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{{Short description|Twenty One Pilots song}}
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* ]<ref name="RfS">{{cite web|first= André |last= Curcic |title= Album Review: Twenty One Pilots – Blurryface |date= June 5, 2015 |publisher= Renowned for Sound |url= http://renownedforsound.com/index.php/album-review-twenty-one-pilots-blurryface/ |accessdate= July 11, 2015}}</ref>
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"'''Tear in My Heart'''" is a song written and recorded by American musical duo ], for their fourth studio album '']''. The song was released as a single on April 6, 2015<ref name="Itunes">{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/br/album/tear-in-my-heart-single/id980775404 |title=Tear In My Heart – Single |publisher=] |accessdate=April 16, 2015}}</ref> and was released to radio on April 14 of the same year.<ref name=FMQB>{{cite web|url=http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16771|title=FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock|publisher=Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated|accessdate=October 31, 2016}}</ref> "'''Tear in My Heart'''" is a song written and recorded by American musical duo ], for their fourth studio album '']'' (2015). The song was released as a single on April 6, 2015<ref name="Itunes">{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/br/album/tear-in-my-heart-single/id980775404 |title=Tear In My Heart – Single |publisher=] |accessdate=April 16, 2015}}</ref> and was released to radio on April 14 of the same year.<ref name=FMQB>{{cite web|url=http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16771|title=FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock|publisher=Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated|accessdate=October 31, 2016}}</ref>

==Background==
"Tear in My Heart" is an ] dedicated to a loved one, with Tyler Joseph's wife Jenna being the inspiration behind the song.<ref name="Childers"/><ref name="Schiller">{{cite web |last = Schiller|first = Rebecca |title=Every Twenty One Pilots Music Video From 2012 to Today: Watch Their Evolution|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8468012/twenty-one-pilots-music-video-evolution-2012-to-today|work=] |date=August 1, 2018|accessdate=November 30, 2018}}</ref> As an unabashed ], "Tear in My Heart" finds Joseph's in a romantic prose as he writes for his wife Jenna.<ref name="Law"/> In particular, its ] was based on Joseph's personal experience driving long hours back to ] from a family vacation trip as his future-wife Jenna slept, which left him to deal with all the traffic.<ref name="Pettigrew"/> "Tear in My Heart" is about how Joseph's wife shocked him out of stasis.<ref name="DeVille">{{cite web|author=DeVille, Chris|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1803515/the-week-in-pop-meet-twenty-one-pilots-the-biggest-band-youve-never-heard-of/franchises/the-week-in-pop/|title=The Week In Pop: Meet Twenty One Pilots, The Biggest Band You've Never Heard Of|work=]|date=May 28, 2015|accessdate=April 25, 2020}}</ref> By talking about falling in love, it acts as a break from morbidity of which prevailed much of '']''.<ref name="DeVille"/> 

==Composition==
"Tear in My Heart" is an uptempo ] song that runs for a duration of three minutes and eight seconds.<ref name="Rutherford">{{cite magazine|author=Rutherford. Kevin|title=Songs That Defined the Decade: Twenty One Pilots' 'Stressed Out'|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/songs-that-defined-the-decade/8544249/twenty-one-pilots-stressed-out-songs-that-defined-the-decade|magazine=] |date=November 21, 2019|accessdate=November 23, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Copperman">{{cite web|first=Joshua|last=Copperman|url=https://www.popmatters.com/twenty-one-pilots-trench-2611885879.html|title=Twenty One Pilots Get Sensitive on 'Trench'|date=October 12, 2018|work=]|accessdate=October 12, 2018}}</ref> The track has exuberant, summery sounds which delve into ] that are driven by shining, piano-based ] instrumentation.<ref name="Kraus"/><ref name="RfS">{{cite web|first= André |last= Curcic |title= Album Review: Twenty One Pilots – Blurryface |date= June 5, 2015 |publisher=] |url= http://renownedforsound.com/index.php/album-review-twenty-one-pilots-blurryface/ |accessdate= July 11, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Law">{{cite web|author=Law, Sam|url=https://www.kerrang.com/features/the-20-greatest-twenty-one-pilots-songs-ranked/|title=The 20 Greatest twenty one pilots Songs – Ranked|work=] |date=April 24, 2020 |accessdate=April 25, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Carly"/> According to the ] published at Musicnotes.com by ], it is written in the ] of ], with a moderately fast ] of 120 ].<ref name="Joseph">{{cite web |url=https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0149462 |title=Twenty One Pilots "Tear in My Heart" Sheet Music in D Major |website=Musicnotes |date=April 10, 2020}}</ref> "Tear in My Heart" is composed in the ] of ], while Tyler Joseph's ] spans one ] and six ], from a low of ] to a high of ].<ref name="Joseph"/> The song has a basic sequence of D–F{{sharp|music}}–G in the ] and verses, alternates between the chords of A<sub>7</sub> and A during its ], follows G<sub>(add9)</sub>–A–Bm–A/C{{music|sharp}}–D–A at the refrain, and has a single chord of D major during the ] as its ].<ref name="Joseph"/>

