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{{short description|Twenty One Pilots song}}
I know what you think in the morning
{{Infobox song
When the sun shines on the ground
| name = Guns for Hands
And shows what you have done
| cover =
It shows where your mind has gone
| alt =
And you swearing to your parents
| type = Song
That it will never happen again
| artist = [[Twenty One Pilots]]
I know, I know oh ow, what that means, I know oh oh oh ow
| album = [[Regional at Best]]
That you all have guns
| released = {{start date|2011|7|8}}
And you never put the safety on
| format =
And you all have plans,
| recorded =
To take it, to take it, don't take it, take it, take it
| studio =
I'm trying, I'm trying to sleep
| venue =
I'm trying, I'm trying to sleep
| genre =
But I can't, but I can't when you all have
| length = 4:37
Guns for hands yeah
| label = [[Self-released]]
I'm trying, I'm trying to sleep
| producer = Twenty One Pilots
I'm trying, I'm trying to sleep
}}
But I can't, but I can't when you all have
{{Infobox song
Guns for hands yeah
| name = Guns for Hands
Let's take this a second at a time
| cover = Guns for Hands by Twenty One Pilots.jpg
Let's take this one song, this one rhyme
| border = yes
Together, let's breathe
| alt =
Together, to the beat
| type = single
But there's hope out the window
| artist = [[Twenty One Pilots]]
So that's where we'll go
| album = [[Vessel (Twenty One Pilots album)|Vessel]]
Let's go outside and all join hands
| released = December 26, 2012<ref name=release>{{cite web|url=http://wmg.jp/artist/twentyonepilots/news_44893.html|title=Right-on2012A＆WのテレビCM曲「ガンズ・フォー・ハンズ」ビデオクリップ完成！YouTube公開！｜twenty one pilots / トゥエンティ・ワン・パイロッツ｜ワーナーミュージック・ジャパン|publisher=|accessdate=November 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402101123/http://wmg.jp/artist/twentyonepilots/news_44893.html|archive-date=April 2, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
But until then you'll never understand
| recorded = 2012
That you all have guns
| studio =
And you never put the safety on
| venue =
And you all have plans
| genre = * [[Alternative rock]]<ref name="Twenty One Pilots - Entertainment">{{cite web|url=https://www.columbusalive.com/article/20130103/ENTERTAINMENT/301039648|website=Columbus Alive|title=Twenty One Pilots – Entertainment}}</ref>
To take it, to take it, don't take it, take it, take it
* [[Hip hop music|conscious hip hop]]<ref name="Twenty One Pilots - Entertainment"/>
I'm trying, I'm trying to sleep
* [[electropop]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/gig/twenty-one-pilots-roundhouse-unsw-sydney-200416/#/slide/1|publisher=Music Feeds|title=Twenty One Pilots – The Roundhouse UNSW, Sydney 20/04/16|author=Deeley, Chelsea}}</ref>
I'm trying, I'm trying to sleep
* [[reggae]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Twenty One Pilots Break Silence With Singles: "Jumpsuit" And "Nico And The Niners" — Content|url=https://www.soundbitesmedia.co/content/topjumpsuitnicoandtheniners|access-date=2020-12-16|website=Sound Bites Media|language=en-US}}</ref>
But I can't, but I can't when you all have
| length = 4:33
Guns for hands yeah
| label = [[Warner Music Japan|Warner Japan]]
We've turned our hands to guns, trade in our thumbs for ammunition
| writer = [[Tyler Joseph]]
I must forewarn you, of my disorder, or my condition
| producer = [[Greg Wells]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/twenty-one-pilots-mn0002398414|title=Twenty One Pilots – Biography, Albums, Streaming Links – AllMusic|publisher=|accessdate=November 5, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://worshipthemusic.com/artist/twenty-one-pilots/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123072708/http://worshipthemusic.com/artist/twenty-one-pilots|title=Twenty One Pilots|publisher=Voodoo Music Festival|archivedate=January 23, 2015|accessdate=November 5, 2016}}</ref>
'Cause when the sun sets, it upsets what's left of my invested interest
| prev_title = [[Ode to Sleep]]
Interested in putting my fingers to my head
| prev_year = 2012
The solution is, I see a whole room of these mutant kids
| next_title = [[Lovely (Twenty One Pilots song)|Lovely]]
Fused at the wrist, I simply tell them they should shoot at this
| next_year = 2013
Simply suggest my chest and this confused music, it's
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|Pmv8aQKO6k0|"Guns for Hands"}}
Obviously best for them to turn their guns to a fist
| type = single
I'm trying, I'm trying to sleep
}}
I'm trying, I'm trying to sleep
}}
But I can't, but I can't when you all have

