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"This Is Why" is a song by American rock band Paramore, released as the lead single from their upcoming sixth studio album of the same name, on September 28, 2022.[6] It was written by Hayley Williams and Taylor York, and produced by Carlos de la Garza. The song was accompanied by its music video, released the same day.[7]

"This Is Why"
Single by Paramore
from the album This Is Why
ReleasedSeptember 28, 2022 (2022-09-28)
Genre
Length3:27
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Carlos de la Garza
Paramore singles chronology
"Caught in the Middle"
(2018)
"This Is Why"
(2022)
Music video
"This Is Why" on YouTube

Background


"This Is Why" was the last song written for the album, at which point Williams was "tired of writing lyrics", although guitarist Taylor York convinced Williams and drummer Zac Farro to work on one "last idea". Williams stated that it "summarizes the plethora of ridiculous emotions, the rollercoaster of being alive in 2022, having survived even just the last three or four years" and thought that following the COVID-19 pandemic and "the impending doom of a dying planet", "that humans would have found it deep within themselves to be kinder or more empathetic or something".[7]


Critical reception


Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
NME [5]

Quinn Moreland of Pitchfork wrote that the track "builds on the funky pop that colored 2017's After Laughter, but shifts away from its predecessor's bright gloss for something muddier and vaguely threatening" and called the chorus "spiky" with instrumentation from marimbas making for a "suspense[ful]" bridge, after which "the song creeps forward, ultimately never pulling itself out of its paranoid spiral".[8] Ali Shutler of NME described it as a "snarling, defiant middle finger to the haters" and a "giddy statement of purpose" with "newfound urgency to the party-starting music that takes influence from their angsty days as scrappy pop-punkers" accompanied by a "disco stomp".[5] Steffanee Wang of Nylon called it a "disillusioned anthem" as well as "explosive" and remarked that it "sonically fits in the neat in-between space between [the band's] older pop-punk stuff and the electronic contemporary sound of 2017's After Laughter".[9]


Music video


The music video was released the same day as the song, and was directed by Brendan Yates of the American punk band Turnstile and filmed in Malibu, California.[7] It depicts the band performing and "frolick[ing ...] in the Malibu wilderness, amid the grasses, against the blue sky, and [...] in the spare interiors of a house".[9]


Personnel



Charts


Chart performance for "This Is Why"
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Canada Rock (Billboard)[10] 34
Germany Rock Airplay (Official German Charts)[11] 9
Ireland (IRMA)[12] 90
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[13] 8
UK Singles (OCC)[14] 61
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[15] 8
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[16] 15
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[17] 8

Release history


Release dates and formats for "This Is Why"
Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Various September 28, 2022
  • Digital download
  • streaming
Atlantic [6]
United States October 4, 2022 Alternative radio [18]
November 7, 2022 Adult alternative radio [19]

References


  1. Gotrich, Lars (October 4, 2022). "Paramore, 'This Is Why' An empathetic but exasperated sigh accompanies the motorik post-punk funk". NPR. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  2. Gleadow, Ewan (October 4, 2022). "Paramore-This Is Why Review". Cult Following. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  3. Barcelata, Diana (October 3, 2022). "Paramore is Officially Back With "This Is Why"". Music Daily. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  4. Summan, Yasmin (September 30, 2022). "Paramore, Slipknot and Polyphia are our tracks of the week". Alternative Press. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  5. Shutler, Ali (September 28, 2022). "Paramore's 'This Is Why' is a snarling, defiant middle finger to the haters". NME. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  6. Trapp, Philip (September 28, 2022). "Paramore Share New Song 'This Is Why,' Announce Their Sixth Album". Loudwire. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  7. Ruiz, Matthew Ismael (September 28, 2022). "Paramore Announce New Album This Is Why, Share Video: Watch". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
  8. Moreland, Quinn (September 28, 2022). "Paramore: "This Is Why" Track Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 29, 2022. builds on the funky pop…
  9. Wang, Steffanee (September 28, 2022). "Paramore's "This Is Why" Lyrics Meaning, Explained". Nylon. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  10. "Paramore Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  11. "Radio No9 Charts [Week 40/2022]:". Radio-No9. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  12. "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  13. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. October 10, 2022. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  14. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  15. "Paramore Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  16. "Paramore Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  17. "Paramore Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  18. "Future Releases on Alternative Radio Stations". AllAccess. Archived from the original on September 25, 2022. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  19. "Future Releases on Triple A Radio Stations". AllAccess. Archived from the original on October 28, 2022. Retrieved November 1, 2022.



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