The musical composition has atmosphere, with lyrical content focusing on personal themes | Joseph arrives at a house and goes inside |
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An accompanying for the single was directed by Mark Eshleman and mostly filmed at drummer 's home in | At the time, Twenty One Pilots earned three top-10 hits: "Stressed Out", "", and "", joining American electronic DJ and production duo as the only ones to have three or more top-10 hits on the Hot 100 in 2016 |
Smith felt that the song hit a "radio-friendly sweet spot".
Lyrically, "Stressed Out" is about the harsh end of | It ranked at number five on the 2016 Hot 100 year-end list |
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Financial stress Many of us, from all over the world and from all walks of life, are having to deal with at this difficult time |
The song has a basic sequence of F—Dm—Am in the verses, and , changes to Am—G—C—E at the refrain and follows Am—G—C 5—E during the as its.
9Cassie Whitt from Alternative Press opined it is a "sentiment any recent entrant into adulthood can relate" | Lyrically, "Stressed Out" is about the harsh end of |
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According to the IFPI , "Stressed Out" was the tenth best-performing single of 2016, with 9 | During its recording, Elizondo had but one grievance in regards to the song |