Riot! is the second studio album from rock band Paramore, and was released in the United States on June 12, 2007 and in the United Kingdom on June 25, 2007. The album was certified platinum in July 2008 by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and Gold in the UK and Ireland. Riot! produced 4 singles: "Misery Business", "Hallelujah", "Crushcrushcrush" and "That's What You Get".
"Misery Business" is included in the video games Saints Row 2 and Guitar Hero World Tour (the latter featuring a computer-generated replica of lead vocalist Hayley Williams), while "That's What You Get" is a playable song on Rock Band 2. "Crushcrushcrush" is featured on Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades and is available as a downloadable track for play on both Rock Band games. A cover version of that song is also featured on the game Ultimate Band.
"Misery Business" is included in the video games Saints Row 2 and Guitar Hero World Tour (the latter featuring a computer-generated replica of lead vocalist Hayley Williams), while "That's What You Get" is a playable song on Rock Band 2. "Crushcrushcrush" is featured on Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades and is available as a downloadable track for play on both Rock Band games. A cover version of that song is also featured on the game Ultimate Band.
The album has yielded four singles, with "Misery Business" being the first. Its origins came from a message Williams posted on the band's Live Journal, asking fans to post what they're ashamed of. "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. It's more honest than anything I've ever written, and the guys matched that emotion musically." The song became an instant hit, eventually receiving heavy rotation on MTV and other music television networks.
The album's second single was "Hallelujah". As 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. It's a claim of victory for both ourselves and our fans."
The album's third single was "Crushcrushcrush" and was released January 15, 2008, in the US and the January 23 in the UK.
The album's fourth single, "That's What You Get", was released just over a week after Paramore canceled their European tour to work on "personal issues", amidst media speculation of the band breaking up. Williams explained that, given the fragile state of the band, they all thought it best if they kept the shoot low-key, surrounding themselves with their friends and family, keeping it simple. Williams added, "We had tons of friends there, and it really just felt like a hangout session. And Marcos [Siega, the director] was so cool about it. He said, 'Bring your friends.' We shot it in some of our friends' houses, and it just felt so real... and I think it's the first time in a video you're gonna get to see who we really are."
The track "Born for This" contains elements from the song "Liberation Frequency" taken from the album The Shape of Punk to Come by the influential Swedish hardcore band Refused.
The album's second single was "Hallelujah". As 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. It's a claim of victory for both ourselves and our fans."
The album's third single was "Crushcrushcrush" and was released January 15, 2008, in the US and the January 23 in the UK.
The album's fourth single, "That's What You Get", was released just over a week after Paramore canceled their European tour to work on "personal issues", amidst media speculation of the band breaking up. Williams explained that, given the fragile state of the band, they all thought it best if they kept the shoot low-key, surrounding themselves with their friends and family, keeping it simple. Williams added, "We had tons of friends there, and it really just felt like a hangout session. And Marcos [Siega, the director] was so cool about it. He said, 'Bring your friends.' We shot it in some of our friends' houses, and it just felt so real... and I think it's the first time in a video you're gonna get to see who we really are."
The track "Born for This" contains elements from the song "Liberation Frequency" taken from the album The Shape of Punk to Come by the influential Swedish hardcore band Refused.
Track listing
All songs were written by Josh Farro and Hayley Williams, except where noted.
"For a Pessimist, I'm Pretty Optimistic" - 3:50
"That's What You Get" – 3:43 (J. Farro/H. Williams/Taylor York)
"Hallelujah" – 3:23
"Misery Business" – 3:31
"When It Rains" – 3:35 (J. Farro/Zac Farro/H. Williams)
"Let the Flames Begin" – 3:18
"Miracle" – 3:31
"Crushcrushcrush" – 3:09
"We Are Broken" – 3:40 (J. Farro/David Bendeth/H. Williams)
"Fences" – 3:19 (J. Farro/D. Bendeth/H. Williams)
"Born for This" – 4:00
All songs were written by Josh Farro and Hayley Williams, except where noted.
"For a Pessimist, I'm Pretty Optimistic" - 3:50
"That's What You Get" – 3:43 (J. Farro/H. Williams/Taylor York)
"Hallelujah" – 3:23
"Misery Business" – 3:31
"When It Rains" – 3:35 (J. Farro/Zac Farro/H. Williams)
"Let the Flames Begin" – 3:18
"Miracle" – 3:31
"Crushcrushcrush" – 3:09
"We Are Broken" – 3:40 (J. Farro/David Bendeth/H. Williams)
"Fences" – 3:19 (J. Farro/D. Bendeth/H. Williams)
"Born for This" – 4:00
B-Sides
"Sunday, Bloody Sunday" – 4:18
"Decoy" – 3:17
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