Paramore (album)

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On December 6, 2012, Paramore revealed the name of the album and the release date, as well as the name of the first single from the album. [15] [16] The track list was announced on January 18, 2013 by Alternative Press . [17] During the 2013 Soundwave Festival, Paramore held a listening party in Sydney, New South Wales on February 26, 2013, followed by Melbourne, Victoria two days later, run by Australian Music Channel, Channel V. [18] Williams revealed a section of the lyrics for the song "Part II" which the winners were able to hear at the listening parties on a LiveJournal post. Williams told fans that "'Let The Flames Begin' has been a favorite of ours to play live, as well as being a favorite of most people who come out to our shows.... We wanted it to have a sequel. 'Part II' it is!" [19]

The vinyl version of the album was streamed beginning on April 1, 2013 for four days, with each day playing one of the four sides. [20] The album was then officially released on April 5, 2013. [21] [22] The band played an acoustic version of "Hate to See Your Heart Break" on the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge on April 3, 2013, announcing that on the same night, the full song would be premiered on their official website. [23] On April 20, 2013, the band released an EP for Record Store Day, titled The Holiday Sessions , released exclusively on a 7" vinyl, and is composed of the three interludes from this album. [24] [25] A music video for "Anklebiters" was released on June 25, 2013. The song, however, was not released as a single. [26]

The Self-Titled Tour took place from October 15 to November 27, 2013. The Self-Titled Tour took the band through 27 cities across North America, including their first headline show at Madison Square Garden. [27] [28] On August 22, 2013, the band announced their own cruise, called the "PARAHOY! Cruise", sailing from Miami to the Bahamas and back on board the Norwegian Pearl, which took place from March 7 to March 11, 2014. [29] [30] On January 9, 2014, the band, along with Fall Out Boy, announced a co-headlining North American tour dubbed, "Monumentour", which took place from June 19 to August 31, 2014. [31] On January 22, 2015, Paramore announced "Writing The Future", a round of small shows across the United States, closing out the Paramore touring cycle. It lasted from April 27 to May 25, 2015. [32]

A deluxe edition of the album was released on November 24, 2014. [33] The deluxe edition includes a new version of "Hate To See Your Heart Break" featuring Joy Williams, Paramore's first collaboration. [33]

Singles

On January 5, 2013, Paramore released a teaser of the lead single "Now", revealing a snippet of the song and the release date of the single, which was January 22, 2013. [34] [35] Paramore streamed the song on their website on January 21, and the song was then made available for sale along with an album pre-order through iTunes the next day. In the UK, "Now" was instead released January 24, 2013. The music video for "Now" was directed by Daniel "Cloud" Campos and premiered live on MTV on February 11. [36] [37]

The album's second single, "Still Into You", was released on March 14, 2013. [38] [39] A lyric video for "Still Into You" was uploaded to YouTube a day earlier, after the band performed it live for the first time at the 2013 South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas. [40] [41] On September 18, 2013, "Still Into You" was certified platinum by the RIAA. [42] "Daydreaming" serves as the third single from the album. It was released on December 2, 2013. [43] The music video premiered on November 5 in the UK MSN. [44] [45] [46]

"Ain't It Fun" is the fourth single from the album, [47] [48] [49] and was released on February 4, 2014. [50] A music video for the song was planned, but was put on hold in favor of a music video for "Daydreaming", also, as informed by Williams, the band was unhappy with how the video turned out. [51] A new video for "Ain't It Fun" was filmed and premiered on January 29, 2014. [52] "Ain't It Fun" received the award for Best Rock Song at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, becoming the band's first Grammy win. [48] [53] [54] On June 18, 2014, "Ain't It Fun" was certified platinum by the RIAA and then, [55] on July 8, 2015, double platinum. [56] Shortly after, "Still Into You" received double platinum certification as well from the RIAA. [57]

Other songs

Though not released as a single, the band released a music video for "Anklebiters" on June 26, 2013. [58] [59] [60] Soon after, the band released a free to play video game similar to Pac-Man that is based on the "Anklebiters" video. [60]

"Hate to See Your Heart Break" was re-recorded in 2014 to feature Joy Williams on vocals for inclusion on the deluxe edition of the album. [61] [62] [63] A video for the song premiered on November 24, 2014. [64] It reached number 23 on the Billboard Hot Rock Songs chart. [65]

The album consists of three interludes (Moving On, I'm Not Angry Anymore & Holiday). They all have raw vocals delivered by Hayley Williams and only have a simple ukelele in the background. They're all relatively shorter than the other songs on the albums, barely passing 1 minute & 30 seconds. Although being songs that Paramore Fans generally enjoy, they are not played live often, with none of them being on any tour setlists past The Self-Titled Tour. [66]

