Released April 14, 2015 Recorded 2014–15 Length 3:08 | Format Digital download
CD Genre Pop Label Fueled by Ramen | |
"Tear in My Heart" is a song written and recorded by American musical duo Twenty One Pilots, for their fourth studio album Blurryface. "Tear in My Heart" was uploaded to YouTube on April 6, 2015, being released as a single on the same day. "Tear in My Heart" was released to radio on April 14, 2015. The video was directed by Marc Klasfeld. In addition to both band members, lead singer Tyler Joseph's wife Jenna also appears in the music video. It is one of the band's highest-charting songs, spending eight weeks at the number two spot on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart, with X Ambassadors' "Renegades" keeping it from topping the chart.
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Background
Joseph sings, "The songs on the radio are okay, but my taste in music is your face". Despite the opposition he feels, he's dedicated to his wife. Even though she's the "Tear in his heart", she takes him "Higher than he's ever been".
Music video
The music video for "Tear in My Heart" shows Joseph and Dun performing in Chinatown in Los Angeles, with Joseph singing in the town square. The people don't notice them while Joseph sings the first verse of the song. As more people begin to notice them, their eyes distort. The buildings surrounding Joseph and Dun begin to crumble, as Joseph notices his wife in the group of people. Towards the end of the video, Joseph and Jenna get into an argument to which Jenna beats up Joseph, said to be removing "Blurryface" from his body. At the end of the music video Joseph kisses Jenna, and the screen turns to black.
Live performances
Twenty One Pilots performed a remix of Tear in My Heart by DJ SoySauce at their Emotional Roadshow concert in Cincinnati, Ohio, in the form of a drum line which consisted of Dun and two other men in hazmat suits beside him. This has continued to be done throughout the tour.
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Additional musicians