- Emergency (song)
Infobox Single
Name = Emergency
Artist =Paramore
from Album =All We Know Is Falling
Released =October 16 ,2005
Format =Digital download , 7" Vinyl, Promo CD
Recorded =2005
Length = 4:00
Genre =Alternative rock ,emo
Label =Fueled by Ramen
Writer = Hayley Williams, Josh Farro
Producer =
Certification =
Chart position =
Last single = "Pressure" (2005)
This single = "Emergency" (2005)
Next single = "All We Know " (2006)"Emergency" is the second single from
Paramore 's album "All We Know Is Falling ". It was released in the UK onAugust 21 ,2005 on 7" Vinyl and was an HMV Exclusive Single which came with a B-side, "Oh, Star," and a free poster. The song, written by Hayley Williams, is about how love is taken for granted and means nothing nowadays, and that relationships are really in emergency status. It was written about a time when Hayley's parents were about to split up, and she had to watch this happen in front of her as a child with no power to do anything about it. In her recent interview in the February 2008 edition of Alternative Press she says "I remember actually walking out the door with my mom that night and standing in between my parents and screaming 'Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!'". [ [http://altpress.com/features/168.htm // Alternative Press Magazine \\ ] ]Music video
The music video starts with Hayley and Jeremy sitting in a derelict room. The other band members walk in with cuts and bandages all over their bodies. The director walks in, throwing Hayley some carnations, and he leads them outside. Outside we see a set with cameras and lighting, and the band gets blood make-up touch-up. The director mouths "Action!" and the band does a group performance.
The carnations worn by each band member in the music video represent "emotional baggage" being carried around, stated Williams in an interview.Fact|date=June 2007 The video was directed by
Shane Drake who also directed their "Pressure" video as well.Shane Drake continues to direct their other music videos as well, such as their latest singlesMisery Business andcrushcrushcrush .The dress Hayley wears along with the shirt guitarist Josh Farro wore in the video is now in the
Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame in the Warped Tour exhibit.Track listing
#"Emergency" - 4:01
#"O 'Star" [Single Version] - 3:48Links
* [http://www.paramore.net/ Paramore Official Website]
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