| The Craving | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Twenty One Pilots |
| Released: | May 22, 2024 |
| Length: | 2:53 |
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| Prev Title: | Backslide |
| Prev Year: | 2024 |
| The Craving | |
| Year: | 2024 |
| The Craving (Jenna's Version) | |
| Album: | Clancy |
| Type: | song |
| Artist: | Twenty One Pilots |
| Released: | May 24, 2024 |
| Genre: | Acoustic |
| Length: | 2:54 |
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"The Craving" is a song by American musical duo Twenty One Pilots, released on May 22, 2024, through Fueled by Ramen as the fourth single from their seventh studio album Clancy.[1] Two different versions of the song were released by the band with differing arrangements and production, with one released as a promotional single and the other, subtitled "Jenna's Version", being released on the album itself.
On May 9, 2024, the duo debuted "The Craving" to a live audience at an intimate show in London.[2] [3] [4] The song would eventually be released in two versions, both differing in production and in instrumental arrangement. The "(Single Version)" is up-beat with more instruments and additional production by Spencer Stewart; the album cut "(Jenna's Version)" is an acoustic and stripped-back version of the song.[5]
"The Craving" was written by lead singer Tyler Joseph as a dedication to his wife, Jenna Joseph. Since 2015, every Twenty One Pilots album has had a love ballad to Jenna, with "The Craving" being the fourth following "Tear in My Heart", "Smithereens", and "Formidable".[6] [7]