The musical composition is built from piano chord ]s and ] keyboards and includes a ] consisting of ].<ref name="Harvilla">{{cite web |author=Harvilla, Ron|title=No, Really: Root for Twenty One Pilots at the Grammys|url=https://www.theringer.com/2017/2/8/16045920/no-really-root-for-twenty-one-pilots-at-the-grammys-cc3f3c7cea2f|work=]|publisher=The Ringer|date=February 8, 2017 |accessdate=September 14, 2017}}</ref> "Tear in My Heart" is strong, ]-laden number propelled by a prominent piano accompaniment.<ref name="Moser">{{cite web|author=Moser, John J.|url=https://www.mcall.com/entertainment/lehigh-valley-music/mc-review-twenty-one-pilots-is-a-success-at-radio-104-5-birthday-bash-here-are-the-reasons-why-20160612-column.html|title=REVIEW: Twenty One Pilots is a success at Radio 104.5 Birthday Bash. Here are the reasons why|work=]|date=June 12, 2016|accessdate=August 12, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Childers"/><ref name="APCritic"/> Opening with a pounding ] ], the musical arrangement begins with its piano motif.<ref name="Childers"/><ref name="APCritic"/> The song has an upbeat atmosphere, with happy sounding piano chords and sunny, ]-driven melodies intertwining at the anthemic chorus.<ref name="All Things Loud"/><ref name="Ferraro">{{cite web| author=Ferraro, Jo|url=http://www.nhregister.com/arts-and-entertainment/20170126/twenty-one-pilots-had-ground-control-at-webster-bank-arena-show-in-bridgeport|title=Twenty One Pilots had ground control at Webster Bank Arena show in Bridgeport |date=January 26, 2017|accessdate=February 5, 2017}}</ref> During its ], a propulsive, one-chord ] is played throughout in D minor with a ] feel.<ref name="Joseph"/> 

Lyrically, "Tear in My Heart" is an uplifting ] that expresses goofy, sincere lines.<ref name="Leroy"/><ref name="Copperman"/> The playful song contains tongue-in-cheek lyrics and is decorated with a buoyant chorus: "My heart is my armor / she's the tear in my heart / she's a carver."<ref name="Leroy"/> Joseph's poetic lyrics have him honestly professing great love through revealingly graphic imagery: "She's a carver / She's a butcher with a smile."<ref name="Law"/><ref name="AustinChronicleCritic"/><ref name="APCritic">{{cite web |url=http://www.altpress.com/reviews/entry/review_twenty_one_pilots_blurryface |title=twenty one pilots - Blurryface |author=AltPress|work=] |date=May 19, 2015 |accessdate=July 1, 2015}}</ref> During the second verse, in a beguiling moment, he sings, "The songs on the radio are okay, but my taste in music is your face."<ref name="Law"/><ref name="All Things Loud">{{cite web |url=https://www.allthingsloud.com/twenty-one-pilots-blurryface-album-review/|title=Album Review: Twenty One Pilots - Blurryface|work=All Things Loud|date=May 29, 2015 |accessdate=April 29, 2019 |last=Parker |first=Jack}}</ref> At the song's bridge, Joseph sings about driving while trying to avoid waking a companion who is sleeping in his car by hitting potholes.<ref name="Wilson">{{cite web|author=Wilson, Carl|url=http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/music_box/2017/01/why_twenty_one_pilots_are_america_s_biggest_rock_band.html|title=The Mood Swing Vote|work=] |date=January 24, 2017|accessdate=February 10, 2018}}</ref> He sings relatable lines about driving with her: "You fell asleep in my car, I drove the whole time, but that's okay, I'll just avoid the holes so you sleep fine / I'm driving here I sit, cursing my government, for not using my taxes to fill holes with more cement."<ref name="Law"/><ref name="Kerrang">{{cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/features/the-10-best-twenty-one-pilots-lyrics-so-far/|title=The 10 Best twenty one pilots lyrics so far — Kerrang!|work=]|date=August 12, 2018|accessdate=April 25, 2020}}</ref>

