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"House of Gold"
Song by Twenty One Pilots
from the album Regional at Best
ReleasedJuly 8, 2011
GenreFolk[1][2]
Length2:43
LabelSelf-released
Songwriter(s)Tyler Joseph
Producer(s)Twenty One Pilots
"House of Gold"
Single by Twenty One Pilots
from the album Vessel
ReleasedAugust 6, 2013
Recorded2011
GenreFolk[1], Indie Pop, Indie Rock[2]
Length2:43
LabelFueled by Ramen
Songwriter(s)Tyler Joseph
Producer(s)Greg Wells[3]
Twenty One Pilots singles chronology
"Lovely"
(2013) 		"House of Gold"
(2013) 		"Fake You Out"
(2013)
Audio sample
Music video
"House of Gold" on YouTube

"House of Gold" is a song written and recorded by American musical duo Twenty One Pilots, for their third studio album Vessel. The song initially appeared as a bonus track on their second self-released album Regional at Best, with a different vocal track. "House of Gold" was released as the third single from Vessel, impacting radio on August 6, 2013.[4] The music video for the song was released on October 2, 2013.

According to Tyler Joseph, he wrote the song for his mother, Kelly Joseph.[5][6]

Composition

"House of Gold" is a folk song that lasts for a duration of two minutes and forty-three seconds.[7] According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Alfred Publishing Co., Inc, it is written in the time signature of common time, with a moderate tempo of 116 beats per minute.[7] "House of Gold" is composed in the key of C Major and F major while Tyler Joseph's vocal range spans from a low of F4 to a high of C6.[7] The song has a basic sequence of C–F–Am–G–C–F–C–G/B during the chorus and bridge and follows F–A/E–Dm–B♭m/D♭–F/C–C–F–C/E in the verses.[7]

Music videos

Two videos have been created for the song. The original video was directed by Mark C. Eshleman, while the second was directed by Warren Kommers. According to Josh Dun, the new music video was filmed on "Will Smith's ranch" outside of Los Angeles, California.[8]

The first music video is a very simple video. The opening shots are of the ceiling of a house. Joseph is then shown playing his ukulele in front of a shoulder-mount camcorder on a table. He is also twitching and shaking his head (which he claims to help him keep calm during live shows and performances). During the first verse of the song, Dun is shown playing a drum kit which is made up of three things: A bass drum; a snare drum; and a tambourine mounted on the bass drum. He is also shown twitching slightly while playing. In between shots, the footage cuts to static, to show that it's a home video. After the last chorus Dun disappears, and Joseph is left sitting against a wall, twitching and fidgeting with his hands. After the song ends, Joseph "sits in silence", which is an allusion to the lyrics of Car Radio ("and now I just sit in silence"), and slowly starts to play ukulele. During this, the credits roll and the video cuts to black.

The second music video begins with multiple shots of prairies on Will Smith's ranch. The last shot shows Joseph playing the ukulele in front of a threshing machine with a house behind him while he sings the lyrics of the song. It is then revealed that Joseph's legs have been severed off and his torso is floating in mid-air. It shows him again, this time floating in mid-air next to a truck and in front of the same house. The video introduces Dun laying on the ground, also missing his legs, who then crawls underneath the truck and pounds on the engine to make a drum sound. The next shot shows both Joseph and Dun floating next to each other while Dun beats a tambourine on his chest or plays a snare and cymbal. It also shows them through the window of the house while an unknown person watches. The video shows a pair of legs (Dun's)[9] using a wheel of the threshing machine as a kick drum while the other pair of legs (Joseph's) stumble around. The video ends with Dun back on the ground propped up against the truck, while Joseph still floats and plays the ukulele. The sun then sets, Joseph notices, and his body falls to the ground.[10]

Live performances

On August 8, 2013, Twenty One Pilots performed "House of Gold" on Conan in their late night debut.

Track listing

Digital download / stream
No.TitleLength
1."House of Gold"2:43

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[15] Platinum 1,000,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Worldwide[3] October 2, 2013
Fueled by Ramen

References

  1. ^ a b Pettigrew, Jason (January 22, 2013). "twenty - one - pilots - Vessel". Alternative Press. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "House of Gold". musicnotes.com. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Twenty One Pilots Release House Of Gold Music Video". AMH Network. October 2, 2013. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
  4. ^ "AllAccess.com Alternative eWeekly". AllAccess. July 30, 2013. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
  5. ^ "Twenty One Pilots Perform "House of Gold," Discuss "Starting From the Bottom"". www.fuse.tv. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
  6. ^ "Jesus Freak Hideout Vessel review". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved July 8, 2014. The album continues on with a ukulele-led song that front man Tyler Joseph wrote about for his mother, titled "House of Gold."
  7. ^ a b c d Joseph, Tyler. "Twenty One Pilots 'House of Gold' Sheet Music in C Major - Download & Print". Musicnotes.com. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
  8. ^ "Twenty One Pilots: House of Gold (Beyond The Video)". YouTube. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
  9. ^ "twenty one pilots: House of Gold (Beyond the Video)". YouTube. October 25, 2013.
  10. ^ "twenty one pilots: House of Gold". YouTube. October 2, 2013.
  11. ^ "Twenty One Pilots Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  12. ^ "Twenty One Pilots Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  13. ^ "Twenty One Pilots Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  14. ^ "Alternative Songs: Year End 2014". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  15. ^ "American single certifications – Twenty One Pilots – House of Gold". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
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