Released March 17, 2015 Recorded 2014–15 Length 3:27 | Format Digital download
CD Genre Hip hop Label Fueled by Ramen | |
"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. The video was directed by Mark C. Eshleman of Reel Bear Media.
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Background
The lyrics of "Fairly Local" are about how Joseph refuses to let others label him as "evil to the core" or "emotional"—a reference to depression and angst. He accepts that he has problems that he needs to work through and that his audience may have some of these issues as well. After welcoming that audience to join him in discovering truth, he claims ability to know himself and to do what's right.
Music video
The music video for "Fairly Local" is shot in a dark, snow filled and presumably abandoned house, with Dun playing drums in a large room and Joseph singing in various different rooms of the house throughout the video.
Personnel
Additional musicians