Nico and the Niners

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"Nico and the Niners"
Single by Twenty One Pilots
from the album Trench
A-side"Jumpsuit"
ReleasedJuly 11, 2018[1]
Genre
Length3:47
LabelFueled by Ramen
Songwriter(s)Tyler Joseph
Producer(s)Tyler Joseph
Twenty One Pilots singles chronology
"Heavydirtysoul"
(2016) 		"Jumpsuit" / "Nico and the Niners"
(2018) 		"Levitate"
(2018)
Music video
"Nico and the Niners" on YouTube

"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 the second of the lead singles from their fifth studio album Trench (2018), alongside "Jumpsuit".[2][3] The song peaked at number 79 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.[4]

Composition[edit]

"Nico and the Niners" is a reggae, rap, rock and psychedelic song with a length of three minutes and forty-seven seconds.[5][6] 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.[7] It was the first song to be completed off Trench.[8] The song is played in an A minor key, and at 140 beats per minute.[9]

Music video[edit]

A music video for "Nico and the Niners" was released on July 26, 2018.[10] 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.[11]

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.[10]

Commercial performance[edit]

"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.[12] 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 listing[edit]

Digital download / stream
No.TitleLength
1."Jumpsuit"3:58
2."Nico and the Niners"3:47

Personnel[edit]

Charts[edit]

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Poland (ZPAV)[24] Gold 10,000‡
United States (RIAA)[25] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Jumpsuit / Nico And The Niners - Single". iTunes. July 11, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  2. ^ "Top 40 Future/M Releases". AllAccess. Archived from the original on July 17, 2018.
  3. ^ "Jumpsuit / Nico And The Niners - Single on Spotify". Spotify. July 11, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  4. ^ Kaufman, Gil (July 11, 2018). "Twenty One Pilots Storm Back with 'Jumpsuit' and 'Nico and the Niners': Listen". Billboard. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  5. ^ Reed, Ryan (July 11, 2018). "Hear Twenty One Pilots' New Songs". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  6. ^ Spera, Keith (June 20, 2019). "Review: Twenty One Pilot recycled some tricks, but they were still entertaining at New Orleans concert". NOLA.com. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  7. ^ "Jumpsuit / Nico And The Niners - Single on Spotify". Spotify. July 11, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  8. ^ Jamieson, Brii. "7 Things We Learned From Twenty One Pilots' AMA". Rock Sound Magazine. Archived from the original on October 10, 2018. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
  9. ^ "Key & BPM for Nico and the Niners by twenty one pilots". TuneBat. July 11, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  10. ^ a b Kaufman, Gil (July 26, 2018). "Twenty One Pilots Hint at Rebel Uprising in Cryptic 'Nico and the Niners' Video: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  11. ^ twenty one pilots (September 20, 2018), twenty one pilots - Nico And The Niners (Beyond the Video), retrieved October 9, 2018
  12. ^ Rutherford, Kevin (July 19, 2018). "Twenty One Pilots Return to Rock Charts With 'Jumpsuit' & 'Nico and the Niners'". Billboard. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  13. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – SINGLES DIGITAL – TOP 100 and insert 201841 into search. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
  14. ^ "{{{artist}}} – {{{song}}}" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  15. ^ "Official IFPI Charts – Digital Singles Chart (International) – Week: 28/2018". IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  16. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
  17. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Stream Top 40 slágerlista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  18. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  19. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 201841 into search. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  20. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  21. ^ "Twenty One Pilots Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  22. ^ "Twenty One Pilots Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  23. ^ "Hot Rock Songs: Year End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  24. ^ "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2020 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  25. ^ "American single certifications – Twenty One Pilots – Nico And The Niners". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
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