==Critical reception==
Brian Kraus for '']'' labeled "Tear in My Heart" an "exuberant pop number."<ref name="Kraus">{{cite web |author=Kraus, Brian |url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/twenty_one_pilots_tear_in_my_heart|title=twenty one pilots release video for exuberant new single, "Tear In My Heart" – Alternative Press |work=Alternative Press |date=April 6, 2015 |accessdate=July 1, 2015}}</ref> Dan Leroy from the same publication praised it as an "uplifting love song harnessed to an equally buoyant chorus" and claimed it depicted a more playful side of Twenty One Pilots.<ref name="Leroy">{{cite web |author=Leroy, Dan |title=The 10 best twenty one pilots songs |url=https://www.altpress.com/features/the_top_10_twenty_one_pilots_songs_of_all_time1/|work=] |date=September 2, 2015|accessdate=November 30, 2017}}</ref> '']''{{'}}s Carl Wilson considered the song's bridge, "a goofily touching moment, but it also evokes the absence of ], of a ] that is failing to care and protect."<ref name="Wilson"/> Anne Nickoloff and Troy Smith from '']'' opined, "The lyrics are, at times, heartwarming... and occasionally cheesy."<ref name="Nickoloff">{{cite web|author1=Nickoloff, Anne |author2=Smith, Troy |title=All 65 Twenty One Pilots songs ranked from worst to best |date=July 5, 2019 |access-date=April 22, 2020 |work=]|publisher=]|url=https://www.cleveland.com/life-and-culture/g66l-2019/07/12598c2f641421/all-65-twenty-one-pilots-songs-ranked-from-worst-to-best.html}}</ref> Going further, Smith called the song "catchy" and said "has a ] meets ] vibe to it."<ref name="Cleveland">{{cite web |url=http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2015/05/twenty_one_pilots_blurryface_l.html|title=Twenty One Pilots' 'Blurryface' leaves a haze of disappointment (album review) |first=Troy L.|last=Smith|work=] |date=May 18, 2015 |accessdate=January 5, 2016}}</ref> Jo Ferraro from '']'' remarked, "the sunny, ]-driven melodies of "Tear in My Heart" verge on ], with a little bit of "]" Willy Wonka thrown in."<ref name="Ferraro"/> Kevin Curtis for '']'' claimed, "these aviators rock honest love on 'Tear in My Heart.'"<ref name="AustinChronicleCritic">{{cite web |url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2015-10-02/twenty-one-pilots-blurryface/ |title=ACL Fest 2015 Saturday Record Review – Twenty One Pilots: Blurryface (Fueled by Ramen) |work=] |date=October 2, 2015 |accessdate=October 7, 2015 |last=Curtin |first=Kevin}}</ref> '']''{{'}}s Sam Law said, "An unabashed love song, 'Tear in My Heart' finds Tyler on giddily romantic form as he writes a Valentine for his wife Jenna. Built from sunshine and fluttering heartbeats, shining instrumentation holds aloft lyrics that are in turn revealingly poetic, wholly relatable and beguilingly cheesy-as-hell. All the while, you know the love is real."<ref name="Law" />