Composition

According to Patrick Bowman at Idolator , the album features the same alternative rock and pop-punk sound of Paramore's previous albums. [67] Ben Rayner of the Toronto Star stated the band abandoned the emo genre in favor of power pop. [68] Josh Bell of Las Vegas Weekly called the album a "collection of catchy, energetic pop-rock songs". [69] At Entertainment Weekly , Kyle Anderson characterized it as a "Blondie-indebted 21st-century new-wave album". [70] Matt Collar of AllMusic condisers this album to be a move towards "a multi-layered '80s synth-pop sound." [71] According to Justin Cober-Lake of PopMatters , "[the album has] touches of new wave, pop-punk, funk, alt-rock, pop, balladry, and even a series of ukelele interludes." [72] PopMatters also noted that the album "careens between edgy hard rock (“Fast in My Car”, “Now”, “Anklebiters”), ‘80s R&B (“Ain't It Fun”), power pop (“Daydreaming”), tender balladry (“Hate to See Your Heart Break”), and lavish Spector-esque melodrama (“(One of Those) Crazy Girls”)." [73]

Critical reception

Paramore
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Original album cover [lower-alpha 1]
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 5, 2013 (2013-04-05)
RecordedApril, June 27 – November 1, 2012
Genre
Length63:47
Label
Producer
Paramore chronology
Singles Club
(2011)
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(2013)
The Holiday Sessions
(2013)
"Self-Titled Deluxe" cover
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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 6.9/10 [74]
Metacritic 81/100 [75]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [76]
Alternative Press Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [77]
The A.V. Club B+ [78]
Entertainment Weekly A− [70]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [79]
NME 7/10 [80]
The Observer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [81]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [82]
Spin 8/10 [83]
USA Today Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [84]

Upon its release, Paramore was acclaimed by music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a "weighted average" rating out of 100 from selected independent ratings and reviews from mainstream critics, the album received a Metascore of 81, based on 20 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". [75] Scott Heisel of Alternative Press praised the diversity of the album, calling the album "a sprawling, 17-song, 64-minute monster", and regarded it as the best music Paramore have ever created. [77] Entertainment Weekly 's Kyle Anderson gave the album an A−, where he stated "Paramore are making evolutionary leaps into something both refreshingly well-adjusted and genuinely new", and highlighted "Ain't It Fun" and "Proof" as the album's best tracks. [70] The USA Today writer Brian Mansfield found that on the album the band "has super-sized its sound". Mansfield also commented that "Williams' sarcasm seems less forced than her enthusiasm, still, Paramore shows a band determined to get out of the misery business." [84]

Matt Collar, writing for AllMusic, declared "The record's collaborative foundation crackles on every track, but Hayley Williams, a ballsy, extroverted frontwoman with a voice big enough to stop time, proves unequivocally to be the cunning talent of the band, no matter how vital York and Davis may be". Collar regards it their best album. [76] At AbsolutePunk, Jack Appleby said "Instead of pursuing all things epic or intentionally moving to a specific sound, the band had a blast pursuing every genre under the sun, creating a damn good album in the process ... Chances are you won't dedicate undivided attention to Paramore, but you'll regularly queue the whole record." He concluded with that the album isn't for everyone, but has something that anyone could enjoy. [85]

Rebecca Nicholson of The Guardian regarded the album as a pay off, despite the band "switching it up", where she states "...this is more loose and playful, while still indulging the band's ability to pull off mammoth, arena-friendly choruses." She regarded the album a little too long, however. [79] David Renshaw at NME observed "...this mainstream rebirth feels like a transitional step to something gigantic." [80] Jon Pareles from The New York Times found that the band's songwriting survived the departure of Josh Farro. In addition, Pareles noted that they "have pushed the band beyond pop-punk without abandoning momentum or the big, catchy chorus." [86]

By contrast, Sputnikmusic's staff reviewer Channing Freeman was highly critical of the album, giving it a one and a half out of five as well as calling it, "fucking foolishness". Freeman criticized the exclusion of J. Farro and the songwriting, stating "I guess the sad conclusion here is that Paramore needs Josh Farro, who maybe could have tempered all of the crazy fucking songwriting decisions that were made on Paramore." [87]

Accolades

End Of Year Lists:

PublicationAccoladeYearRankRef
The A.V. Club The 23 Best Albums of 20132013
18
[88]
Kerrang! Best Albums of 20132013
6
[ citation needed ]
The Guardian Best Albums of 20132013
21
[89]
PopMatters The 75 Best Albums of 20132013
58
[73]
The Village Voice 100 Best Albums of 20132013
34
[90]
Drowned in Sound Favorite Albums of 20132013
4
[91]
AllMusic AllMusic Best of 20132013
No Ranking
[92]

