Hate to See Your Heart Break

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"Hate to See Your Heart Break"
Paramore - Hate to See Your Heart Break cover.jpg
Promotional single by Paramore featuring Joy Williams
from the album Paramore
ReleasedNovember 24, 2014
Recorded2012 in Los Angeles, CA
Genre
Length5:12
Label Fueled by Ramen
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Justin Meldal-Johnsen

"Hate to See Your Heart Break" is a song by American rock band Paramore, recorded for their 2013 self-titled fourth album Paramore . It was re-recorded to feature vocals by folk singer Joy Williams (formerly of The Civil Wars) for the 2014 deluxe edition of the album, the first time Paramore has collaborated with another artist or group on a studio recording. [1]

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Background

Hayley Williams and Joy Williams have been real life friends for over a decade. [2] H. Williams explained, "I love that I got to sing this with someone who I have shared my pains and my stories with for quite some time." According to H. Williams, the duet version of the song is also an ode to "close friendship between women who share their stories with each other, and who lift each other up and understand one another." [3]

Reception

Hilary Hughes at Fuse gives the song a positive reaction, stating, "While the first version of 'Hate to See Your Heart Break' offers up vocals ripe with emotion and the gentle touch of violins and soft instrumentation, the addition of [Joy] Williams' gorgeous folk flavor is a welcome, wonderful foil to Hayley's sky-high soprano." [4]

Music video

A music video for the song was released on November 24, 2014. The video was directed by Chuck David Willis. [5] It is a black-and-white video that features H. Williams and J. Williams singing at The Village studio in Santa Monica, California. [6]

Charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [7] 23

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