Today's song
Saturday
Twenty One Pilots
Scaled and Icy · 2021
Why this song, today
Paint the town, even if the town is your kitchen
Scaled and Icy came out in May 2021, when most of us had forgotten what a real Saturday felt like, and "Saturday" sounds like someone deciding to have one anyway. It's bright, funky and bouncy in a way Twenty One Pilots rarely allow themselves, with a chorus built for singing badly at full volume.
The detail I love is in the bridge: a clip of a phone call with Tyler Joseph's wife Jenna, nudging him to keep going with the track. It turns a big pop moment into something small and real. The weekend isn't always a party. Sometimes it's just the people you get to spend it with.
It's under three minutes. Put it on while you make breakfast and see if your Saturday doesn't start a little faster.
Credits
- Written by
- Tyler Joseph
- Producers
- Tyler Joseph, Greg Kurstin
- Additional production
- Matt Pauling
- Mixed by
- Adam Hawkins
- Spoken vocals
- Jenna Joseph
About the song
"Saturday" is a song recorded by American musical duo Twenty One Pilots, released on May 18, 2021, through Fueled by Ramen, as the third single from their sixth studio album, Scaled and Icy (2021). It was written and produced by the duo's frontman, Tyler Joseph, with Greg Kurstin and Paul Meany credited as co-producers.