Guns for hands
"'''Guns for Hands'''" is a song written and recorded by American musical duo [[Twenty One Pilots]], released as a single only in Japan.<ref name=release/> It was originally recorded for their second studio album, ''[[Regional at Best]]'' (2011), and was later re-recorded for their third album ''[[Vessel (Twenty One Pilots album)|Vessel]]'' (2013), their 2012 extended play ''Three Songs'',<ref name="Amazon">{{cite web|title=Three Songs – EP|url=https://www.amazon.com/three-songs-Twenty-One-Pilots/dp/B008I6DTJW|work=Amazon.com US|accessdate=January 22, 2014}}</ref> and their 2013 extended play ''Migraine''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Migraine – EP|url=https://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/migraine-ep/id651405957|work=iTunes US|publisher=[[Apple Inc.]]|accessdate=January 13, 2014}}</ref> The song's accompanying music video was directed by Mark C. Eshleman.<ref name="MTV">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/videos/twenty-one-pilots/875601/guns-for-hands.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130206014027/http://www.mtv.com/videos/twenty-one-pilots/875601/guns-for-hands.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 6, 2013 |title=Twenty One Pilots – "Guns For Hands" |publisher=MTV |date=January 28, 2013 |accessdate=January 13, 2014}}</ref> The song was heavily promoted in Japan as part of the duo's concert tour through the country and experienced moderate success there, reaching number 21 on the country's [[Japan Hot 100|Hot 100]] chart.
I'm trying, I'm trying to sleep

I'm trying, I'm trying to sleep
== Background ==
But I can't, but I can't when you all have
In an interview with ''[[Rock Sound]]'', [[Tyler Joseph]] explained that "Guns for Hands" came about following a meeting after a show with young fans of the band who discussed "what it was they were going through and a lot of what they were going through had to do with suicide", and added that "thank goodness it had a lot to do with them overcoming it and using music and songs, in particular his songs, to help them get over that." Joseph was consequently inspired to write a track "about taking that negative energy and aiming it at something else, not aiming it at yourself."<ref>{{cite web|title=Track-By-Track: Twenty One Pilots – Vessel|url=https://www.rocksound.tv/blog/read/track-by-track-twenty-one-pilots-vessel|work=Rock Sound|date=September 4, 2013|accessdate=February 28, 2019|archive-date=April 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402020639/https://www.rocksound.tv/blog/read/track-by-track-twenty-one-pilots-vessel|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Guns for hands

== Music video ==
The music video for "Guns for Hands" is shot in a large and empty white room, saved for the performers and their instruments. The beginning of the video also shows the song's title in Japanese, as well as some subtitles. [[Tyler Joseph|Joseph]] wears a blue shirt, and [[Josh Dun|Dun]] wears a red shirt, representing the band's early logo. The video opens with Joseph putting on a [[ski mask]] and then offering another mask to a withdrawn Dun, whispering "They won't know it's you." The two launch into an energetic performance, with Joseph regularly bringing attention to the fact that his microphone is not actually recording his voice by swinging it around and rubbing it against his forehead. As well as that, Joseph would often shake and twitch throughout the video. Prior to the rap verse, both performers wrap colored [[duct tape]] around their faces, creating makeshift masks that they remove prior to the final chorus.

== Track listing ==
{{Track listing
| headline = Digital download / stream
| title1 = Guns for Hands
| length1 = 4:33
}}

{{Track listing
| headline = EP
| title1 = Guns for Hands
| length1 = 4:33
| title2 = Forest
| length2 = 4:06
}}

== Personnel ==

* Tyler Joseph – vocals, piano, bass guitar, guitar, synthesizers, keyboards, [[programming (music)|programming]]
* Josh Dun – drums, percussion, backing vocals

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Chart (2013)
! Peak<br>position
|-
|[[Japan Hot 100]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{Cite web |title=Billboard Japan Hot 100 |url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2013&month=01&day=21 |access-date=March 4, 2024 |website=Billboard Japan |language=ja}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|21
|-
|Mexican Ingles Airplay (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite web |title=Twenty One Pilots Chart History (Mexico Ingles Airplay) |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/twenty-one-pilots/chart-history/min |website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=March 21, 2024}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|4
|}

==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Twenty One Pilots|relyear=2012|certyear=2024|title=Guns For Hands|award=Platinum|accessdate=May 22, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true | nosales=true | noshipments=true}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Twenty One Pilots}}

