Misery Business

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"Misery Business" is a breakthrough pop-punk/emo song by American rock band Paramore, widely recognized for propelling them to mainstream popularity in the late 2000s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album Riot! NERFINISHED
artist Paramore NERFINISHED
certificationBPI Platinum
certificationRIAA 5× Platinum
certificationUK Platinum
certificationUS multi-platinum
chartPositionUSAlternativeSongs 3
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 26
composer Hayley Williams NERFINISHED
Josh Farro NERFINISHED
controversy criticized for perceived misogynistic lyrics
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
featuredOn Guitar Hero World Tour NERFINISHED
Rock Band 2 NERFINISHED
followedBy Hallelujah NERFINISHED
genre alternative rock
emo
pop punk
hasBassist Jeremy Davis NERFINISHED
hasDrummer Zac Farro NERFINISHED
hasGuitarist Josh Farro NERFINISHED
hasMusicVideo true
language English
leadVocalist Hayley Williams NERFINISHED
length 3:31
livePerformanceStapleOf Paramore NERFINISHED
musicVideoDirector Shane Drake NERFINISHED
notableFor breakthrough hit for Paramore
propelling Paramore to mainstream popularity
partOf Riot! NERFINISHED
performer Paramore NERFINISHED
precededBy Emergency NERFINISHED
producer David Bendeth NERFINISHED
recordingDate 2007
recordLabel Atlantic Records
Fueled by Ramen NERFINISHED
releaseDate 2007-06-04
returnedToSetlistsYear 2022
temporarilyRetiredFromSetlistsBy Paramore NERFINISHED
temporarilyRetiredYear 2018
theme jealousy
romantic rivalry
vocalStyle female lead vocals
writer Hayley Williams NERFINISHED
Josh Farro NERFINISHED

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Paramore notableSong Misery Business