Singles Club (EP) explained

Singles Club
Type:EP
Artist:Paramore
Cover:SinglesClubEP.jpg
Alt:A white rectangle in the middle of a black background. The rectangle contains three black, vertical bars. "paramore" is written in white text above the rectangle and "singles" underneath it.
Released:December 14, 2011
Recorded:March 2011
Length:13:15
Label:Fueled by Ramen
Producer:Rob Cavallo
Prev Title:The Only Exception EP
Prev Year:2010
Next Title:Paramore
Next Year:2013

Singles Club is an EP released by the American rock band Paramore.[1] The songs were released as promotional singles between October and December 2011, culminating in the release of a box set containing the three constituent songs plus "Monster", which was recorded during the same sessions.[2] The EP and box set were released on December 14, 2011, on Paramore's website.[3] The EP is the first release of new material by Paramore not to include band members Josh and Zac Farro.[4]

Background

On January 14, Paramore posted a rough demo of the song "In the Mourning" on YouTube. The finished song in its entirety was played for the first time live on their South American Tour in early 2011. On September 7, Paramore performed at the fifteenth anniversary of their record label, Fueled by Ramen. New songs, "Renegade" and "In the Mourning" with an extract of a paragraph of "Landslide" by Fleetwood Mac was played. "Renegade" was the first song released off the Singles Club, available exclusively from the Paramore website. "Renegade" was featured as a short introduction tune on the web-series, "From the Field" – a mock-umentary of the band's daily lives on the Summer Warped Tour.[5]

On October 11, Paramore announced they would be releasing new songs only available directly from their official website. "Renegade" was released on October 11, "Hello Cold World" on November 7 and "In the Mourning" on December 5. On November 11, some of the first images of the Singles Club Box Set were posted online.[6]

Live performances

Not too long after it was posted online, "In the Mourning" was played live on Paramore's South American tour and along with 'Renegade", was played at the Fueled By Ramen 15th Anniversary Concert at Terminal 5 In New York City. "Monster", which is available with the Singles Club boxset but not with the download from the website, was also played at the anniversary and was played on some of the band's concerts after the release of the songs.

Formats[2]

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Paramore Singles Club. 10 October 2011. 10 October 2011.
  2. Web site: Paramore - Singles Club. Discogs. en. 2017-05-20.
  3. News: Paramore To Release Three New Singles. 2017-05-20.
  4. Paramore Previews New Song, 'In the Mourning'. Billboard. 2017-05-20.
  5. Web site: Paramore From The Field - Montreal - Fueled By Ramen Latest News. Fueled By Ramen Official Website. en. 2017-05-20.
  6. Web site: Paramore : Singles Club EP Has it leaked?. hasitleaked.com. en-US. 2017-05-20.