Song · Paramore
“Misery Business” by Paramore
From the album RIOT! (2007)
“Misery Business” by Paramore appears on 33 radio countdowns from 21 stations between 2007 and 2026. It was first released in 2007 on the album RIOT!. Its best result is #8 on the 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2007. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #14 alternative song of 2007, #1,674 alternative song of all time and #285 of the '00s.
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"Misery Business" kicked off Paramore's second album, Riot!, as its lead single on Fueled by Ramen in 2007, and it's pop-punk with the brakes cut: guitars racing, Hayley Williams snarling and belting like she's settling a score. She was. Williams wrote it with Farro about a guy friend she felt was being used by another girl, a friend she ended up dating, and she said the song let her finally tell her side and let it go.
David Bendeth produced, recorded and mixed it. Shane Drake's video, his third for the band, won Alternative Press' Video of the Year for 2007. It was the breakthrough, reaching 26 on the Billboard Hot 100 and three on Modern Rock and becoming the band's first UK chart single, and by 2022 it had gone six times platinum in the US.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 430 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) | 500 |
| 2009 | 458 | Live 105 | Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) | 500 |
| 2014 | 299 | 94.3 WCYY | WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014) | 500 |
| 2015 | 305 | 94.3 WCYY | WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015) | 500 |
| 2019 | 224 | 94.3 WCYY | WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2019) | 500 |
| 2020 | 177 | DC101 | The DC101 Top 500 | 500 |
| 2021 | 20 | 107.7 The End | The End Obligatory Top 100 Alternative Songs of All Time (2021) | 100 |
| 2022 | 340 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s | 907 |
| 2022 | 492 | 101X | 101X 500 (2022) | 498 |
| 2022 | 141 | X96 | X96 Top 500 Alternative Songs of All Time | 500 |
| 2023 | 197 | 94.3 WCYY | WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2023) | 500 |
| 2023 | 19 | ALT 104.5 | ALT 104.5 Top 104 of ALT Time | 104 |
| 2024 | 53 | 107.7 The End | The End Sweet Summer Vibes Countdown (2024) | 100 |
| 2024 | 465 | WXPN | WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) | 885 |
| 2025 | 797 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century | 909 |
| 2026 | 292 | 101X | 101X 500 (2026) | 500 |
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