Paladin Strait

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"Paladin Strait"
Song by Twenty One Pilots
from the album Clancy
ReleasedMay 24, 2024 (2024-05-24)
Length6:28
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Joseph
  • Meany
Music video
"Paladin Strait" on YouTube

"Paladin Strait" is a song by the American musical duo Twenty One Pilots from their 2024 album Clancy . It is the last song on the album, [1] and is the longest song the duo has recorded thus far.

Contents

Composition and lyrics

"Paladin Strait" consists of synths and an acoustic guitar that has been described by Wall of Sound as feeling "like a voyage, a grand adventure in which its soft plucking and gentle strums usher you forward on a glorious but daunting journey". [2] The song itself is followed by a break of silence before an acoustic outro.

Reception

Paste magazine stated during a review of Clancy that "the music sounds joyful but the lyrics are anything but" commenting that Joseph was "ultimately losing the battle he began both at the start of this record and at the start of the duo’s entire saga nine years ago." [3]

Music video

The music video for the song premiered on June 21, 2024 and was the last music video to be released for the album and closes the lore of the album. [4] [5] The video was directed by Jensen Noen. [6] It shows an army of "Banditos" led by the title character Clancy, played by Tyler Joseph, and Josh Dun in battle with the Glorious Gones. Clancy climbs the tower where the nine Bishops, who are the leaders of Dema, reside. He is confronted by Nico (also known as Blurryface), the leader of the Bishops. The original music video was not finished by the time the duo started the livestream to show all the album's music videos, so the two played a placeholder video of Joseph playing an acoustic guitar in front of an ocean. [7] [8] The unexpected ending to the video would be continued in the music video for "The Contract" [9] and this conclusion of the "Paladin Strait" storyline and the band's conceptual series was revealed in "City Walls" – both of them are lead singles for the eighth studio album Breach (2025).

Live performances

The song was played during the first night of the Clancy World Tour . [10]

Charts

Chart performance for "Paladin Strait"
Chart (2024)Peak
position
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [11] 47

References

  1. ↑ Howell, Maddy (2024-06-21). "WATCH: Twenty One Pilots Unveil 'Paladin Strait' Music Video". Rock Sound. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
  2. ↑ "Twenty One Pilots - Clancy (Album Review) - Wall Of Sound". www.wallofsoundau.com. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
  3. ↑ "twenty one pilots: 'Clancy' Album Review". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
  4. ↑ "twenty one pilots release final Clancy music video, Paladin Strait". Kerrang!. 2024-06-21. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
  5. ↑ Stickler, Jon. "Twenty One Pilots Unveil Video For Paladin Strait - Stereoboard". Stereoboard.com. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
  6. ↑ Wescott, Andrew (2024-06-22). "Twenty One Pilots have shared a cinematic new video for 'Paladin Strait'". Dork. Archived from the original on 2024-06-22. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
  7. ↑ "Twenty One Pilots debuts "Paladin Strait" video". 105.7 The Point. 2024-06-21. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
  8. ↑ "Twenty One Pilots - Clancy Music Videos Premiere Livestream" . Retrieved 2025-06-29– via www.youtube.com.
  9. ↑ Skinner, Tom (2025-06-13). "Listen to Twenty One Pilots' new single 'The Contract'". NME. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
  10. ↑ Pilley, Max (2024-08-16). "Here's what went down when Twenty One Pilots kicked off the 'Clancy' world tour". NME. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
  11. ↑ "Twenty One Pilots Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
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