''Singles Club'' is an EP released by the American

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Paramore Paramore is an American rock band formed in Franklin, Tennessee, in 2004. Since 2017, the band's lineup includes lead vocalist Hayley Williams, lead guitarist Taylor York, and drummer Zac Farro. Williams and Farro are founding members of ...

. 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 "

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", which was recorded during the same sessions. The EP and box set were released on December 14, 2011, on Paramore's website. The EP is the first release of new material by Paramore not to include band members Josh and

Zac Farro Zachary Wayne Farro (born June 4, 1990) is an American musician, best known as the drummer for the rock band Paramore. He is the younger brother of Josh Farro, who is Paramore's former lead guitarist and backing vocalist. After he and his broth ...

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,

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

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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. 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.

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

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. "

", 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.

Track listing

Formats

* ''Singles Club'' digital songs + shirt + 7" box set * ''Singles Club'' digital songs + 7" box set * ''Singles Club'' digital songs

Personnel

Hayley Williams Hayley Nichole Williams (born December 27, 1988) is an American singer and songwriter. She is the lead vocalist and only constant member of the rock band Paramore, which she co-founded in 2004. Williams was born and raised in Meridian, Miss ...

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Taylor York Taylor Benjamin York (born December 17, 1989) is an American musician, best known as the lead guitarist for the rock band Paramore. Biography York was born the youngest of three boys on December 17, 1989, and raised in Nashville, Tennessee. His ...

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References

{{Authority control Paramore EPs 2011 EPs Fueled by Ramen EPs Fan-club-release albums Albums produced by Rob Cavallo