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"Fairly Local"
Single by Twenty One Pilots
from the album Blurryface
ReleasedMarch 17, 2015
Recorded2014–2015
Genre
Length3:27
LabelFueled by Ramen
Songwriter(s)Tyler Joseph
Producer(s)Ricky Reed
Twenty One Pilots singles chronology
"Car Radio"
(2014)
"Fairly Local"
(2015)
"Tear in My Heart"
(2015)
Audio sample
Music video
"Fairly Local" on YouTube

"Fairly Local" is a song written and recorded by American musical duo Twenty One Pilots, for their fourth studio album, Blurryface. "Fairly Local" was uploaded to YouTube on March 16, 2015, being released as a single on the following day.[5] The song was their first to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number 84, and has since been certified Platinum in the United States.

Music video

The music video for "Fairly Local" was uploaded on YouTube without prior notice one day before the song's release as a single, and was directed by Mark C. Eshleman of Reel Bear Media.[6] The video is shot in a dark, snow filled and presumably abandoned house, with Dun playing the drums in a large room and Joseph singing in various different rooms of the house throughout the video.[7]

Track listing

Digital download / stream
No.TitleLength
1."Fairly Local"3:27
CD single[8]
No.TitleLength
1."Fairly Local"3:27
2."Fairly Local" (instrumental)3:27
3."Fairly Local" (radio edit)3:25
4."Fairly Local" (TV track)3:27
5."Fairly Local" (remix/ERS mix with "Heavydirtysoul")5:09

Personnel

Twenty One Pilots

  • Tyler Joseph – lead vocals, keyboards, programming, guitar, synthesizers
  • Josh Dun – drums, percussion

Additional musicians

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[14] Gold 40,000
United States (RIAA)[15] Platinum 1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Worldwide[5] March 17, 2015 Fueled by Ramen

References

  1. ^ Crane, Matt (March 31, 2015). "10 new songs you need to hear from March 2015". Alternative Press. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  2. ^ "Twenty One Pilots soar their own way". Retrieved February 5, 2017.
  3. ^ "Review: Twenty One Pilots pull a repeat performance out of the bag". nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  4. ^ "Twenty One Pilots offer more high-flying stunts in sold-out Xcel Center show". Star Tribune. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Fairly Local - Single". iTunes. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015.
  6. ^ Whitt, Cassie (March 17, 2015). "Hear twenty one pilots' eerie new single "Fairly Local" from impending album 'Blurryface'". Alternative Press. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  7. ^ "Twenty One Pilots - "Fairly Local" [Official Video]". YouTube. March 17, 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  8. ^ "twenty one pilots' Fairly Local CD". Discogs. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
  9. ^ "Twenty One Pilots Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  10. ^ "Twenty One Pilots Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. Hot Digital Songs for Twenty One Pilots. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  11. ^ "Twenty One Pilots Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  12. ^ "Twenty One Pilots Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. Rock Digital Songs for Twenty One Pilots. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  13. ^ "Hot Rock Songs : Dec 31, 2015 | Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard. billboard.com. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  14. ^ "Canadian single certifications – twenty one pilots – Fairly Local". Music Canada. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
  15. ^ "American single certifications – twenty one pilots – Fairly Local". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 28, 2018.