twenty one pilots Share Alternate Version Of New Single Level Of Concern

Following its live debut on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon: At Home Edition, twenty one pilots have shared the official alternate version of their latest single, Level Of Concern.

The new rendition – which features the band's friends and collaborators Paul Meany (Mutemath), Jesse Blum (MisterWives), and Simon Jefferis – developed once Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun began working on the Jimmy Fallon performance, with the addition of horns and a change in certain lyrics (‘In a world that's seen better days,’ sings Tyler towards the end, ‘With my friends, Simon, Paul, Jesse, Josh and [Chlorine video star] Ned / Out here making lemonade… via email!’).

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Last month, Tyler revealed that the inspiration behind Level Of Concern actually came from his mum, who said that she was craving something more upbeat to provide a distraction from everything going on in the world.

“…My mom made a comment to me in passing as all the news was breaking about the virus, and she just said, ‘Man, I could really use an upbeat song to distract me from all this,’” he said. “And I guess that speaks to the danceability of the track.”

Tyler added that the lyrics came from the early days of his relationship with his wife Jenna, explaining: “When I first met my wife, I was ready to date her; I was ready to dive right in and she was a little more hesitant. And not to compare a pandemic with the uncertainties of a relationship, but in that moment, for someone who maybe isn’t getting, you know, their feelings reciprocated, in their world it does kind of feel like… starting to bubble over and become a little anxious. So I wanted to kind of pair those two stories and move them down the lane at the same time.”

Stream Level Of Concern (live from outside) below:

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