Goner (song)


"Goner" is a song by the American musical duo Twenty One Pilots, sequenced as the last song from their 2015 album Blurryface. It was released as a promotional single the following day of the album.

Background

"Goner" is the oldest song on Blurryface, according to Tyler Joseph.

Music video

In 2012, a music video for an early version of "Goner" was uploaded to Twenty One Pilots' official YouTube channel with the description "We did this last night. It's a new song we are working on". The music video, directed by longtime collaborator Mark C. Eshleman, consists almost entirely of Tyler Joseph playing an accordion.

Reception

When ranking the 20 best Twenty One Pilots songs, Kerrang! critic Sam Law ranked it number 12, stating that it "finds Tyler on desolate, defeated form, declaring 'I'm a goner' and pleading for someone to 'catch my breath'." commenting that the drumbeat "feels less like salvation than the final topple over the edge."

Covers

The British-American post-hardcore band As It Is covered "Goner" in 2025.