Upon the release of 'Saturday', Twenty One Pilots released a lyric video to promote the song. It's gonna feel a little lighter because of that.' Music video The reason why it feels almost disconnected from the reality in which the record was created is intentional. Joseph stated in an interview that he did not want to 'hold a mirror up to our circumstances and create a record exactly as it appeared in front of us', continuing 'I didn't think that a dismal record was appropriate the idea of escaping that was more appealing to me. It is considered a very upbeat song in contrast to the themes of their previous albums Trench and Blurryface.

'Saturday' is a pop and funk song that runs for a duration of two minutes and fifty-two seconds. The song was created while communicating virtually as the COVID-19 pandemic limited interaction between the members of the band. Jenna wanted to re-record the audio, as she didn't like the way it sounded, but Joseph convinced her to keep it. Joseph stated that he was recording and decided it fit perfectly in the song.

The song's bridge features an audio clip of a phone call with Tyler Joseph's wife Jenna, with her encouraging Joseph to move on with the creation of the track.

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