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Wikipedia article{{Infobox song | name = Nico and the Niners | cover = Jumpsuit-Nico and the Niners single cover.png | caption = | alt = | type = single | artist = Twenty One Pilots | album = Trench | A-side = Jumpsuit | released = July 11, 2018 | recorded = | studio = | genre = * Reggae * rap * rock * psychedelic | length = 3:47 | label = Fueled by Ramen | writer = Tyler Joseph | producer = Tyler Joseph | prev_title = Heavydirtysoul | prev_year = 2016 | title = Jumpsuit | title2 = Nico and the Niners | next_title = Levitate | next_year = 2018 | misc = }} "'Nico and the Niners'" is a song written and recorded by the American musical duo Twenty One Pilots. It was released on July 11, 2018 as one of the singles from their fifth studio album 'Trench' (2018), alongside "Jumpsuit". The song peaked at No. 79 on the US 'Billboard' Hot 100 chart. Composition"Nico and the Niners" is a reggae, rap, rock and psychedelic song with a length of three minutes and forty-seven seconds. It features a rap verse, some vocal audio clips played backwards and a section with a reversed drum beat. Additionally, there are sections using a vocoder effect on clips of the vocals. It was the first song to be completed off 'Trench'. The song is played in an A minor key, and at 140 beats per minute. Music videoA music video for "Nico and the Niners" was released on July 26, 2018. It was directed by Andrew Donoho, who had directed all the music videos from the 'Trench' trilogy, and was filmed in Kharkiv and Kyiv, Ukraine. The video shows singer Tyler Joseph packing a backpack and meeting drummer Josh Dun in a faded city (known as Dema) square, where they shake hands before joining a group of torch-wielding rebels (called the "Banditos") and perform the song. The video veers between that mysterious thread and the mystical activities of mysterious red-hooded robed figures (also known as the bishops). At the end of the video, two children discover a Bandito's lost gear, but turn to see the nine bishops, the leaders of Dema, walking towards them. Commercial performance"Nico and the Niners" made its debut on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart at No. 6 and Hot Rock Songs at No. 9 with 19,000 sold. The song peaked at No. 79 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100, and peaked at No. 7 on the Hot Rock Songs chart. The song also peaked at No. 88 on the UK Singles Chart. Track listingPersonnel* Tyler Joseph lead vocals, keyboards, bass, synthesizers, guitar, programming, ukulele, production, songwriting * Josh Dun drums, percussion, backing vocals * Adam Hawkins mixing ChartsWeekly chartsYear-end chartsCertificationsReferencesCategory:Twenty One Pilots songs Category:Songs written by Tyler Joseph Category:2018 songs Category:2018 singles Category:Fueled by Ramen singles Category:Reggae songs Category:American hip hop songs Category:American rock songs Category:Psychedelic songs Category:Music videos shot in Ukraine | |
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