1.html |title=Interview: Twenty One Pilots, part 1 |website=Columbusalive.com |access-date=June 26, 2014 |archive-date=July 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714190259/http://www.columbusalive.com/content/blogs/sensory-overload/2012/04/interview-twenty-one-pilots-part-1.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Dun was impressed with young band, and decided to accept the offer to join. He was particularly impressed with the song "Time To Say Goodbye", which featured only on the "Johnny Boy EP".<ref name= "columbusalive.com">{{cite web| title= Interview with Twenty One Pilots' Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun, part 1| url= http://www.columbusalive.com/content/blogs/sensory-overload/2012/04/interview-twenty-one-pilots-part-1.html| website= ColumbusAlive.com| access-date= June 26, 2014| archive-date= July 14, 2014| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140714190259/http://www.columbusalive.com/content/blogs/sensory-overload/2012/04/interview-twenty-one-pilots-part-1.html| url-status= live}}</ref> The band played a few shows before bassist Nick Thomas left, only a month after Salih. Thomas left on June 3, 2011 to focus on schooling. Both former members posted farewell notes on the band's official Facebook page.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.facebook.com/notes/twenty-one-pilots/member-change-chris-farewell/10150231964105135 | title = Member Change: Chris' Farewell |last= Salih | first = Chris | date = May 9, 2011 | website = [[Facebook]] | access-date = August 22, 2016 | archive-date = February 21, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190221102625/https://www.facebook.com/notes/twenty-one-pilots/member-change-chris-farewell/10150231964105135/ | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.facebook.com/notes/twenty-one-pilots/nick-thomas-farewell/10150257086085135 | title = Nick Thomas' Farewell | last = Thomas | first = Nick | date = June 3, 2011 | website = [[Facebook]] | access-date = August 22, 2016 | archive-date = November 8, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201108095612/https://www.facebook.com/notes/twenty-one-pilots/nick-thomas-farewell/10150257086085135/ | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Founding Twenty One Pilots member Chris Salih opens up about band|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/entry/twenty_one_pilots_chris_salih_interview_stream|website=altpress.com; Chris Salih Interview|date=August 24, 2017|access-date=October 29, 2017|archive-date=April 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180429070240/https://www.altpress.com/news/entry/twenty_one_pilots_chris_salih_interview_stream|url-status=live}}</ref>
Both Salih and Thomas remained involved with the band's production for some time after their departure.<ref name="Episode 05 - Chris Salih">{{cite web|title=Episode 05 - Chris Salih|url=https://soundcloud.com/21pilotspodcast|website=The Twenty One Pilots Podcast on SoundCloud|access-date=January 19, 2018|archive-date=October 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031232857/https://soundcloud.com/21pilotspodcast|url-status=live}}</ref> Thomas briefly attended school in [[North Carolina]], but moved back into Joseph and Dun's house in Columbus a year later and began to manage their [[Merchandising|merchandise]]. Thomas remained a part of the merchandise distribution crew throughout the production of ''[[Blurryface]]'' and continues to stay actively involved in the band's tour cycle.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Andy|last=Greene|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/13-things-we-learned-hanging-out-with-twenty-one-pilots-20160120|title=13 Things We Learned Hanging Out With Twenty One Pilots|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=January 20, 2016|access-date=February 11, 2018|archive-date=June 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623061608/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/13-things-we-learned-hanging-out-with-twenty-one-pilots-20160120|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Nick Thomas's Twitter account "realpootom" given on Chris Robinson's podcast|url=https://twitter.com/realPooTom?lang=en|publisher=Twitter|access-date=February 10, 2018|archive-date=December 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201228140858/https://twitter.com/realPooTom?lang=en|url-status=live}}{{Primary source inline|date=February 2018}}</ref>
Both Salih and Thomas remained involved with the band's production for some time after their departure.<ref name="Episode 05 - Chris Salih">{{cite web|title=Episode 05 - Chris Salih|url=https://soundcloud.com/21pilotspodcast|website=The Twenty One Pilots Podcast on SoundCloud|access-date=January 19, 2018|archive-date=October 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031232857/https://soundcloud.com/21pilotspodcast|url-status=live}}</ref> Thomas briefly attended school in [[North Carolina]], but moved back into Joseph and Dun's house in Columbus a year later and began to manage their [[Merchandising|merchandise]]. Thomas remained a part of the merchandise distribution crew throughout the production of ''[[Blurryface]]'' and continues to stay actively involved in the band's tour cycle.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Andy|last=Greene|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/13-things-we-learned-hanging-out-with-twenty-one-pilots-20160120|title=13 Things We Learned Hanging Out With Twenty One Pilots|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=January 20, 2016|access-date=February 11, 2018|archive-date=June 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623061608/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/13-things-we-learned-hanging-out-with-twenty-one-pilots-20160120|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Nick Thomas's Twitter account "realpootom" given on Chris Robinson's podcast|url=https://twitter.com/realPooTom?lang=en|publisher=Twitter|access-date=February 10, 2018|archive-date=December 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201228140858/https://twitter.com/realPooTom?lang=en|url-status=live}}{{Primary source inline|date=February 2018}}</ref>