Citing it the band's first ] hit single, '']''{{'}}s Brennan Carley remarked the song was "unlike any of ]'s other smashes".<ref name="Carly">{{cite web |author=Carley, Brennan |title=Pop Producer Ricky Reed Is Living the Nice Life |url=https://www.spin.com/2016/05/ricky-reed-interview-los-angeles-studio-lizzo-new-album-nice-life-label-fifth-harmony-jason-derulo-phantogram/ |work=] |date=May 31, 2016|accessdate=November 30, 2017}}</ref>  André Curcic from '']'' called the single "extremely catchy and ]-like. This track showcases a more pop-friendly sound that shows diversity in the album."<ref name="RfS"/> '']''{{'}}s Chad Childers remarked, "The duo of Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun showed promise on their prior records, but Blurryface was the one that catapulted them to superstardom with a string of immensely popular songs. It all started with the incredibly catchy ode to a loved one 'Tear in My Heart.'"<ref name="Childers">{{cite web|author=Childers, Chad|title=The 66 Best Rock Albums of the Decade|url=https://loudwire.com/best-rock-albums-decade-2010-2019/|work=] |publisher= |date=November 14, 2019|accessdate=}}</ref> Regarding it as a "triumph", '']''{{'}}s Joshua Copperman hailed "Tear in My Heart" as the duo's "best pure pop single."<ref name="Copperman" /> Maria Sherman of '']'' called the song "one of the best rock tunes of the year."<ref name=autogenerated1>{{Cite web|title=Twenty One Pilots' Albums, Ranked|url=https://fuse.tv/2015/12/twenty-one-pilots-ranked-records|last=List|website=Fuse|language=en|access-date=May 15, 2020}}</ref>

===Accolades===
"Tear in My Heart" received a nomination for ] at the ].<ref name="Variety Staff">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/teen-choice-awards-winners-2015-full-list-1201571268/|title=Teen Choice Awards 2015 Winners: Full List|work=]|publisher=]|date=August 16, 2015|accessdate=August 17, 2015}}</ref> The song was also cited as the tenth most ] song of the year by '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rocksound.tv/news/read/here-are-the-most-reblogged-bands-albums-songs-and-genres-on-tumblr-in-2015|title=Here Are The Most Reblogged Bands, Albums, Songs And Genres On Tumblr In 2015|date=December 8, 2015|website=]|language=en|access-date=December 28, 2018}}</ref>

==Commercial performance==
While the duo had found sporadic ] success with ''Vessel'' and had been slowly gaining a following that extended outside their hometown of Columbus, Ohio, "Tear in My Heart" was their first notable nationwide radio success.<ref name="Rutherford" /> The song peaked at number two on the US '']'' ] chart in July 2015.<ref name="Rutherford"/>


==Music video== ==Music video==
A music video for "Tear in My Heart" was uploaded to ] on April 6, 2015<ref name="YT">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nky4me4NP70 |title=Twenty One Pilots – "Tear In My Heart" |publisher=YouTube |date=April 6, 2015 |accessdate=April 16, 2015}}</ref> and was directed by ].<ref name="YT" /> In addition to both band members, lead singer ]'s wife Jenna, whom he married the previous month, also appears in the music video.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radio1045.com/onair/off-the-air-wendy-rollins-36114/twenty-one-pilots-tyler-joseph-got-13451300/|title=Twenty One Pilots' Tyler Joseph Got Married!|date=March 28, 2015|publisher=Radio 104.5|accessdate=March 30, 2015}}</ref> The music video for "Tear in My Heart" was directed by ] and filmed in ], ].<ref name="Pettigrew"/><ref name="Kraus, Brian">{{cite web |author=Kraus, Brian |url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/twenty_one_pilots_tear_in_my_heart|title=twenty one pilots release video for exuberant new single, "Tear In My Heart" |work=Alternative Press |date=April 6, 2015 |accessdate=July 1, 2015}}</ref> Alongside both band members, lead singer ]'s wife Jenna Black, whom he married the previous month, also appears in the music video.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radio1045.com/onair/off-the-air-wendy-rollins-36114/twenty-one-pilots-tyler-joseph-got-13451300/|title=Twenty One Pilots' Tyler Joseph Got Married!|date=March 28, 2015|publisher=Radio 104.5|accessdate=March 30, 2015}}</ref> Tyler and Jenna practiced a ] together for the "Tear in My Heart" video.<ref name="Pettigrew"/> Klasfeld gave the couple a thirty-second video clip of ] for the fight scene and had them re-enact it. In an '']'' interview, Jenna recalled, "It was really late at night when we got it. I'm sure the people around our hotel were like, 'What are they doing in there?'"<ref name="Pettigrew"/> During the actual shoot, Tyler told Jenna not to worry and just go for it. She imparted, "The very first time I had to fake-throw him, he just took it. There were definitely moments where I could feel that I hit him so hard. He definitely got bruised that day."<ref name="Pettigrew">{{Cite news |last=Pettigrew |first=Jason |url=https://www.altpress.com/features/twenty-one-pilots-blurryface-trivia/|title=10 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Twenty One Pilots' 'Blurryface' Era |date=May 17, 2020|work=] |accessdate=May 29, 2020}}</ref>


