Goner (song)

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"Goner"
Promotional single by Twenty One Pilots
from the album Blurryface
ReleasedMay 18, 2015 [1]
Length3:57
Label Fueled by Ramen
Songwriter(s) Tyler Joseph
Producer(s)
Twenty One Pilots singles chronology
"Lane Boy"
(2015)		"Goner"
(2015)		"Ride"
(2016)
Music video
"Goner" on YouTube

"Goner" is a song by the American musical duo Twenty One Pilots, sequenced as the last song from their 2015 album Blurryface . [2] It was released as a promotional single the following day of the album. [3]

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Reception

When ranking the 20 best Twenty One Pilots songs, Kerrang! critic Sam Law ranked it number 12, stating that it "finds Tyler on desolate, defeated form, declaring 'I'm a goner' and pleading for someone to 'catch my breath'." commenting that the drumbeat "feels less like salvation than the final topple over the edge." [4]

Covers

The British-American post-hardcore band, As It Is, covered "Goner" in 2025. [5]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2015–16)Peak
position
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [6] 31

Year-end charts

Chart (2016)Position
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard) [7] 79

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Poland (ZPAV) [8] Gold10,000‡
United States (RIAA) [1] Platinum1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. 1 2 "American single certifications – Twenty One Pilots – Goner". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved June 13, 2025.
  2. ↑ AltPress. "Watch twenty one pilots perform "Goner" live for the first time". Alternative Press Magazine. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
  3. ↑ Joseph, Tyler; Dun, Josh (June 15, 2015). Doubt (booklet). Fueled by Ramen.
  4. ↑ Law, Sam (2020-04-24). "The 20 greatest twenty one pilots songs – ranked". Kerrang!. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
  5. ↑ https://shop.rocksound.tv/products/rock-sound-presents-twenty-one-pilots-blurryface-reborn-magazine-poster-cd
  6. ↑ "Twenty One Pilots Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2020 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 2024-11-02. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
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