==Recording and release==
==Recording and release==
While Salih and Thomas were involved with the conceptualization of the album, neither they nor Dun had much involvement in its production, which was mostly handled by Joseph.<ref name="Episode 05 - Chris Salih"/> With their new lineup set in stone, Twenty One Pilots quickly got to work recording the material they had gathered up since their debut. The album features Joseph's brother Zack on "Kitchen Sink" and Joseph's college friend Jocef on "Be Concerned".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thelantern.com/2014/09/twenty-one-pilots-in-finest-form-at-hometown-show/|title=Review: Twenty One Pilots in finest form at hometown show|date=September 8, 2014|access-date=February 11, 2018|archive-date=October 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012011221/https://www.thelantern.com/2014/09/twenty-one-pilots-in-finest-form-at-hometown-show/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theodysseyonline.com/21-songs-true-twenty-pilots-fans|title=21 Old Songs That Only True Twenty One Pilots Fans Will Know|date=July 12, 2017|access-date=February 11, 2018|archive-date=October 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017034449/https://www.theodysseyonline.com/21-songs-true-twenty-pilots-fans|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Regional at Best'' was released on July 8, 2011. The album was accompanied by a free CD release show on the grounds of the [[New Albany High School (Ohio)|New Albany High School]] on the same day.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/twenty-one-pilots/2011/new-albany-high-school-new-albany-in-5bce77b0.html |website=Setlist.fm |publisher=Setlist.fm |access-date=June 13, 2021}}</ref>
While Salih and Thomas were involved with the conceptualization of the album, neither they nor Dun had much involvement in its production, which was mostly handled by Joseph.<ref name="Episode 05 - Chris Salih"/> With their new lineup set in stone, Twenty One Pilots quickly got to work recording the material they had gathered up since their debut. The album features Joseph's brother Zack on "Kitchen Sink" and Joseph's college friend Jocef on "Be Concerned".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thelantern.com/2014/09/twenty-one-pilots-in-finest-form-at-hometown-show/|title=Review: Twenty One Pilots in finest form at hometown show|date=September 8, 2014|access-date=February 11, 2018|archive-date=October 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012011221/https://www.thelantern.com/2014/09/twenty-one-pilots-in-finest-form-at-hometown-show/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theodysseyonline.com/21-songs-true-twenty-pilots-fans|title=21 Old Songs That Only True Twenty One Pilots Fans Will Know|date=July 12, 2017|access-date=February 11, 2018|archive-date=October 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017034449/https://www.theodysseyonline.com/21-songs-true-twenty-pilots-fans|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Regional at Best'' was released on July 8, 2011. The album was accompanied by a free CD release show on the grounds of the [[New Albany High School (Ohio)|New Albany High School]] on the same day.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/twenty-one-pilots/2011/new-albany-high-school-new-albany-in-5bce77b0.html |website=Setlist.fm |publisher=Setlist.fm |access-date=June 13, 2021}}</ref>

