Guns for Hands

"Guns for Hands"
Song by Twenty One Pilots from the album Regional at Best
Released	July 8, 2011
Length	4:36
Label	Self-released
Writer(s)	Tyler Joseph
Producer(s)	Twenty One Pilots
Regional at Best track listing
"Guns for Hands" (1) "Holding On to You" (2)

"Guns for Hands"
Single by Twenty One Pilots
from the album Vessel
Released	December 26, 2012[1]
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2012
Genre	Indie pop, indietronica
Length	4:33
Label	Warner Music Japan
Writer(s)	Tyler Joseph
Producer(s)	Greg Wells[2][3]
Twenty One Pilots singles chronology
"Holding On to You" (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] The song appears on their second self-released album, Regional at Best, their third album Vessel, their 2012 Three Songs EP,^[4] and their 2013 EP Migraine.^[5] The video was directed by Mark C. Eshleman.^[6] The song reached number 21 on the Japan Hot 100, respectively.

Music video

The music video for "Guns for Hands" is shot in a large white room, empty save for the performers and their instruments. 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 The video opens with Joseph putting on a ski mask and then offering another mask to a withdrawn Dun, whispering "They won't know it's you."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 mic is not actually recording his voice by swinging it around and rubbing it against his forehead. Prior to the rap verse, both performers wrap colored duct tape around their faces (also representing their logo) creating makeshift masks that they remove prior to the final chorus.

Track listing

Digital download / stream
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Guns for Hands"	4:33

EP
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Guns for Hands"	4:33
2.	"Forest"	4:06

Personnel

• Tyler Joseph – vocals, piano, bass, synthesizer
• Josh Dun – drums, percussion

Charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Japan Hot 100 (Billboard)[7]	21

References

1. "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". Retrieved November 5, 2016.
2. "Twenty One Pilots - Biography, Albums, Streaming Links - AllMusic". Retrieved November 5, 2016.
3. "Twenty One Pilots". Voodoo Music Festival. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
4. "Three Songs – EP". Amazon.com US. Amazon.com. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
5. "Migraine – EP". iTunes US. Apple Inc. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
6. "Twenty One Pilots - "Guns For Hands"". MTV. January 28, 2013. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
7. http://www.billboard.com/artist/430557/Twenty+One+Pilots/chart?f=848