In contrast to the wintry music video for their lead single "]," the video for "Tear in My Heart" is colorful, being set in a Chinatown.<ref name="Kraus, Brian"/> It depicts Tyler Joseph and ] performing in ] in the town square.<ref name="Kraus, Brian" /> The video also stars Tyler's wife Jenna Joseph, who had served as the inspiration behind the song.<ref name="Schiller"/> She appears throughout the music video beating up her husband until he bleeds.<ref name="Pettigrew"/>
The music video for "Tear in My Heart" shows Joseph and ] performing in ], ], with Joseph singing in the town square. The people don't notice them while Joseph sings the first verse of the song. As more people begin to notice them, their eyes distort. The buildings surrounding Joseph and Dun begin to crumble, as Joseph notices his wife in the group of people; he then proceeds to follow her down an alley and into a restaurant. Jenna sings the lyrics "sometimes you've got to bleed and know / that you're alive and have a soul". Joseph then sings the following line, "but it takes someone to come around / to show you how". Jenna starts choking, punching, kicking, and beating Joseph until he is bleeding. Jenna then holds his chin and they kiss.


==Live performances== ==Live performances==
] ]
Twenty One Pilots concluded a sold-out concert at ] in Los Angeles, California with a live rendition of "Tear in My Heart" before segueing into an ] of "Goner" and "Trees."<ref name="Larsen"/> The duo were beating bass drums as they were held up by fans in a ] before being swept off the stage.<ref name="Larsen">{{cite web|author=Larsen, Peter|title=Twenty One Pilots fly high at Greek Theatre|url=https://www.ocregister.com/2015/10/16/twenty-one-pilots-fly-high-at-greek-theatre/|work=]|publisher=Ron Hasse|date=October 16, 2015|accessdate=}}</ref>
Twenty One Pilots performed a remix of Tear in My Heart by DJ SoySauce at their Emotional Roadshow concert in ], in the form of a drum line which consisted of ] and two other men in ] beside him. This was continued to be done throughout the tour.


==Track listing== ==Track listing==
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==Personnel== ==Personnel==
'''Twenty One Pilots'''
* Tyler Joseph – vocals, piano, ], bass, guitar, synthesizers * ] – songwriting, vocals, piano, bass, ], executive producer, co-producer
* Josh Dun – drums, percussion, backing vocals
* ] – drums
'''Additional musicians''' '''Additional personnel'''
* ] – bass guitar, programming * ] – producer, bass guitar, programming, executive producer
* Drew Kapner – engineering
* Alex Gruszecki – assistant engineer
* ] – mixing
* Scott Skrzynski – assistant mix engineer
* Chris Wolton – executive producer


==Charts== ==Charts==
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==Certifications== ==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Top}}
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Twenty One Pilots song

"Tear in My Heart"
Single by Twenty One Pilots
from the album Blurryface
ReleasedApril 6, 2015
StudioSerenity West Recording (Hollywood, Los Angeles)
Genre
Length3:08
LabelFueled by Ramen
Songwriter(s)Tyler Joseph
Producer(s)Ricky Reed
Twenty One Pilots singles chronology
"Fairly Local"
(2015) 		"Tear in My Heart"
(2015) 		"Stressed Out"
(2015)
Music video
"Tear in My Heart" on YouTube

"Tear in My Heart" is a song written and recorded by American musical duo Twenty One Pilots, for their fourth studio album Blurryface (2015). The song was released as a single on April 6, 2015 and was released to radio on April 14 of the same year.