After embarking on the ''Regional at Best Tour'' featuring CHALLENGER!, the duo attracted labels, and eventually signed a deal with [[Fueled by Ramen]].<ref name="Review twenty one pilots Regional at Best"/><ref name="top40-charts.com">{{cite web|title='The Regional at Best Tour' Featuring Challenger! And Twenty One Pilots Kicks Off July 16th in Chicago!|url=http://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=68113|website=Top40 Charts}}</ref><ref name="youtube.com">{{cite web|title=twenty one pilots: Regional at Best Tour Part 01 (Episode 06 - Regional at Best: The Web Series)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVnjATSeok0|via=YouTube}}</ref><ref name="Review twenty one pilots Regional at Best">{{cite web|url=http://mezzic.com/2012/05/27/review-twenty-one-pilots-regional-at-best-2011/ |title=Review twenty one pilots Regional at Best |accessdate=February 1, 2013}}</ref>
== Discontinuation ==
Joining Fueled by Ramen resulted in the rights of both Regional at Best and the preceding album, ''[[Twenty One Pilots (album)|Twenty One Pilots]]'' being transferred to the label. Tyler Joseph successfully negotiated to maintain ownership of the preceding self-titled album, which remains available digitally. However, rights to ''Regional at Best'' were fully transferred to the label, meaning that ''Regional at Best'' was discontinued and removed from digital markets, with the exceptions of Pandora Radio, [[Deezer]], and [[Spotify]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Regional at Best|url=https://genius.com/albums/Twenty-one-pilots/Regional-at-best|website=Genius}}</ref> Tracks "[[Ode to Sleep]]," "[[Holding on to You (Twenty One Pilots song)|Holding on to You]]," "[[House of Gold (Twenty One Pilots song)|House of Gold]]," "[[Car Radio]]," "[[Guns for Hands]]," "Trees," and "[[Lovely (Twenty One Pilots song)|Lovely]]," were re-recorded and re-released on the duo's following album, ''[[Vessel (Twenty One Pilots album)|Vessel]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://medium.com/jeffersonian/20-facts-on-twenty-one-pilots-vessel-7243676c5c56.|title=20 Facts on twenty one pilots|author=Sawyer, Thea|date=November 16, 2016|accessdate=September 13, 2017}}</ref> Tracks "Glowing Eyes," "Kitchen Sink," and "Forest," were also released in their original formats on the UK and European versions of ''Vessel''. However, tracks "Slowtown", "Anathema", "Ruby", "Be Concerned", and "Clear" have since been made commercially unavailable.<ref>{{cite web|title=Twenty One Pilots ex regrets deleted music|url=http://teamrock.com/news/2017-08-25/twenty-one-pilots-ex-regrets-deleted-music|website=Team Rock}}</ref> and physical copies of the album are now rare and highly sought after.<ref>{{cite web|title=Twenty One Pilots: Every Album, Ranked|url=https://news.radio.com/2016/12/19/twenty-one-pilots-albums-ranked/|website=Radio.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Regional at Best for sale|url=https://www.amazon.com/Regional-Best-Twenty-One-Pilots/dp/B006PJA4S8|website=eBay}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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==Personnel==
Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Regional at Best'' and ''Vessel'' booklet<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Vessel |others=[[Twenty One Pilots]] |year=2013 |type=Booklet |publisher=Fueled by Ramen|id=075678683770}}</ref>

'''Recording'''
*Published by Twenty One Pilots LLC and Tyler Joseph Music
*Recorded at [[Tyler Joseph]]'s basement studio <small>([[Columbus, Ohio]])</small><ref name="Episode 05 - Chris Salih"/>
'''Twenty One Pilots'''
* [[Tyler Joseph]] – lead vocals, piano, bass guitar, synthesizers, keyboards, guitar, organs, ukulele, programming, production, songwriting
* [[Josh Dun]] – drums, percussion, backing vocals

'''Additional musicians'''
* Chris Salih – drums, percussion
* Nick Thomas - bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
* Zack Joseph - additional vocals on track 8
* Jocef - additional vocals on track 13

'''Additional personnel'''
* Reel Bear Media – artwork


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 00:21, 14 June 2021

Regional at Best
File:Regional at Best.png
Studio album by
Twenty One Pilots
ReleasedJuly 8, 2011 (2011-07-08)
Recorded2011
StudioTyler Joseph's home studio, Columbus, Ohio
Genre
[2]
Length63:09
LabelSelf-released
ProducerTyler Joseph
Twenty One Pilots chronology
Twenty One Pilots
(2009) 		Regional at Best
(2011) 		Vessel
(2013)
Singles from Regional at Best
  1. "Car Radio"
    Released: 2010

Regional at Best is the second studio album by American musical duo Twenty One Pilots, and was released on July 8, 2011. It is the band's first album with drummer Josh Dun, who joined the band in 2011 after the departure of drummer Chris Salih. The majority of the songs on Vessel appear in their original forms on this album, or were demoed along with the other tracks here.[6] As of May 2012, the album is discontinued. Only six tracks on Regional at Best do not feature on any other album and are considered out of print. Some of the album's tracks are available through the music streaming service Pandora. The full album is available in Spotify.[7]

