"Heathens" is a rap rock song, it is played in the key of E Minor, the vocals in the song span from E4 to G5.
It spent eighteen consecutive weeks in the top ten of the Hot 100 before it dropped out on December 31, 2016.
The song has reached number-five on the UK Singles Chart.
The song was written by Tyler Joseph and produced by him along with Mike Elizondo.
"Heathens" peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100, tying with "Stressed Out" for the duo's highest charting single.