Background

"Tear in My Heart" is an ode dedicated to a loved one, with Tyler Joseph's wife Jenna being the inspiration behind the song. As an unabashed love song, "Tear in My Heart" finds Joseph's in a romantic prose as he writes for his wife Jenna. In particular, its bridge was based on Joseph's personal experience driving long hours back to Columbus, Ohio from a family vacation trip as his future-wife Jenna slept, which left him to deal with all the traffic. "Tear in My Heart" is about how Joseph's wife shocked him out of stasis. By talking about falling in love, it acts as a break from morbidity of which prevailed much of Blurryface. 

Composition

"Tear in My Heart" is an uptempo pop song that runs for a duration of three minutes and eight seconds. The track has exuberant, summery sounds which delve into indie pop that are driven by shining, piano-based rock instrumentation. According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Alfred Music, it is written in the time signature of common time, with a moderately fast tempo of 120 beats per minute. "Tear in My Heart" is composed in the key of D major, while Tyler Joseph's vocal range spans one octave and six notes, from a low of F3 to a high of D5. The song has a basic sequence of D–F♯–G in the introduction and verses, alternates between the chords of A7 and A during its pre-chorus, follows G(add9)–A–Bm–A/C♯–D–A at the refrain, and has a single chord of D major during the bridge as its chord progression.

The musical composition is built from piano chord stabs and trance keyboards and includes a breakdown consisting of finger-snapping. "Tear in My Heart" is strong, hook-laden number propelled by a prominent piano accompaniment. Opening with a pounding major triad, the musical arrangement begins with its piano motif. The song has an upbeat atmosphere, with happy sounding piano chords and sunny, synth-driven melodies intertwining at the anthemic chorus. During its bridge, a propulsive, one-chord vamp is played throughout in D minor with a swing feel. 

Lyrically, "Tear in My Heart" is an uplifting love song that expresses goofy, sincere lines. The playful song contains tongue-in-cheek lyrics and is decorated with a buoyant chorus: "My heart is my armor / she's the tear in my heart / she's a carver." Joseph's poetic lyrics have him honestly professing great love through revealingly graphic imagery: "She's a carver / She's a butcher with a smile." During the second verse, in a beguiling moment, he sings, "The songs on the radio are okay, but my taste in music is your face." At the song's bridge, Joseph sings about driving while trying to avoid waking a companion who is sleeping in his car by hitting potholes. He sings relatable lines about driving with her: "You fell asleep in my car, I drove the whole time, but that's okay, I'll just avoid the holes so you sleep fine / I'm driving here I sit, cursing my government, for not using my taxes to fill holes with more cement."

Critical reception

Brian Kraus for Alternative Press labeled "Tear in My Heart" an "exuberant pop number." Dan Leroy from the same publication praised it as an "uplifting love song harnessed to an equally buoyant chorus" and claimed it depicted a more playful side of Twenty One Pilots. Slate's Carl Wilson considered the song's bridge, "a goofily touching moment, but it also evokes the absence of infrastructure, of a social contract that is failing to care and protect." Anne Nickoloff and Troy Smith from The Plain Dealer opined, "The lyrics are, at times, heartwarming... and occasionally cheesy." Going further, Smith called the song "catchy" and said "has a David Bowie meets Death Cab for Cutie vibe to it." Jo Ferraro from New Haven Register remarked, "the sunny, synth-driven melodies of "Tear in My Heart" verge on Beatle-esque, with a little bit of "Pure Imagination" Willy Wonka thrown in." Kevin Curtis for The Austin Chronicle claimed, "these aviators rock honest love on 'Tear in My Heart.'" Kerrang!'s Sam Law said, "An unabashed love song, 'Tear in My Heart' finds Tyler on giddily romantic form as he writes a Valentine for his wife Jenna. Built from sunshine and fluttering heartbeats, shining instrumentation holds aloft lyrics that are in turn revealingly poetic, wholly relatable and beguilingly cheesy-as-hell. All the while, you know the love is real."

