Monster (Paramore song)

"Monster"
Single by Paramore
from the album Transformers: Dark of the Moon – The Album and Singles Club EP
Released	June 7, 2011
Format	Digital download, CD single
Recorded	March 2011
Genre	Alternative rock, post-grunge
Length	3:18
Label	Fueled by Ramen, Warner
Writer(s)	Hayley Williams, Taylor York
Producer(s)	Rob Cavallo, Paramore
Paramore singles chronology
"Playing God" (2010) "Monster" (2011) "Now" (2013)
Transformers: Dark of the Moon – The Album track listing 11 tracks "Iridescent" "Monster" "The Only Hope for Me Is You" "Faith (When I Let You Down)" "The Bottom" "Get Thru This" "All That You Are" "Head Above Water" "Set the World on Fire" "Awake and Alive" (Rock Radio Mix) "Just Got Paid" (ZZ Top cover)

11 tracks
"Iridescent" "Monster" "The Only Hope for Me Is You" "Faith (When I Let You Down)" "The Bottom" "Get Thru This" "All That You Are" "Head Above Water" "Set the World on Fire" "Awake and Alive" (Rock Radio Mix) "Just Got Paid" (ZZ Top cover)

"Monster" is a song by American rock band Paramore. It was released on June 7, 2011 for digital download. It is also the second single from the Transformers: Dark of the Moon OST, which was released on June 14, 2011. It is the first song to not feature former band members Josh and Zac Farro, who separated from the band in 2010.

A sneak peek of the song surfaced when lead singer Hayley Williams posted lyrics on the band's Official Fan Club. An audio video for the song was posted on YouTube on June 2, 2011. The video itself achieved over 1 million views in the first three days of posting. The song won Choice Rock Track at the 2011 Teen Choice Awards. On March 24, 2016, the song was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for sales exceeding 500,000.

Taylor York performed the drum parts for the track.

James Montgomery of MTV noted the number of times that the word "you" is used in the lyrics of "Monster" because of its subjectivity. He suggested that the song is about former members of the group Josh and Zac Farro, since they left the band in 2010 and it is the first track without them. According to Jon Blistein of Billboard, the song has elements of grunge, such as loud-soft dynamics, big vocals, and loud, crunchy guitars.

Around the release of "Monster", Williams commented on the track: "We're back for the attack! And we are so excited to be a part of the Transformers album. Tell your friends… Paramore is still a band." The song impacted radio on June 21, 2011. A video companion to "Monster" was recorded in Los Angeles and was uploaded to YouTube on July 18 . The single cover was described by Becky Bain, as containing the three members of Paramore, Hayley Williams, Jeremy Davis and Taylor York, standing in a dark tunnel where a light at the end faces the band.

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