{{authority control}}

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[[Category:Electropop songs]]
[[Category:Reggae fusion songs]]
[[Category:American reggae songs]]
[[Category:Fueled by Ramen singles]]
[[Category:Songs written by Tyler Joseph]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Greg Wells]]
[[Category:Songs about suicide]]

Latest revision as of 07:37, 2 November 2024

"Guns for Hands"
Song by Twenty One Pilots
from the album Regional at Best
ReleasedJuly 8, 2011 (2011-07-08)
Length4:37
LabelSelf-released
Producer(s)Twenty One Pilots
"Guns for Hands"
Single by Twenty One Pilots
from the album Vessel
ReleasedDecember 26, 2012[1]
Recorded2012
Genre
Length4:33
LabelWarner Japan
Songwriter(s)Tyler Joseph
Producer(s)Greg Wells[5][6]
Twenty One Pilots singles chronology
"Ode to Sleep"
(2012) 		"Guns for Hands"
(2012) 		"Lovely"
(2013)
Music video
"Guns for Hands" on YouTube

"Guns for Hands" is a song written and recorded by American musical duo Twenty One Pilots, released as a single only in Japan.[1] It was originally recorded for their second studio album, Regional at Best (2011), and was later re-recorded for their third album Vessel (2013), their 2012 extended play Three Songs,[7] and their 2013 extended play Migraine.[8] The song's accompanying music video was directed by Mark C. Eshleman.[9] The song was heavily promoted in Japan as part of the duo's concert tour through the country and experienced moderate success there, reaching number 21 on the country's Hot 100 chart.

Background

[edit]

In an interview with Rock Sound, Tyler Joseph explained that "Guns for Hands" came about following a meeting after a show with young fans of the band who discussed "what it was they were going through and a lot of what they were going through had to do with suicide", and added that "thank goodness it had a lot to do with them overcoming it and using music and songs, in particular his songs, to help them get over that." Joseph was consequently inspired to write a track "about taking that negative energy and aiming it at something else, not aiming it at yourself."[10]

Music video

[edit]

The music video for "Guns for Hands" is shot in a large and empty white room, saved for the performers and their instruments. The beginning of the video also shows the song's title in Japanese, as well as some subtitles. Joseph wears a blue shirt, and Dun wears a red shirt, representing the band's early logo. The video opens with Joseph putting on a ski mask and then offering another mask to a withdrawn Dun, whispering "They won't know it's you." The two launch into an energetic performance, with Joseph regularly bringing attention to the fact that his microphone is not actually recording his voice by swinging it around and rubbing it against his forehead. As well as that, Joseph would often shake and twitch throughout the video. Prior to the rap verse, both performers wrap colored duct tape around their faces, creating makeshift masks that they remove prior to the final chorus.

Track listing

[edit]
Digital download / stream
No.TitleLength
1."Guns for Hands"4:33
EP
No.TitleLength
1."Guns for Hands"4:33
2."Forest"4:06

Personnel

[edit]
  • Tyler Joseph – vocals, piano, bass guitar, guitar, synthesizers, keyboards, programming
  • Josh Dun – drums, percussion, backing vocals

Charts

[edit]
Chart (2013) Peak
position
Japan Hot 100 (Billboard)[11] 21
Mexican Ingles Airplay (Billboard)[12] 4

Certifications

[edit]
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[13] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "Right-on2012A＆WのテレビCM曲「ガンズ・フォー・ハンズ」ビデオクリップ完成！YouTube公開！｜twenty one pilots / トゥエンティ・ワン・パイロッツ｜ワーナーミュージック・ジャパン". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Twenty One Pilots – Entertainment". Columbus Alive.
  3. ^ Deeley, Chelsea. "Twenty One Pilots – The Roundhouse UNSW, Sydney 20/04/16". Music Feeds.
  4. ^ "Twenty One Pilots Break Silence With Singles: "Jumpsuit" And "Nico And The Niners" — Content". Sound Bites Media. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
  5. ^ "Twenty One Pilots – Biography, Albums, Streaming Links – AllMusic". Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  6. ^ "Twenty One Pilots". Voodoo Music Festival. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  7. ^ "Three Songs – EP". Amazon.com US. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
  8. ^ "Migraine – EP". iTunes US. Apple Inc. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
  9. ^ "Twenty One Pilots – "Guns For Hands"". MTV. January 28, 2013. Archived from the original on February 6, 2013. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
  10. ^ "Track-By-Track: Twenty One Pilots – Vessel". Rock Sound. September 4, 2013. Archived from the original on April 2, 2019. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
  11. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  12. ^ "Twenty One Pilots Chart History (Mexico Ingles Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  13. ^ "American single certifications – Twenty One Pilots – Guns For Hands". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
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