Citing it the band's first crossover hit single, Spin's Brennan Carley remarked the song was "unlike any of Reed's other smashes".  André Curcic from Renowned for Sound called the single "extremely catchy and summer anthem-like. This track showcases a more pop-friendly sound that shows diversity in the album." Loudwire's Chad Childers remarked, "The duo of Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun showed promise on their prior records, but Blurryface was the one that catapulted them to superstardom with a string of immensely popular songs. It all started with the incredibly catchy ode to a loved one 'Tear in My Heart.'" Regarding it as a "triumph", PopMatters's Joshua Copperman hailed "Tear in My Heart" as the duo's "best pure pop single." Maria Sherman of Fuse called the song "one of the best rock tunes of the year."

Accolades

"Tear in My Heart" received a nomination for Choice Music: Rock Song at the 2016 Teen Choice Awards. The song was also cited as the tenth most reblogged song of the year by Rock Sound.

Commercial performance

While the duo had found sporadic alternative radio success with Vessel and had been slowly gaining a following that extended outside their hometown of Columbus, Ohio, "Tear in My Heart" was their first notable nationwide radio success. The song peaked at number two on the US Billboard Alternative Songs chart in July 2015.

Music video

The music video for "Tear in My Heart" was directed by Marc Klasfeld and filmed in Chinatown, Los Angeles. Alongside both band members, lead singer Tyler Joseph's wife Jenna Black, whom he married the previous month, also appears in the music video. Tyler and Jenna practiced a fight scene together for the "Tear in My Heart" video. Klasfeld gave the couple a thirty-second video clip of choreography for the fight scene and had them re-enact it. In an Alternative Press interview, Jenna recalled, "It was really late at night when we got it. I'm sure the people around our hotel were like, 'What are they doing in there?'" During the actual shoot, Tyler told Jenna not to worry and just go for it. She imparted, "The very first time I had to fake-throw him, he just took it. There were definitely moments where I could feel that I hit him so hard. He definitely got bruised that day."

In contrast to the wintry music video for their lead single "Fairly Local," the video for "Tear in My Heart" is colorful, being set in a Chinatown. It depicts Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun performing in Chinatown in the town square. The video also stars Tyler's wife Jenna Joseph, who had served as the inspiration behind the song. She appears throughout the music video beating up her husband until he bleeds.

Live performances

An image of how Twenty One Pilots performed the "Tear in My Heart" remix when live.

Twenty One Pilots concluded a sold-out concert at Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, California with a live rendition of "Tear in My Heart" before segueing into an encore performance of "Goner" and "Trees." The duo were beating bass drums as they were held up by fans in a pit before being swept off the stage.

Track listing

Digital download / stream
No.TitleLength
1."Tear in My Heart"3:08

Personnel

Twenty One Pilots

Additional personnel

  • Ricky Reed – producer, bass guitar, programming, executive producer
  • Drew Kapner – engineering
  • Alex Gruszecki – assistant engineer
  • Neal Avron – mixing
  • Scott Skrzynski – assistant mix engineer
  • Chris Wolton – executive producer

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2015–16) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) 60
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) 88
Canada Rock (Billboard) 11
Japan (Japan Hot 100) 68
US Billboard Hot 100 82
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard) 6
US Rock Airplay (Billboard) 2

Year-end charts

Chart (2015) Position
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard) 14
US Rock Airplay (Billboard) 9

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) Platinum 70,000
Canada (Music Canada) 2× Platinum 160,000
Poland (ZPAV) Platinum 20,000
United Kingdom (BPI) Gold 400,000
United States (RIAA) 3× Platinum 3,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Worldwide April 6, 2015 Fueled by Ramen

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