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"Overcompensate"
Single by Twenty One Pilots
from the album Clancy
ReleasedFebruary 29, 2024 (2024-02-29)
Recorded2023
Genre
Length
  • 3:56
  • 3:11 (edit)
LabelFueled by Ramen
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Joseph
  • Meany
Twenty One Pilots singles chronology
"The Outside"
(2021) 		"Overcompensate"
(2024) 		"Next Semester"
(2024)
Music video
"Overcompensate" on YouTube

"Overcompensate" is a song by American musical duo Twenty One Pilots, released on February 29, 2024 through Fueled by Ramen as the lead single of their upcoming seventh studio album Clancy.[3] It was written and produced by frontman Tyler Joseph alongside Paul Meany. The song peaked at number 64 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 34 in the UK, making it their third-highest charting song there, behind "Heathens" and "Stressed Out".

Background[edit]

On February 15, 2024, the cover art of previous Twenty One Pilots albums Vessel (2013), Blurryface (2015), Trench (2018), and Scaled and Icy (2021) were updated to be partially covered in red tape on streaming services.[4] Additionally, several fans received mail sent by the "Sacred Municipality of Dema", a fictional dystopian city in the storyline introduced in Trench.[5] The mail contained journal pages from the storyline's protagonist Clancy, who declared that with the "new power of psychokinesis",[a] he "no longer feels powerless" and implied he wanted to cross a strait and "create an inferno" together with the "Banditos", a rebellion operating on the metaphorical continent of Trench. A new location called "Paladin Strait", situated between the continent and a small island called "Voldsøy", was revealed on a map attached with the mail, as well as a cryptic 2-2-9 pattern, leading fans to believe a new track would be released on February 29.[6] This date was further supported when a BBC Radio 1 Future Sounds episode called "Twenty One Pilots Hottest Record" was scheduled to air on the same day.[7]

On February 22, the band posted a short video titled "I Am Clancy" on social media, which recapped the storyline, including Clancy's attempts to escape Dema, joining the Banditos, being captured by the bishops of Dema and escaping to Voldsøy before obtaining a special power to take control of recently-deceased people.[b] The video ended with Clancy announcing that he would be "returning to Trench".[9]

On February 28, the band officially announced on social media that a new single titled "Overcompensate", along with its music video, would be released the following day at 13:00 ET.[10]

Music video[edit]

The music video, directed by Mark C. Eshleman, and edited by him and Joseph, was primarily filmed at the Athenaeum Theatre in Columbus, Ohio. It premiered with the song on February 29, 2024. The video begins with illustrations and scenery in relation to the lore created by the band (coinciding with the German, French and Spanish voices at the beginning of the song). It then shows the duo playing at the venue, which begins to fill up with people who are known as the "citizens of Dema", all of whom are showing no emotion. Clancy (played by Joseph) then presents images of his journals and maps of the city to the citizens, before passing out as the video reveals the physical body in the venue had already been dead and was of someone else. It was possessed by Clancy, who arrives along with the Torchbearer (played by Josh Dun), on an island, presumably the continent of "Trench".[3] As of April 25, 2024, the music video has garnered over 15.9 million views on YouTube.

Track listing[edit]

Digital download / stream
No.TitleLength
1."Overcompensate"3:56
2."Overcompensate" (edit)3:11

Personnel[edit]

Credits adapted from Twenty One Pilots' official YouTube channel.[11]

Twenty One Pilots

  • Tyler Joseph – lead vocals, bass, piano, synthesizers, sampling, programming, songwriting, production
  • Josh Dun – drums, drum engineering, percussion

Additional personnel

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for "Overcompensate"
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[12] 73
Canada Rock (Billboard)[13] 18
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[14] 77
Global 200 (Billboard)[15] 70
Ireland (IRMA)[16] 49
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[17] 3
UK Singles (OCC)[18] 34
US Billboard Hot 100[19] 64
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[20] 7
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[21] 8

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ As depicted in the music video for "The Outside" (2022)
  2. ^ As depicted in the music videos for "Heavydirtysoul" (2017), "Jumpsuit" (2018), "Nico and the Niners" (2018), "Levitate" (2018), "Saturday" (2021), and "The Outside" (2022), as well as the livestream concert in support of Scaled and Icy (2021)[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Wilson-Taylor, James (February 29, 2024). "LISTEN: Twenty One Pilots Return With 'Overcompensate'". Rock Sound. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  2. ^ "Twenty One Pilots' "Overcompensate"". Prelude Press. February 29, 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Kaufman, Gil (February 29, 2024). "Twenty One Pilots Announce 'Clancy' Album, Drop Video For Booming 'Overcompensate' Single". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  4. ^ "Twenty One Pilots fans convinced comeback is imminent after red tape appears on albums". Dexerto. February 15, 2024. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  5. ^ Dowd, Rachael (May 4, 2020). "You still haven't discovered everything twenty one pilots hid in Dema". Alternative Press Magazine. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  6. ^ Dunworth, Liberty (February 19, 2024). "Twenty One Pilots have started teasing their new era". NME. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  7. ^ "BBC Radio 1 - Radio 1's Future Sounds with Clara Amfo, Twenty One Pilots Hottest Record". BBC. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  8. ^ Kaufman, Gil (February 23, 2024). "Twenty One Pilots Hint at Next Era in Cryptic 'I Am Clancy' Video Recap: 'A New Chapter Begins'". Billboard. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  9. ^ Rigotti, Alex (February 22, 2024). "Twenty One Pilots: "Next week, a new chapter begins"". NME. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  10. ^ "twenty one pilots announce new single, Overcompensate". Kerrang!. February 28, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  11. ^ Overcompensate Credits. YouTube. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  12. ^ "Twenty One Pilots Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  13. ^ "Twenty One Pilots Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  14. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – SINGLES DIGITAL – TOP 100 and insert 202410 into search. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  15. ^ "Twenty One Pilots Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  16. ^ "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  17. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. March 11, 2024. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  18. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  19. ^ "Twenty One Pilots Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  20. ^ "Twenty One Pilots Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  21. ^ "Twenty One Pilots Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overcompensate_(song)