Regional at Best sold over 3,000 copies, though received positive reception from fans, with promotions resulting in sold out concerts and national expansion.[8] Though the album has been discontinued since 2012, several tracks have been re-released over the years. Songs "Holding on to You", "Car Radio", and "House of Gold", have also gained popularity in mainstream media and have been certified platinum in recent years.[9] In 2018, Billboard referred to the album's simplicity as a quality that made the album, "individually unique".[10]

Background

After releasing the debut, the band toured heavily. They already had leftover songs that they decided didn't fit on their debut, which included Ode to Sleep, Trees and Car Radio. By 2011 the band were very popular regionally speaking. Chris Salih left the band on May 8, 2011 to focus on work. Before leaving, though, Salih invited Guitar Center co-worker and friend of the group Josh Dun, who was the former touring drummer for House of Heroes, to replace him. [11][12] Dun was impressed with young band, and decided to accept the offer to join. He was particularly impressed with the song "Time To Say Goodbye", which featured only on the "Johnny Boy EP".[13] The band played a few shows before bassist Nick Thomas left, only a month after Salih. Thomas left on June 3, 2011 to focus on schooling. Both former members posted farewell notes on the band's official Facebook page.[14][15][16] Both Salih and Thomas remained involved with the band's production for some time after their departure.[17] Thomas briefly attended school in North Carolina, but moved back into Joseph and Dun's house in Columbus a year later and began to manage their merchandise. Thomas remained a part of the merchandise distribution crew throughout the production of Blurryface and continues to stay actively involved in the band's tour cycle.[18][19]

Recording and release

While Salih and Thomas were involved with the conceptualization of the album, neither they nor Dun had much involvement in its production, which was mostly handled by Joseph.[17] With their new lineup set in stone, Twenty One Pilots quickly got to work recording the material they had gathered up since their debut. The album features Joseph's brother Zack on "Kitchen Sink" and Joseph's college friend Jocef on "Be Concerned".[20][21] Regional at Best was released on July 8, 2011. The album was accompanied by a free CD release show on the grounds of the New Albany High School on the same day.[22]

After embarking on the Regional at Best Tour featuring CHALLENGER!, the duo attracted labels, and eventually signed a deal with Fueled by Ramen.[8][23][24][8]

Discontinuation

Joining Fueled by Ramen resulted in the rights of both Regional at Best and the preceding album, Twenty One Pilots being transferred to the label. Tyler Joseph successfully negotiated to maintain ownership of the preceding self-titled album, which remains available digitally. However, rights to Regional at Best were fully transferred to the label, meaning that Regional at Best was discontinued and removed from digital markets, with the exceptions of Pandora Radio, Deezer, and Spotify.[25] Tracks "Ode to Sleep," "Holding on to You," "House of Gold," "Car Radio," "Guns for Hands," "Trees," and "Lovely," were re-recorded and re-released on the duo's following album, Vessel.[26] Tracks "Glowing Eyes," "Kitchen Sink," and "Forest," were also released in their original formats on the UK and European versions of Vessel. However, tracks "Slowtown", "Anathema", "Ruby", "Be Concerned", and "Clear" have since been made commercially unavailable.[27] and physical copies of the album are now rare and highly sought after.[28][29]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tyler Joseph, except for "Holding on to You", written by Tyler Joseph, Maurice Gleaton, Charles Hammond, Robert Hill, Deangelo Hunt, Bernard Leverette, Gerald Tiller and Jamall Willingham

No.TitleLength
1."Guns for Hands"4:37
2."Holding on to You"4:26
3."Ode to Sleep"5:14
4."Slowtown"4:57
5."Car Radio"4:49
6."Forest"4:11
7."Glowing Eyes"4:26
8."Kitchen Sink"5:34
9."Anathema"3:59
10."Lovely"4:20
11."Ruby" 
12."Trees"4:20
13."Be Concerned"2:22
14."Clear"3:38
Newsletter bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
15."House of Gold"2:54
16."Two"3:05

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Regional at Best and Vessel booklet[30]

Recording

Twenty One Pilots

  • Tyler Joseph – lead vocals, piano, bass guitar, synthesizers, keyboards, guitar, organs, ukulele, programming, production, songwriting
  • Josh Dun – drums, percussion, backing vocals

Additional musicians

  • Chris Salih – drums, percussion
  • Nick Thomas - bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Zack Joseph - additional vocals on track 8
  • Jocef - additional vocals on track 13

Additional personnel

  • Reel Bear Media – artwork

References

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