Paramore is an American rock band formed in Franklin, Tennessee, in 2004. Since 2017, the band's lineup has included lead vocalist Hayley Williams, guitarist Taylor York, and drummer Zac Farro.
Williams and Farro are the founding members of the group, while York, a high school friend of the original lineup, joined in 2007.
members: Hayley Williams, Taylor York, Zac Farro, Josh Farro, Jeremy Davis
formed in: Franklin
labels: Fueled by Ramen
genres: power pop, alternative rock, pop rock
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In 2002, at age 13, vocalist Hayley Williams moved from her hometown Meridian, Mississippi, to Franklin, Tennessee, where she met brothers Josh Farro and Zac Farro at a weekly supplemental program for home-schooled students. Shortly after arriving, she began taking vocal lessons with Brett Manning. Prior to forming Paramore, Williams and bassist Jeremy Davis, along with friend Kimee Read, took part in a funk cover band called The Factory, while Josh and Zac Farro had practiced together after school. The other members of what was soon to be Paramore had been "edgy about the whole female thing" of having Williams as vocalist, but, because they were good friends, she started writing for them. Williams said of the members when she first met...
Paramore's musical style has been described as pop-punk, emo, pop rock, alternative rock, new wave, power pop, emo pop, punk rock, grunge, and synth-pop.
"Decode" is a song by American rock band Paramore from the soundtrack of the 2008 romantic fantasy film Twilight. It was written by group members Hayley Williams, Josh Farro, and Taylor York.
The song was first made available October 1, 2008 through Twilight author Stephenie Meyer's website. "Decode" was promoted to American modern rock radio by Fueled by Ramen and impacted on October 21, 2008, serving as the soundtrack's lead single.
Hayley Williams explained how the song's title and lyrics were inspired by the complicated relationship between the book's protagonists:
"Decode" is an alternative rock and emo song written by Hayley Williams, Josh Farro, and Taylor York specifically for the Twilight film. It, along with "I Caught Myself", was recorded in September 2008 in Nashville, Tennessee. According to the digital sheet music published by Alfred Publishing Co. Inc., "Decode" was composed in the key of B-flat minor and set in common time to a "moderately slow" tempo of 84 BPM. The song features a vocal range of one octave, seven notes, and one semi-tone – from the note of G3 to the note of F5 – and follows a chord progression of G♭maj7 — B♭m/D♭ — B♭m — Fm.
Alexandra Cahill of Billboard gave the song a positive review, writing, "vocalist Hayley Williams captures the tension and urgency between Edward and Bella with an impassioned, yet restrained performance". Cahill also stated, "expertly crafted follow-up Decode promises to stake a claim at modern rock and top 40 radio". Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly said that "Decode" took a step away from Paramore's "bouncier punk-pop sound for a more sprawling, Evanescence-like romanticism". Heather Phares of AllMusic complimented Williams's "crystalline vocals" on the track, but conceded that it failed to "match the best moments from the band's albums."
The official music video for "Decode" was shot in mid-October 2008 and was directed by Shane Drake. A teaser clip was presented by MTV on October 28, 2008, as part of the network's "Twilight Tuesday" promotion. The video premiered in full through MTV and its subsidiaries on November 3, 2008, one day ahead of the release of the soundtrack on which the song is featured. From December 11 to December 18, 2008, the music video and the film trailer were shown in the North American theater of PlayStation Home. The music video is included as a bonus feature with an introduction by the film's director, Catherine Hardwicke, on the DVD/Blu-ray release of Twilight.