Williams has explained that this song was written "about the fans" and "that the whole pre-chorus is actually inspired by that one line of the song." It's a claim of victory for both ourselves and our fans." The eleventh track "Born for This" contains the line "we want the airwaves back", from the song "Liberation Frequency" in the album The Shape of Punk to Come by the influential Swedish hardcore band Refused. It's more honest than anything I've ever written, and the guys matched that emotion musically." ĭiscussing " Hallelujah", Williams recounts, "It's one of the oldest songs we've got, but we wanted to save it for this record, and it's the perfect home for it. "I found that people really were reaching out to someone to spill their guts to," she recalls, "so I did the same thing lyrically in the song and let everything out. She completely got the feeling I wanted the song to have." The origins of " Misery Business" came from a message Williams posted on the band's LiveJournal, asking fans to post what they're ashamed of. I showed it to Hayley and she just nailed it lyrically. Farro stated "I wrote the music specifically to be awesome live and to be extremely energetic.
The first track "For a Pessimist I'm Pretty Optimistic" comes from what lead guitarist Josh Farro reflects as "putting your faith in someone and they blow it." Farro composed the song and gave the demo to Williams.
The winner was Mary Bonney of McLean, Virginia. So the album takes our passion to a new level it’s just all raw energy." Williams also commented on the band's evolution with the album, stating "I think our intention for the first record would have been for it to be everything that Riot! is, but there wasn’t any time to make that record back then." ĭuring production, Paramore held an online contest, titled "The Last Song You'll Ever Sing", where fans submitted videos on YouTube for the opportunity to sing back-up vocals on the track "Born for This". When we were writing, it seemed like our thoughts and emotions were coming out so fast that we couldn't control them.
Lead vocalist Hayley Williams, explained the album was titled Riot! because, "For us, the title ‘ Riot!’ literally means an unbridled outburst of emotions. The album was produced and mixed by David Bendeth. The third and fourth singles, " Crushcrushcrush", and " That's What You Get", were also successful with both achieving a platinum certification by the RIAA. The lead single, " Misery Business", reached top-thirty and forty positions in the US and is considered the band's "breakthrough" hit credited with introducing the band to a mainstream audience. It was also certified platinum in the United Kingdom by the British Phonographic Industry, and gold in Australia, New Zealand, Canada.
The album was successful in the United States, reaching number fifteen on the Billboard 200 and achieving triple-platinum status on April 20, 2021, by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Riot! received generally positive reviews from music critics, who praised its sound, and noted its "crossover potential". The cover of the album also resembles the cover artwork of No Doubt's Rock Steady. The album is said to explore a "diverse range of styles," while not straying far from the "signature sound" of their debut album, with several critics comparing it to the likes of Kelly Clarkson and Avril Lavigne. The album was produced by David Bendeth and written by band members Hayley Williams and Josh Farro, with Bendeth, and fellow member Zac Farro co-writing on select tracks. It was released in the United States on June 12, 2007, through Fueled by Ramen as a follow-up to their debut album, All We Know Is Falling (2005). Riot! is the second studio album by American rock band Paramore.
0 kommentar(er)
