House of Gold

This article is about the song. For the 2013 film, see House of Gold (film).
"House of Gold"
Single by Twenty One Pilots
from the album Vessel
Released August 6, 2013
Format Digital download
Recorded 2011
Genre
Length 2:43
Label Fueled by Ramen
Writer(s) Tyler Joseph
Producer(s) Greg Wells[1]
Twenty One Pilots singles chronology
"Lovely"
(2013)		 "House of Gold"
(2013)		 "Car Radio"
(2014)
Music video
"House of Gold" on YouTube

"House of Gold" is a song written and recorded by American indie pop band Twenty One Pilots from their third studio album Vessel. The song initially appeared as a bonus track on their second studio album Regional at Best, albeit with a different vocal track. "House of Gold" was released as the third single from Vessel on YouTube worldwide on August 6, 2013. Two videos have been created for the song. The original video was directed by Mark C. Eshleman.[2] The new video was directed instead by Warren Kommers.[3]

According to Tyler Joseph, he wrote the song for his mother, Kelly Joseph.[4][5]

According to Josh Dun, drummer of Twenty One Pilots, the new music video was filmed on Will Smith's ranch outside of Los Angeles, California.[6]

Track listing

Digital download / stream
No. Title Length
1. "House of Gold"   2:43

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2013–14) Peak
position
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[7] 38
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[8] 18
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[9] 10

Year-end charts

Chart (2014) Position
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[10] 42

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Worldwide[1] October 2, 2013
Fueled by Ramen

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Twenty One Pilots Release House Of Gold Music Video". AMH Network. 2 October 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "Twenty One Pilots - "House Of Gold" (original)". YouTube. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "Twenty One Pilots - "House Of Gold"". MTV. 6 November 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Twenty One Pilots Perform "House of Gold," Discuss "Starting From the Bottom"". www.fuse.tv. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "Jesus Freak Hideout Vessel review". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved 8 July 2014. The album continues on with a ukelele-led song that front man Tyler Joseph wrote about for his mother, titled "House of Gold."
  6. ↑ "Twenty One Pilots: House of Gold (Beyond The Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  7. ↑ "Twenty One Pilots Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot Rock Songs for Twenty One Pilots. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Twenty One Pilots Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Rock Airplay for Twenty One Pilots. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Twenty One Pilots Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Alternative Songs for Twenty One Pilots. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Alternative Songs: Year End 2014". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2014.