![]() Problems playing this file? See media help. Barbara Schultz at Common Sense Media categorized it as a "funky alt-rock arrangement". Cameron Adams from described it as a funk rock song, while Scott Heisel from Alternative Press classified it as a "blast of new jack swing". Club, Annie Zaleski described the song as a mixture of rhythm and blues and pop Jon Dolan of Rolling Stone characterized it as " soul-powered". Theon Weber of Spin labeled it as "bouncy" while denoting it as a new wave song. The former also compared it to the works of Incubus, while Nicholson stated that it "sounds as if Alexander O'Neal has just discovered Refused's back catalogue". Although its main genre is pop rock, Adams and Rebecca Nicholson of The Guardian denoted the song as delving into pop, more than the band's previous material. An editor of the Corvallis Gazette-Times described its melody as "cheery" and "propulsive", while Sean Adams from Drowned in Sound called it "infectious". The song features instrumentation from a "happy" xylophone and a "rubbery" bass guitar. Written in the key of E major, "Ain't It Fun" paces at a moderate tempo of 104 beats per minute. The track was mixed by Ken Andrews, and mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound Studios. We've grown and we don't like the same music we liked, so why would not? That idea kept us pushing ourselves." York considered that the decision to bring a gospel choir would have been difficult to approve if the original lineup of the band had remained. Jeremy Davis-the band's bassist-expounded on what they felt before releasing the song, "After we started writing weird stuff like 'Ain't It Fun', we got nervous. Williams stated that the song was inspired by the band's "roots", explaining that she had grown up with " pop, funk and soul". Williams, who was familiarized with gospel music, linked the inclusion of a gospel choir in the song to her upbringing, in which she frequently went to churches. Six months later, they recorded with a gospel choir composed of six individuals: Brandon Hampton, Joslyn James, Katherine and Sean Dancy, Talitha Manor and Yolanda Harris-Dancy. Later, Williams and York started layering their voices to imitate those of gospel choir members. Upon hearing it, Hayley Williams proposed that they should write lyrics to it. Development for the song started in a hotel room, where Taylor York created an audio loop with his keyboard, which Williams likened to works by Siouxsie and the Banshees and Paula Abdul. The first song completed in Los Angeles for Paramore, "Ain't It Fun" was produced by musician Justin Meldal-Johnsen. Recording and development The song's producer, Justin Meldal-Johnsen The latter, released in January 2014, documents the band attempting to break a series of world records. After the original music video directed by Jonathan Desbiens was canceled, a second video was directed by Sophia Peer. ![]() It was also included in the band's The Self-Titled Tour (2013–15). ![]() "Ain't It Fun" was performed on television several times, including on The Voice, Late Night with Seth Meyers, and American Idol. On February 8, 2015, the song won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song at the 57th ceremony, becoming Paramore's first Grammy win, and making Williams the first woman to score that honor since Alanis Morissette in 1999. Internationally, the song garnered moderate commercial outcomes, reaching the top 40 of Australian, Canadian, and Venezuelan charts. The song became Paramore's highest-peaking single on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 10 and received 'double platinum' certification from the RIAA having sold over two million singles. It was serviced to mainstream radio in the United States and Italy a 12-inch vinyl of the single was released for Record Store Day 2014. The song received critical acclaim from music critics, who hailed its musical diversity. York and the band's vocalist, Hayley Williams, wrote the song based on her experience of relocating and the latter's subsequent attitude. Instruments including xylophone and bass guitar were later brought, along with a six-member gospel choir. Development for it began with a keyboard loop recorded by its guitarist, Taylor York. Produced by musician Justin Meldal-Johnsen, the song was recorded in Los Angeles. " Ain't It Fun" is a song by American rock band Paramore, released as the fourth and final single from their self-titled fourth studio album Paramore (2013).
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