Twenty One Pilots ‘Heathens’ Music Video, Featuring ‘Suicide Squad’ Clips, Tops 2 Billion YouTube Views
variety.comTodd Spangler NY Digital Editor Twenty One Pilots has done it again: The music video for their 2016 hit “Heathens,” from the soundtrack of DC’s first “Suicide Squad,” has officially crossed the 2 billion views mark on YouTube.
It’s the duo’s second music video to pass the milestone after 2015’s “Stressed Out,” which currently has more than 2.6 billion views on the video platform.
The “Heathens” video, directed by Andrew Donoho with Nate Hurtsellers serving as cinematographer, is interspersed with clips from “Suicide Squad,” which starred Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnaman and Viola Davis.
The music video took home the trophy for best rock video at the 2016 MTV VMAs. The “Heathens” video was uploaded to YouTube on June 21, 2016, which was 45 days before the theatrical release of “Suicide Squad.” In the video, frontman and vocalist Tyler Joseph is decked out in an orange jumpsuit in Belle Reve, a fictional prison in the DC Universe, with drummer Josh Dun also appearing behind bars.
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