In September 2008, Williams revealed that the band might release their next album in summer 2009. Further struggles to write new material had singer Hayley Williams expressing doubts about songwriting and meeting the expectations placed on the band after the success of Riot!. Not long after, it was resolved and claimed to be an issue of the members never having time to talk about things such as how they 'were all growing up, and sometimes, when you're growing up, you're not always growing together'. Zac Farro would later rejoin Paramore in 2017.Īfter the release of Riot! (2007), a blog post in early 2008 was posted stating that Paramore were having 'internal issues.' Coupled with a week of cancelled shows, speculation arose that the band was going to break up. as well as festival appearances.īrand New Eyes was the final album recorded by Paramore before Josh and Zac Farro departed in 2010. The band promoted the album with the Brand New Eyes World Tour, playing shows in North America, Asia, Europe etc. It was certified platinum in the UK for 300,000 shipments and in Ireland for 15,000 shipments. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA on March 22, 2016, for shipments in excess of 1,000,000 albums. The album topped the charts in many countries across the world including Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and the United Kingdom, making it the band's second-highest charting album to date. The album produced five singles: ' Ignorance', ' Brick by Boring Brick', 'The Only Exception', ' Careful', and ' Playing God', all of which have been commercially successful in the United States and internationally.īrand New Eyes debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 selling 175,000 copies in its first week, becoming their biggest album on that chart, until their self-titled album debuted at number one in 2013.

Several publications included Brand New Eyes in their year-end lists. Praised by critics for its songwriting and the band's increased maturity, the album won Best Album at the Kerrang! Awards 2010, and ' The Only Exception' received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. It was written by band members Hayley Williams and Josh Farro, with guitarist Taylor York who co-wrote on four tracks, as a follow-up to Riot! (2007). The album was produced by Rob Cavallo and recorded in Hidden Hills, California from January to March 2009. Brand New Eyes (stylized in all lowercase) is the third studio album by American rock band Paramore, released on September 29, 2009, through Fueled by Ramen in the United States and Canada.

Paramore self titled deluxe tracklist