End Of Decade Lists:

PublicationAccoladeYearRankRef
Kerrang! The 75 Best Albums of The 2010s2019
68
[93]
Billboard Top 100 Albums of The 2010s2019
37
[94]
AllMusic 200 Best Albums of The Decade2019
No Ranking
[95]

In 2015, Spin ranked it the 228th best album out of 300 from 1985 to 2014. [96]

Commercial performance

The album has been a major commercial success worldwide, debuting at number one in eight countries including the UK, Ireland, Scotland, Argentina, New Zealand, Brazil and Australia (where it was the eighth consecutive number one debut on the chart and also the 32nd self-titled album to top the Australian chart). [97] The album also peaked within the top 20 of 9 other countries. In the US, the album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, with first week sales of 106,000 copies. This marks the first Paramore album to reach the top spot on the chart. [98]

"Still Into You" charted within the top 10 in Australia and Ireland and reached the top 20 in several others. The single topped the UK rock chart and peaked at number 14 in the singles chart, thus becoming the band's second highest charting single in that country, behind "Ignorance" from the band's previous album Brand New Eyes . In the US, the song peaked at number 24, matching "The Only Exception" from the same album as the band's highest charting single at the time. It also peaked at number 6 in the US Rock Chart and number 8 in the US Mainstream Top 40. "Ain't It Fun" shared similar success, charting within the top 10 in Canada and Hungary. It eventually became Paramore's best selling single to date in the US, charting at number ten in the Billboard 100, number 2 in the US Mainstream Top 40 and number 1 the US Rock Chart and Adult Top 40. The single marks the first time a Paramore song has reached the Top 10 in the US.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Hayley Williams and Taylor York, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Fast in My Car"3:42
2."Now" 4:07
3."Grow Up" 3:50
4."Daydreaming" 4:31
5."Interlude: Moving On" 1:30
6."Ain't It Fun" 4:56
7."Part II"
  • Williams
  • York
  • Meldal-Johnsen
4:41
8."Last Hope" 5:09
9."Still Into You" 3:36
10."Anklebiters"
  • Williams
  • York
  • Meldal-Johnsen
2:17
11."Interlude: Holiday"
1:09
12."Proof"
  • Williams
  • York
  • Meldal-Johnsen
3:15
13."Hate to See Your Heart Break" 5:09
14."(One of Those) Crazy Girls" 3:32
15."Interlude: I'm Not Angry Anymore" 0:52
16."Be Alone" 3:40
17."Future" 7:51
Total length:63:47
Rdio, [99] limited edition [100] and Japanese bonus tracks [101]
No.TitleLength
18."Escape Route"2:57
19."Native Tongue"3:13
Total length:69:57
Deluxe edition (digital-only) [102]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
18."Hate to See Your Heart Break" (featuring Joy Williams) 5:12
19."Escape Route" 2:57
20."Native Tongue" 3:13
21."Tell Me It's Okay" (self-titled demo)
  • Williams
  • Meldal-Johnsen
  • York
2:43
22."Still Into You" (live at Red Rocks) 4:30
23."Decode" (live at Red Rocks)
4:24
24."The Only Exception" (live at Red Rocks)
  • Williams
  • Farro
4:39
25."Brick by Boring Brick" (live at Red Rocks)
  • Williams
  • Farro
4:53
26."Let the Flames Begin" (live at Red Rocks)
  • Williams
  • Farro
7:06
27."Part II" (live at Red Rocks)
  • Williams
  • Meldal-Johnsen
  • York
4:59
28."Proof" (live at Red Rocks)
  • Williams
  • Meldal-Johnsen
  • York
3:31
29."Ain't It Fun" (live at Red Rocks) 6:09
Total length:118:03

Personnel

Paramore

Additional personnel

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales for Paramore
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [136] Gold35,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [137] Platinum80,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [138] Platinum300,000
United States (RIAA) [139] Platinum1,000,000

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates for Paramore
RegionDateLabelVersionFormat
Australia / Finland / Germany / Ireland April 5, 2013 [140] Fueled by Ramen (USA), Atlantic (worldwide)Standard 12" vinyl, CD, digital download
United Kingdom April 8, 2013 [141]
WorldwideApril 9, 2013 [142]
November 24, 2014 [143] DeluxeDigital download


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Notes

  1. In 2022, digital releases of both the standard and deluxe versions of the album had their cover changed to an image of Williams from behind. It has been speculated that the album art was changed to remove Jeremy Davis because of the remaining band member's breakup with him [1]